{"id":60728,"date":"2020-12-18T16:19:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=60728"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:27:13","slug":"wales-new-blood-donation-rules-are-not-ensuring-full-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/wales-new-blood-donation-rules-are-not-ensuring-full-equality","title":{"rendered":"Wales&#8217; new blood donation rules are not ensuring full equality, according to LGBT+ activists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new rules are a monumental success for gay and bisexual men in Wales but aren&#8217;t going far enough to achieve equality, according to activists.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/rhoigwaedpng.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Blood Equality Wales\u2019 petition to the Senedd was signed by nearly 3,000 people by its closing date in August.&nbsp;<br>Source: Ahmad Ardity \/ Pixabay&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales needs to go further in delivering equality for LGBT+ blood donors, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/equalbloodwales?lang=en-gb\">Blood Equality Wales.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call came after the landmark announcement this week that gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships will now be able to donate blood at any time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Alex Bryant-Evans, co-founder of the South Wales-based campaigning group Blood Equality Wales, said: \u201cThis is great news for gay and bisexual men who are in monogamous relationships, but we\u2019ve still got a long way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other groups still facing restrictions include former drug users, sex workers, and men using anti-HIV drugs PEP or PrEP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex asked: \u201cIs there really a greater risk of donating contaminated blood just because they\u2019re taking PrEP or not in a monogamous relationship?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/12\/Arron-and-Alex.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Co-founders of Blood Equality Wales, Arron and Alex, began campaigning around four years ago. Source: Blood Equality Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The group, co-founded by Alex Bryant-Evans and Arron Bevan-John, said they are delighted with the result of their campaign but hope to see complete equality in the near future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign was set up by Blood Equality Wales four years ago after Alex was asked to leave a blood bank after failing the screening process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came home, and I emailed the health minister and my local assembly member to ask why somebody like me, a gay man, couldn\u2019t donate blood,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign successfully petitioned for the lifting of a blanket ban in Wales. Blood donors who have had the same sexual partner for more than three months will now be eligible to donate blood, if there is no known exposure to a sexually transmitted infection and they are not using anti-HIV drugs PEP or PrEP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales will welcome a new behaviour-based deferral system to assess potential donors against high-risk sexual behaviour, in an effort to move away from blanket restrictions towards a more personalised risk assessment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change will come into effect in summer 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health Minister Vaughan Gething said: \u201cThis announcement will put an end to the discrimination many people in the LGBT+ community have faced.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Alex said: \u201cThe ruling is mostly beneficial for gay and bisexual men who are in monogamous relationships.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still inequality here but the gap has really closed now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conversation with the First Minister and Blood Equality Wales, LGBT+ activist, Rob Keetch said: \u201cIt\u2019s a step in the right direction, we don\u2019t quite have parity yet, but I think that\u2019s the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier today, we announced that restrictions which prevent LGBT+ people donating blood will be relaxed in Wales and across the UK.<br><br>To mark this historic announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fmwales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fmwales<\/a> spoke with members of the LGBT+ community about how this important step positively impacts us all \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fQc4RgTTvs\">pic.twitter.com\/fQc4RgTTvs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Government (@WelshGovernment) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshGovernment\/status\/1338547424512577541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex asked: \u201cIs there really a greater risk of donating contaminated blood just because they\u2019re taking PreP or not in a monogamous relationship?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really about doing further studies and understanding the situation more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The co-founders are hopeful that this landmark ruling will open the way for future change to blood donation bans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019ve got the yes, if you like, on this particular issue, we\u2019ve got that permission now to push that little bit further for some more rules to be changed,\u201d said Arron.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to hang our flags up yet but it\u2019s a good opportunity to 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