Blood donation rules for gay men in Taiwan to be relaxed in May 

Gay men will be permitted to donate blood under the new rules

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/01/22
By: Maggie Huang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Gay men in Taiwan will be permitted to donate blood under new rules set to be implemented in May by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW).

According to the MOHW, the Blood Consultative Committee recommend lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men, replacing it with a policy barring donations from men who have had sex with another man within five years of the planned donation.

According to the current “blood donor deferral policy,” gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, as groups at high-risk of being HIV or AIDS positive, as well as those who have a record of a malignant tumors, or those with leukemia, are banned from donating blood for life.    [FULL  STORY]