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Blood Ban

This sex doesn’t sell
Power

This sex doesn’t sell

Billboard company says Squirt ads too racy

By Justin Ling
Carleton Students vote down Canadian Blood Services motion
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Carleton Students vote down Canadian Blood Services motion

CUSA continues to take issue with CBS’s ban on gay blood

By Bradley Turcotte
Gay blood ban divides McMaster campus
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Gay blood ban divides McMaster campus

Canadian Federation of Students rep says 87 institutions have joined End the Ban campaign

By Janice Thiessen
Canada’s gay blood ban
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Canada’s gay blood ban

The struggle to end discrimination against gay men donating blood is far from over

By Graeme Coleman
Canadian Blood Services to review blood ban
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Canadian Blood Services to review blood ban

Reexamining the policy to ‘no less than five years’

By Noreen Fagan
Irish refuse to lift blood ban
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Irish refuse to lift blood ban

By Noreen Fagan
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Gay blood ban to be lifted in the UK
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Gay blood ban to be lifted in the UK

By Raziel Reid
Canadian Blood Services moves to loosen gay blood ban
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Canadian Blood Services moves to loosen gay blood ban

One-year deferral would still keep out most gay men

By Rob Salerno
Blood donor turned down for ‘appearing gay’
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Blood donor turned down for ‘appearing gay’

By Raziel Reid
British blood ban over?
Blood Ban

British blood ban over?

By Noreen Fagan
Blood donor case withdrawn
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Blood donor case withdrawn

Lomaga drops gay blood-ban case, hoping for movement from the Canadian Standards Association

By Neil McKinnon
Lomaga withdraws Quebec blood-ban action
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Lomaga withdraws Quebec blood-ban action

By Matt Mills
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Second gay blood ban case heads to court
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Second gay blood ban case heads to court

Big differences between Lomaga’s case and Freeman’s leave outcome far from clear

By Neil McKinnon
Will the UK lift the gay blood ban?
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Will the UK lift the gay blood ban?

By Noreen Fagan
Gay blood ban no longer has ‘moral high ground’: former blood bank exec
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Gay blood ban no longer has ‘moral high ground’: former blood bank exec

Science doesn’t support lifetime deferral

By Neil McKinnon
CBS comments are “spin”: John Plater
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CBS comments are “spin”: John Plater

CBS tempers comments endorsing one-year deferral

By Neil McKinnon
Anti-gay rabbi joins Canadian Blood Services board
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Anti-gay rabbi joins Canadian Blood Services board

Bulka was part of ex-gay advocate group in 2004

By Noreen Fagan
Freeman might not pursue appeal in gay blood case
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Freeman might not pursue appeal in gay blood case

Papers are filed, but 2005 Quebec challenge might have a better chance

By Neil McKinnon
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