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Greece lifts ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood

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Greece has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men in a historic move for the LGBTQ+ community. On 10 January, a ministerial decree was signed by Health Minister Thanos Plevris and his deputy, Mina Gaga. Greek City Times reported that the decree created a new form for people wishing to donate blood to complete, which removes homosexual acts from the list of things restricting someone from doing so. It will come into effect after the publication of the Government Gazette, the country’s legal…

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In Burkina Faso, trans people self-medicate in ‘dangerous’ transition

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It took Aicha Sylla three attempts to get a prescription for hormones in Burkina Faso so she could start to transition gender. In the end, one doctor agreed – if she had sex with him first. “I didn’t have any choice … The other doctors didn’t even listen to me; they refused,” Sylla, 22, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, visibly upset, as she sat in a restaurant in the capital, Ouagadougou. Despite the health risks, she has been self-medicating ever since using the same prescription, a practice that trans rights…

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UK government delays conversion therapy ban “to hear all views”

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The UK government has announced plans to extend its consultation on banning conversion therapy by eight weeks. According to a statement released by the government on 9 December, the move has been taken to ensure the legislation can be shaped appropriately and to take as wide a range of views as possible into consideration. “We are absolutely determined to stamp out conversion therapy, and want to hear all views on the best ways to do that,” said Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss. “The consultation on our proposals has…

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Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges

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When British tattoo artist Eva Echo found the courage to come out as transgender, she quickly sought specialist medical care to help her transition. More than four years later, she is still waiting for her first appointment. Echo, who is part of a potential legal challenge to England’s National Health Service (NHS) over waiting times, said the delay left her “drowning” in gender dysphoria – the distress caused by someone’s gender identity not matching their body. “There’s no way to tell where I am on the list or when I’m…

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US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Catholic hospital that denied trans man surgery

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The US Supreme Court declined to hear a Catholic hospital’s appeal after it denied a hysterectomy to a transgender patient. Evan Minton, a trans man, had a hysterectomy scheduled at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in California in 2016. According to the lawsuit, the hospital cancelled the procedure after finding out why the patient wanted it and permitted the physician to perform it at a different facility a few days later. Minton accused the hospital of discrimination in state court, suing it for violating California’s civil rights law that protects…

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Gay woman ‘diagnosed with homosexuality’ by Spanish hospital

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A gynaecologist diagnosed a 19-year-old gay woman with “homosexuality” when she visited over a menstrual condition. The teenager, who remains anonymous at this time, attended the appointment on 4 October at the Reina Sofía hospital in Murcia, Spain. After being checked over, the woman was given a piece of paper that included a line saying: “Current illness: homosexual.” Speaking to newspaper elDiario.es, her mother explained that her daughter had consented to having her sexual orientation included in the report when asked by the gynaecologist, as at the time she thought…

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France could make conversion therapy illegal as soon as February 2022

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France’s parliament has unanimously backed a ban on conversion therapy in the country, bringing it one step closer to outlawing the practice. Lawmakers in the country voted on Bill 673 on 5 October, which would see medical officials administering conversion therapy imprisoned for two years or fined €30,000. Therapists and other providers offering it to minors will face three years in prison and an even harsher fine of €45,000, as well as doctors being given a potential 10-year ban from practicing. Conversion therapy is described in the legislation as “practices,…

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Long-acting PrEP could be available as soon as early-2022

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America is on the brink of approving a long-acting HIV prevention medication that is easier to take than daily PrEP. On 23 September, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave cabotegravir priority review status. This means the drug will undergo a review period of six months as opposed to the usual 10. Cabotegravir, commercially known as Cabenuva, is a long-acting version of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and is made by ViiV Healthcare. If approved, the drug would make history by becoming the first of its kind on the market. Unlike…

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Canada to lift ban on gay men donating blood “very soon”

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada is on the brink of lifting its discriminatory ban on gay men donating blood. During a press conference on 3 September, Trudeau said that he is “very, very hopeful” the restrictions will be lifted “shortly”. Current guidelines in the country mean that men who have sex with men (MSM) cannot donate if they have engaged in sexual contact three months prior to giving blood. Trudeau said: “We expect Canadian Blood Services to announce soon that the MSM blood ban will be lifted.…

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Israel ends “degrading” ban on blood donations from gay men

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Israel has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations made by gay men. In an announcement on Thursday (August 19), the country’s health minister revealed the changes after calling the restrictions a form of “discrimination”. Until last week, all men who attempted to donate blood in Israel were asked if they had same-sex relations during the last 12 months – something that would disqualify them from giving if they had. The new questionnaire now asks about “high-risk sexual relations with a new partner or partners” in the last three months,…

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