The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) remains firm in its stance of not allowing gay men and members of other groups deemed to be at high risk of transmitting sexual diseases from donating blood.
This matter recently came to the fore when teacher/journalist Leon Suseran disclosed that he had been barred from donating blood after declaring that he was gay. Prior to his declaration that he was gay, Suseran had been able to donate blood.
Asked about the block on blood donations by gay men, an official of the
