Canadian Blood Services apologizes to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for donation ban
Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its "harmful" former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood.
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![Canadian Blood Services' new rules for trans people come into effect today. Blood Services is also lowering a ban on blood from men who've had sex with other men from five years to one starting today. Canadian Blood Services' new rules for trans people come into effect today. Blood Services is also lowering a ban on blood from men who've had sex with other men from five years to one starting today.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3463339.1715353172!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/blood-donation-ban-20141012.jpg)
Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its "harmful" former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood.