Canadian Blood Services apologizes to the 2SLGBTQ+ community
In September , Canadian Blood Services implemented sexual behaviour-based screening in our donation process. This change removed questions about sexual orientation that previously prevented many sexually active gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men, and some trans people, from donating blood. We now ask all donors the same questions about sexual behaviour, regardless of. In Canadian Blood Services recommended an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donating blood in a submission to Health Canada. The not-for-profit said in a news release it delivered the apology in person to members of the community at its headquarters in Ottawa on Friday morning. 
Expanding Plasma
Canadian Blood Services is taking the first steps to allowing gay and bisexual men who have sex with men — which it calls the gbMSM community — to donate blood plasma, starting in the test. From until , CBS had a lifetime blood donation ban for any man who had sex with another man, even once. This ban then became a deferral period of five years, then 12 months, and finally, three months.
Canada to lift restrictions on gay men donating blood
Donating blood as a queer man remains difficult to this day. Photo Andraé Lerone Lewis On May 10, the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) issued an apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ communities for the role its former donor eligibility policy played in contributing to “discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, and. Many people already know about blood donation, but plasma is just as important and very needed. Our site is dedicated to giving you as many answers as possible to questions you might have. Is Canada’s blood ban really over?
A public health researcher weighs in on what queer and trans people need to know about donating blood in Canada. In April , Canadian Blood Services made historic changes to its eligibility criteria, removing a three-month deferral period on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, as well as from some others in the LGBTQ2S+ community. Gay men will once again be allowed to donate blood in Canada, as long as they've been celibate for at least five years. Canadian Blood Services made the announcement Wednesday in a news release , saying it has received approval from Health Canada to reduce the lifetime ban — or as they call it the MSM men who've had sex with men deferral period — to five years. Canadian Blood Services now allows some gay, bisexual men to
Canada introduced a lifetime blood donation ban for gay men in The policy was later changed to prevent men who have sex with men from donating blood for five years after being sexually active. . 
Sexual behaviour
Gay men will once again be allowed to donate blood in Canada, as long as they've been celibate for at least five years. Canadian Blood Services made the announcement Wednesday in a news release, saying it has received approval from Health Canada to reduce the lifetime ban — or as they call it the MSM (men who've had sex with men) deferral period — to five years. Agency executive Dr. Dana. .
Evolving blood donation policies for gay men
Some men who have sex with men can now donate blood and/or plasma in Canada. Many people already know about blood donation, but plasma is just as important and very needed. Our site is dedicated to giving you as many answers as possible to questions you might have. We are a team of university-based researchers and staff, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and Canadian Blood Services staff. .
Canadian Blood Services delivers apology to 2SLGBTQIA
Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its "harmful" former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood. .