The L’Interassociative lesbienne, gaie, bi et trans, one of France’s leading LGBTQ+ organizations, called the ban’s removal a “decision which has been awaited for many years.” That period was reduced to four months in 2019.Īmerica is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. Although that ban was technically lifted in 2016, donors were still required to adhere to a year of sexual abstinence before being allowed to donate. īlood donation starting March 16 will be accessible to all parties, regardless of sexual orientation, though a pre-screening questionnaire will still address any risky behaviors.Ī ban on gay or bisexual men giving blood in France was originally implemented in 1983 at the start of the AIDS crisis, when little was known about the spread of the disease. “We are ending an inequality that was no longer justified,” France’s Health Minister, Olivier Véra, announced Tuesday on Twitter. Gay and bisexual French men beginning in March will no longer be restricted from donating blood, the French government said this week.
Blood donation starting March 16 will be accessible to all parties, regardless of sexual orientation, though a pre-screening questionnaire will still address any risky behaviors.Gay or bisexual men in France will be allowed to freely donate blood beginning in March for the first time in nearly 40 years.
