India has had an official ban on blood donations by LGBTQ+ people since 2017, and an unofficial one since the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 1980s. 42.52% of the respondents said they were completely aware of this.
Highlights:
- Over half of the respondents oppose the LGBTQ+ blood donation ban.
- 48.90% of the respondents strongly oppose this discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in India.
- 41.17% of the respondents find it somewhat likely that India will follow the global trend of lifting bans on blood donation by LGBTQ+ individuals.
India Banning LGBTQ+ People From Donating Blood
The 2017 guidelines on blood donor selection and referral, issued by the National Blood Transfusion Council and the National Aids Control Organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, prohibit certain individuals from donating blood. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in India is evident, as they are not allowed to donate blood. 48.90% of the respondents strongly oppose this discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in India.
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Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People in India
Many activists and critics, who say the rule of excluding LGBTQ+ people was determined by fear and discrimination rather than medical science, are filling out petitions and calling on the government to follow other countries and scrap the ban. 54.05% of the respondents think this ban, which basically shows discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in India, should be abolished.
HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC
Critics point to the blood donation ban as evidence of ongoing discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in India, despite the decriminalization of homosexuality in 2018. 41.17% of the respondents find it somewhat likely that India will follow the global trend of lifting bans on blood donation by LGBTQ+ individuals.
Methodology | |
| Survey Title | Survey on India Banning LGBTQ+ People From Donating Blood |
| Duration | November 17 – November 24, 2023 |
| Number of Participants | 6,000 |
| Demographics | Males and females, aged 21 to 99 |
| Participating Countries | Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe. |
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