Current Version
| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Sep 30, 2022 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | After having a 3 month deferral for MSMs to donate blood was deemed unfair, it is now completely legal for MSMs to donate blood with no deferral as long as they have been tested negative for HIV, which everyone has to do before donating blood, regardless of sexuality. |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61265645.amp https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/men-who-have-sex-men |
Reports (2)
- Note field is incorrect "Straight people don't have to get an STI test???"
- Status is not correct "While technically homosexuality and MLM are not mentioned in the most recent regulations from Sep 2022, de facto there has been no major change, as donating blood is still illegal for people who have had anal sex within the last three months, regardless of whether they have been tested for HIV.
https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/sexual-behaviour-based-screening"
Revision History (6)
Revision by Markissik. Correcting typo after reports
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | After having a 3 month deferral for MSMs to donate blood was deemed unfair, it is now completely legal for MSMs to donate blood with no deferral as long as they habe been tested negative for HIV, which everyone has to do before donating blood, regardless of sexuality. | After having a 3 month deferral for MSMs to donate blood was deemed unfair, it is now completely legal for MSMs to donate blood with no deferral as long as they have been tested negative for HIV, which everyone has to do before donating blood, regardless of sexuality. |
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Revision by Samanthos. wording
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | After having a 3 month deferral for gay people to donate blood was deemed unfair, it is now completely legal for gays to donate blood with no deferral as long as they tested negative for HIV. (Which everyone has to do before donating blood, regardless of sexuality.) | After having a 3 month deferral for MSMs to donate blood was deemed unfair, it is now completely legal for MSMs to donate blood with no deferral as long as they habe been tested negative for HIV, which everyone has to do before donating blood, regardless of sexuality. |
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Reports (4)
- Other "Spelling error. “Habe” should be “have”"
- Note field is incorrect "Have is misspelled "
- Status is not correct "The deferral period is for specific sexual activities, not HIV testing, it is also no longer specific to MSM"
- Other "spelling error. "habe" should be have
"
Revision by Ro_Guy
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
Reports (3)
- Other "Anyone who has anal sex within the last 3 months cannot donate blood. While this may appear non-discriminatory the impact will be felt largely by gay men.
https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/sexual-behaviour-based-screening"
- Status is not correct "Transgender women in Canada are banned from donating blood."
- Status is not correct "Regardless of HIV test results, anyone who has had anal sex with new or multiple partners in the last 3 months are not eligible for donation. (See https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/sexual-behaviour-based-screening)"
Revision by Ro_Guy
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
Revision by Notdog1996
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2022 | (NONE) |
Reports (1)
- Other "3 month deferral for those that engage in anal sex. Before it was only gay men, now everyone that has anal sex which imo still affects mostly gay men.
https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/men-who-have-sex-men"
Revision by Notdog1996
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|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Apr 28, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| End Date | (NONE) | 2022 |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61265645.amp | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61265645.amp https://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/men-who-have-sex-men |
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