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The American Red Cross is now allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restrictions that specifically single out a person’s sexual orientation or gender, the nonprofit group said Monday.

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[-] JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

They just removed restrictions for Brits that were in the UK between 1980-1996 too, so I guess they're just getting around to opening things up and this was on the list.

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is the UK 1980-96 thing being removed too? That's cool.

Not just brits btw, but anyone who spent an extended time in the UK in the 80s/90s. IRC due to fears about CJD/Mad Cow's Disease.

[-] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I was stationed in UK and couldn't donate blood as a result. That was only ten years ago. Since they opened it back up I am getting constant calls to donate.

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