Stepping Stones or Second Class Donors?: a qualitative analysis of gay, bisexual, and queer men's perspectives on plasma donation policy in Canada

• Main Authors: Daniel Grace (Author), Mark Gaspar (Author), Benjamin Klassen (Author), David Lessard (Author), Praney Anand (Author), David J. Brennan (Author), Nathan Lachowsky (Author), Barry D. Adam (Author), Joseph Cox (Author), Gilles Lambert (Author), Jody Jollimore (Author), Trevor A. Hart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are not eligible to donate blood or plasma in Canada if they have had sex with another man in the last 3 months. This time-based deferment has reduced since 2013; from an initial lifetime ban, to five-years, one-year, and now three-months. Our prev...