Oklahomans For Equality Glad Ban On Gay, Bi-Sexual Blood Donations Lifted
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier that gay and bi-sexual men … Other countries such as the UK, Australia, and New Zealand also have 12-month deferment periods. The FDA said the policies it has in place have helped to reduce …

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Gay rights groups still unhappy about FDA restrictions on blood donations
Canada has already modified their policy to a five-year deferral … a male college student who’s sleeping around at parties could potentially donate without issue. Gay and bisexual men will now be able to donate blood, according to new FDA regulations …

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Chronology of News Events in 2015
The United States and Cuba agree to open embassies in each other’s capitals … July 30 — A man just out of prison for a similar offense a decade earlier stabs six at a gay pride parade in Israel and one victim later dies.

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U.K. Begins to Offer the HPV Vaccine to Gay Men; the CBCD Reviews a Report
The United Kingdom has begun offering the HPV vaccine to gay men to help protect against certain HPV caused cancers, which are seen more commonly in this community. (1) According to BBC News, “Expert advice has said vaccination can offer protection …

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Gay men can now donate blood in the US
Some are critics about the celibacy requirement for gay blood donors. The new policy brings the U.S.in line with other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Britain, Marks says. After Australia made the switch from an indefinite ban to a one-year …

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No sign of George and Charlotte at Sandringham Christmas service
William and Kate paused to chat with mother and daughter Jill and Vicky Symon, who had travelled from New Plymouth in New Zealand. Vicky said: “They asked how we were and commented on the cold weather. They also told us how much they enjoyed their recent …

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The moments that make you proud to call Ireland home
Ireland? You aren’t so bad really. You’ll do.’ “I am a gay man, it’s not a secret but it’s not something that everyone would necessarily know, but it isn’t something that I’ve spoken publicly about before. It’s not something that defines …

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On Paper As Parent And Child, Gay Couples Annul Adoptions To Marry
It’s not. Before same-sex marriage became legal across the United States, some couples would become parent and child — just on paper — to get rights they were otherwise denied. That’s what Sergio Cervetti and Ken Rinker of Doylestown, Pa., did years …

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Only 2 states say Guard could house immigrant children
(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) View Larger FILE – In this June 8 … a government lawyer told the teenage mother that her son is an immigration enforcement priority for the United States and should be sent back to his native Honduras even though she is being …

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New blood donor rules, no real change
mirroring blood donation rules in place in Great Britain and Australia, among other countries. The FDA sets national standards for blood donation. The ban on gay men donating blood was put in place near the beginning of the AIDS crisis, once it was …

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