Britain: Gay Men Allowed to Give Blood

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I wonder what test they give to determine if someone is gay so they can give blood, just ask? What if the person lies, what if the gay person slept with someone the night before, but said he'd been celibate for over a year? Are they just trusting people to tell the truth...?

Here you just answer a quick form. And it doesn't ask you if you're gay, just if you had sexual intercourse with a same gender person, a prostitute or if you have been a prostitute in the last month (plus other questions on which medication you're taking, are you on drugs...) and then a doctor has a quick talk with you.

I actually had a school friend in high school that's gay and he donated blood. He just told the doctor that he had a steady partner for a long time then.