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World First Move for Gay Blood Donors
AUSTRALIA, JUL 14 – The changes allow 625,000 Australians, including LGBTQIA+ and sex workers, to donate plasma, potentially increasing donations by 95,000 annually to support treatment for 50+ conditions.
- On July 14, 2025, Australia removed restrictions at Lifeblood clinics that previously barred plasma donation from gay and bisexual men who are sexually active, as well as from transgender individuals and people using PrEP, allowing them to donate without mandatory wait times.
- This change follows decades of restrictions originally set in the 1980s during the HIV crisis to protect blood safety, which increasingly became outdated due to advances in testing.
- Approximately 625,000 Australians, including members of the LGBTQ+ and sex worker communities, can now give plasma without any waiting period, while updates to whole blood donation policies next year will introduce gender-neutral eligibility questions.
- Lifeblood CEO Stephen Cornelissen said, "we know they have contributed to stigma," and activists like Rodney Croome emphasized focusing on sexual activity safety rather than gender to remove discrimination.
- These reforms are expected to increase plasma donations by an estimated 95,000 annually and mark a turning point reducing stigma for LGBTQIA+ communities while maintaining strict safety for donors with recent risky exposures.
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Australia is the first country to allow gay, bisexual and trans plasma donation
"Today will be a turning point for Lifeblood and the LGBTQIA+ community," says Lifeblood CEO Stephen Cornelissen The post Australia is the first country to allow gay, bisexual and trans plasma donation appeared first on Attitude.
'Liquid gold' donations to flow after Lifeblood's new sexual activity rules take effect
For the first time in 40 years, sexually active gay and bisexual men are able to donate plasma in Australia. The changes to Lifeblood's screening questions mean more than 600,000 additional Australians are eligible to donate the 'liquid gold' part of blood.
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