![India Needs to End Discriminatory Ban on LGBTQ+ Blood Donations](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/blood_donation_1683149450.jpg)
The act of donating blood is often lauded as a benevolent and altruistic act with the potential to save countless lives. However, members of the LGBTQ+ community are routinely excluded from participation in this philanthropic endeavour. Recently, the Indian government, citing scientific data, defended its decision to forbid LGBTQ+ individuals from donating blood. This issue [...]