Today was the first day I’ve given blood in 15 years because of the restrictions on the gay men donating. FreedomToDonate Slightly emotional to be able to be a 🩸donor again. If you can Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹, please do.

Donated blood again today🩸& being an #LGBTQ donor after the new rule changes is even better FreedomToDonate 🌈 If you can, please consider donating Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹 The team at Ashbourne were fantastic today🩹

Gave blood this morning for the first time in 17 years after rule changes allowing gay men to donate. Thanks for the campaigning FreedomToDonate Ethan Spibey

Great first donation experience Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹. Thank you to FreedomToDonate and all those that worked so hard to change the archaic (and frankly homophobic) donation rules earlier this year. Here’s to many more free Kitkats.

#DonatingBlood together thanks to organisations like FreedomToDonate lobbying for change. Featuring my #La mask from Terrence Higgins Trust 🩸🎉

Great to see Germany pursuing an individualised risk-based policy for gay and bi men in their new coalition deal. In June, the UK announced a world-leading blood donation policy, here's to more countries following suit 🎉🏳️‍🌈

The team of FreedomToDonate never gave up and now the UK has one of the most inclusive blood donation policies anywhere in the world 🩸🏳️‍🌈 Standing alongside giants in this category, making a positive change for so so many, genuinely a honour to be nominated 💙

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1 year ago today, and following 7 years of passionate campaigning with FreedomToDonate, we changed the law. Thousands of gay and bi men are now able to donate who couldn't before and countries around the world are following our lead. Find out if you can too - Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹 🏳️‍🌈

1 year ago today🌈💉 The UK now assesses ALL donors, regardless of their sexuality, on their individual risk - unlocking thousands of new gay and bi donors. Countries around the world are now looking to the UK and we're supporting their work so all those who could donate can.

Are you a gay/bi man who’s started donating blood in the last year? 💉🏳️‍🌈 NHS Blood+Transplant want to hear from you: bit.ly/SurveyFAIR

I wrote this piece for The Independent just over two years ago, ahead of my first ever #BloodDonation. Thanks to law changes (lobbied by the likes of FreedomToDonate) I gave blood for sixth time yesterday🩸 independent.co.uk/voices/blood-d…

Today we’ve issued an alert on blood stocks and have asked hospitals to put measures in place to ensure that blood remains available for those in greatest need. If you are O positive or O negative please make an appointment as soon as you can. Read more: bit.ly/3CrvdEC

Fantastic to see Ireland also accept an individualised risk-based policy to make blood donation fairer and more inclusive. We said the UK would lead the way, now to ensure all those who want to donate, and could do so safely can. 🩸🏳️‍🌈 rte.ie/news/health/20…

Donated a pint of the good stuff🩸💉 Even got a sticker for being brave😂🥳 @NhsBlood FreedomToDonate

BREAKING: We’re closer to finally ending the antiquated and discriminatory policy preventing men who have sex with men from donating blood. The time is now for the FDA to remove the remaining barriers. hrc.org/press-releases…

We said the work we did with FreedomToDonate was world-leading, here's why. Today, the FDA follows NHS Blood+Transplant's lead and introduces a rather familiar new risk-based assessment for gay and bi donors 🩸🏳️‍🌈 cnn.com/2023/05/11/hea…