Gay men breaking blood donation rules
Men who have sex with men are barred from giving blood in England, Scotland and Wales for three months after sexual activity - but some are deciding to break the rules because they are offended! "It galls me every time I hear an advert on the radio asking for people to give blood, when there's a huge section of society that is just denied that for no good reason," says David - not his real name. He is a sexually active gay man who donates blood to the NHS several times a year. "I grew up in a family who gave blood regularly and instilled in me that that was the right thing to do. I did it before I started having sex with men - and I carried on doing it afterwards because, for me, that was the right thing to do." David's idea of right is simply wrong In 2017, rules were relaxed in England, Scotland and Wales to allow men who have sex with men to give blood after abstaining from sexual activity for three months. Previously, they had to wait a y