Petition · past parliament
Gay people should be allowed to donate blood just the same as straight people.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, gay people are not allowed to donate blood through the NHS, due to higher STD risks. However, these risks are still present in everyone - it should be an all-or-nothing approach.
The NHS claim that the higher risk factor of blood-borne diseases (for example, AIDS) is the reason for the gay blood ban. However, straight people can and do catch these diseases as well - The blood should be properly screened and all people subjected to the same rule set, regardless of their sexual orientation.
The current rules suggest that infected blood from straight people could potentially be transfused - which is a huge risk in general. Their efforts are focused in the wrong place.
The current rules suggest that infected blood from straight people could potentially be transfused - which is a huge risk in general. Their efforts are focused in the wrong place.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.