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WORLD AIDS DAY TODAY - REMEMBER?
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Re: WORLD AIDS DAY TODAY - REMEMBER?
Feb 06, 2013, 01:07
In the UK, at least some progress has been made, in that there is there is no outright ban on gay blood donation. But the new guidelines still classify all gay men as unsafe as those who use prostitutes or sleep with intravenous drug users. This could give the impression that deeply ingrained discrimination persists.

The UK National Blood Service justifies its decision by detailing the increased risk of allowing gay men to donate blood freely. Without the one-year limit, the risk of HIV infection appears to climb to unacceptably high levels. But this disregards differences in behaviour within the gay community.
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