Australia’s health ministers have agreed to bring forward a review of the rules that prevent men who have had sex with other men (MSM) from donating blood. Currently MSM are banned from donating blood. To be eligible gay men must abstain from sex for 12 months. The longstanding rules were developed when there was concern […]
Tags: Andrew Burry, blood, blood donation, COAG, John Day, Red Cross, Therapeutic Goods Administration, WA AIDS Council
10 Oct 2016 /
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The Australian Greens announced a raft of policies relating to the LGBTIQ community. The annoucement was made yesterday during International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. The party said it would commit to $32 million full roll out of the Safe Schools program, removal of religious exemptions to federal anti-discrimination law and work to […]
Tags: Anti Discrimination, Bill SHorten, election2016, Janet Rice, Labor, PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PrEP, religious exeption, Robert Simms, safe schools coalition, TGA, The Greens, Therapeutic Goods Administration
18 May 2016 |
Filed under Election 2016,National,News |
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