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‘Forever High-Risk’: Gay And Bisexual Panamanians Shut Out Of Blood Banks Despite Urgent Need

Blood nation bag hanging over a ballot box.
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The Malay Mail reports that Luis, a 26-year-old Panamanian man, has tried to donate blood four times in his life; the first time he was rejected, and the other three times, he was allowed to do it only because he hid the fact that he has a boyfriend.

Read more at the Malay Mail https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2026/02/01/forever-high-risk-gay-and-bisexual-panamanians-shut-out-of-blood-banks-despite-urgent-need/207484

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