Australia: Lifeblood announces changes to sexual activity rules for blood and plasma donation

Current donor rules in Australia prevent many gay and bisexual men and transgender women who have sex with men from giving blood or plasma if they have had sex in the past three months.

Lifeblood has been working to make blood and plasma donation more inclusive and accessible to as many people as possible, whilst maintaining the safety of the blood supply.

In the first of the rule changes, from Monday, 14 July 2025 Lifeblood will remove most sexual activity wait times for plasma donations.

More: https://www.lifeblood.com.au/news-and-stories/media-centre/media-releases/lifeblood-announces-changes-sexual-activity-rules-blood-and-plasma