Outdated legislation preventing gay, bisexual, and takatāpui men from donating blood w/ The University of Auckland's Peter Saxton: 8 February, 2024

A community report published by SPOTS, the Sex and Prevention of Transmission Study, argues that legislation preventing gay men from donating blood in Aotearoa is outdated and should change.

New Zealand law currently prevents men who have had sex with other men in the last three months from donating blood, unlike other countries such as Canada or the United Kingdom. 

Producer Castor spoke to HIV Prevention researcher at the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health and one of the report’s authors, Peter Saxton, about the current legislation and what change could mean.