Australia Drops Blood Donation Restrictions for LGBTQ+ Community

0:00It's April 19th, Sydney News, today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Starting Monday, Australia is dropping old blood donation restrictions that block gay and bisexual men, transgender women, and others from giving if. They had sex with men in the last three months. The move aims to grow the donor pool and ease stigma for LGBTQ folks, all while keeping the blood supply safe. Lifeblood got the green life from the therapeutic goods administration last year, after deep risk studies proved no threat to safety. Plasma donations for these groups kicked off back in July, pulling in 10,000 gifts from 3,000 new donors already. People are buzzing about the fairness. Lifeblood's top exec says most in steady monogamous relationships can now donate whole blood with plasma open for others. One mom hit her 40th donation this week and challenged her son, finally eligible, to make it a habit despite his needle phobia. Her son, a rewards program whizz raised around donation centers, calls it just normal life

1:02now. No big deal for two guys to parent or give blood. Changes rest on solid science and equity. These updates should draw crowds to donor spots, welcoming more arms to save lives and beef up Australia's vital blood reserves.