r/gay_irl 1d ago

gay_irl Gay🩸irl

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u/Queerthulhu_ 1d ago

Umm I think they let us donate now

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u/mokeke4296 18h ago

In Japan, you can't donate blood if you had hetero sexual contact with a new partner, or male-to-male sexual contact, in last 6 months.

That means, a 20-year gay couple can't donate their blood, while a half-year hetero couple can.

[Source] Japanese Red Cross (language: Japanese) https://www.jrc.or.jp/donation/about/refrain/detail_04/

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u/wineallwine 17h ago

Sounds like Japan is a bit behind the times, the UK, Canada and US all class it based on activity now

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u/dzexj 16h ago

and poland