Whole blood donations are gender-neutral in Australia as of today!

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Whole blood donations are gender-neutral in Australia as of today! Everyone will be screened using the same sexual activity criteria.

This joins the changes that created the "plasma pathway" in June 2025, with plasma donations not subject to sexual activity restrictions at all.

Donation equality

More people in Australia can now save lives by giving plasma, a powerful type of blood donation. This includes gay and bisexual men, more transgender people, those taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and many others.

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (www.lifeblood.com.au)

A change for life: new blood donation rules expand eligibility for gay and bisexual men

New blood donation eligibility rules take effect in Australia today, safely paving the way for gay and bisexual men and transgender people in long-term monogamous relationships to donate blood and platelets.

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (www.lifeblood.com.au)

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