WARNING: May Contain Gay Blood (PART 2)
Swabs, blood draws, and urine tests. This is Part Two of the two-part series sharing Laurent’s story of complicated ineligibility to donate blood...
Canadian blood services
WARNING: May Contain Gay Blood (PART 1)
Laurent’s journey, like many others, is entwined with the strict policies around “men who have sex with men” donating blood. This is Part One of a...
Canadian Blood Services: Screening policies within the LGBTQ Community
On September 16, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) hosted a four-hour discussion event at their blood donor clinic location in Vancouver. At the event,...
Stem cell donor registration event in Nanaimo
By contributor Shari Bishop Bowes If there’s a chance you could save someone’s life, someone you’ve never met, would you do it? VIU Nursing students...