Here's a way for gay men to help save lives, even if you're banned from giving blood

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Nick Duffy
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In England, Scotland and Wales at present, men who have sex with men (MSM) are banned from giving blood from 12 months from last sexual activity. In Northern Ireland, men who have sex with men are permanently banned from giving blood.

However, the regulations do not mean there is no way for MSM to make a difference – as they are still able to register to donate stem cells and bone marrow.

Stuart Brooks, a 25 year old trainee lawyer from London, has opened up about his experience of donating bone marrow – and urged other gay men to do so.

He said: “While at university I found out that donating blood simply wasn’t open to gay men who were sexually active.

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