Allow homosexual and bisexual men to give blood with same rights as straight men

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently there is inherently homophobic legislation that dictates men that have engaged in sexual activities with a person of the same gender must wait 3 months before donating blood, whereas heterosexual individuals do not have the same, it is inherently homophobic and must be rectified

Articles relevant as evidence

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/24/gay-men-donating-blood-discrimination-sex-lgbt-equality

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/06/14/world-blood-donor-day-why-is-my-gay-blood-not-good-enough-to-save-lives/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Individual eligibility assessment so men who have sex with men can donate blood

Timeline

3 Apr 2019	Petition opened for signatures
18 Apr 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Apr 2019

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