The first ban on gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men donating blood was introduced during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, but with advances in understanding HIV and blood testing as well as decades-long campaigning, the restrictions have been challenged over time leading to today’s historic change.
The move means men in a long-term relationship with another man will be able to donate blood from next summer. We’re welcoming news today that gay and bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Scotland will no longer be automatically barred from giving blood if they have had sex with another man in the past three months. Gay and bisexual men allowed to donate blood without abstaining from sex under historic UK rule change.
Gay and bisexual men will finally be allowed to donate blood
