Gay men in the US will now be faced with the same rules as New Zealand men when donating blood after the US Food and Drug Administration relaxed a 30 year-old rule. The new rule allows gay men in the US to give blood 12 months after their last sexual encounter with another man, previously gay men were banned from giving blood as they were seen as a high risk group. New Zealand made the change from a five year ban to 12 months in December last year.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Wednesday, 23rd December 2015 - 8:56am