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Statistics

Health Protection Agency

New diagnoses of HIV by exposure category in the UK: 2000 - 2009
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1252660014250

Men who have sex with men report
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1219735626512


National Aids Trust

Latest UK Statistics
http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/Statistics/Latest-UK-Statistics.aspx

 

Articles

Pink News

Analysis: Blood donor policy is discriminatory and contradictory
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-9446.html/

HIV infection from gay blood donors likely once every two centuries, lawyer claims
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8703.html/

Expert claims old blood is riskier than blood donated by gay men
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8692.html/

Survey finds 3 in 4 gay and bisexual men would donate blood
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/27/survey-finds-3-in-4-gay-and-bisexual-men-would-donate-blood/

Gay donations would mean more safe blood, tribunal told
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-9538.html/


Peter Tatchell

End the gay blood ban
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/30/gay-sex-give-blood-ban

World Aids Day - End the gay blood ban
http://www.petertatchell.net/blood%20ban%20on%20gays/wad-end-the-gay-blood-ban.html

Gay blood ban review
http://www.petertatchell.net/blood%20ban%20on%20gays/gay-blood-ban-review.html

Bloody bigots
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/01/gay-blood-donors


Policies

United Kingdom

National Blood Service
http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/current_issues/mhsm100408.html

Other Countries Policies

The global movement for reform
http://www.gayblooddonation.org/globalreform.html