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"Years away": Why Gay Australian men can’t give blood

The Briefing

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The Status of Blood Donation for Gay Men in Australia

A 2014 study by the Williams Institute estimated that if the ban were to be lifted, an additional 360,000 men would likely donate. That could help save the lives of more than a million people. "It's not about the politics that has informed the blood ban all of these years," says Darien Aaron from LGBTQ organization.

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