China lifts ban on lesbians giving blood
Molly Gray, CNN:
The Chinese Ministry of Health has lifted a 14-year-old ban on lesbians donating blood in effect as of July 1.
The ban still applies to men who are sexually active with other men, but celibate homosexuals are permitted to give blood, according to the Ministry of Health’s website.
The original ban, enacted in 1998, barred homosexuals of both genders from donating blood out of a fear of spreading HIV and AIDS.
Well, it’s a start, I guess. Apparently the only guaranteed way to stay free of HIV is still to stick to heterosexual sex, though.