The permanent ban for gay, bi, and all men who have sex with men is reduced to 5 years

Motivated by his work studying a cure for HIV and his desire to help, Stephen McCarthy went to donate blood and found that he was unable due to the exclusion criterion for men who had sex with another man in the past 5 years. He worked with Canadian Blood Services and the LGBT2Q+ community and launched Ally Blood Donor clinics, a solution where those who are ineligible for any reason can bring an eligible volunteer to donate on their behalf.


ENDING THE LIFETIME BAN IS STILL DISCRIMINATORY