Comments on: Red Cross Blood Service praises LGBTI employees amidst blood ban controversy /news/national-news/red-cross-blood-service-praises-lgbti-employees-amidst-blood-ban-controversy/123043 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 26 May 2014 09:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sally /news/national-news/red-cross-blood-service-praises-lgbti-employees-amidst-blood-ban-controversy/123043#comment-162894 Mon, 26 May 2014 09:55:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=123043#comment-162894 When Spain lifted the ban on giving blood based on sexuality, and focused on risky activity instead, they saw a significant increase in the quality of the blood stock. So it is extraordinary in Australia, there is an assumption that blood safety is defined by your sexuality.

Sexuality has never determined blood safety, anywhere. What makes a difference is the focus on risky activity, straight or not.

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