South Africa: “Gay rights group angry at blood service rule on donors”

Weekend Post: “While the SA National Blood Service is pleading for residents to donate blood this holiday season, members of the gay community in Nelson Mandela Bay say they are battling to donate blood because of strict policies. Eastern Cape Gay and Lesbian Association president Christina Engela said the blood service was discriminating against gay men and trans-gender donors in Nelson Mandela Bay through the use of a ‘six-month rule.’”