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Gay Men Set To Receive Official Scottish Government Apology

By JRL Charts|2017-10-30T00:24:44-07:00October 30th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, World LGBT News|Tags: first minister Nicola Sturgeon, gay apology, pardons for gay men, Policing and Crime Act, Scotland|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer It's official, the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, is set to officially apologize on behalf of the Scottish government to gay men who were convicted of the state's now-abolished sexual offences pertaining to homosexual sex. Nicola Sturgeon will make the apology at Holyrood on Nov. 7 to coincide with [...]

Gay Men In Britain Can Donate Blood Three Months After Sex

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer UNITED KINGDOM — As people know for more than 30 years, blood donation restrictions for gay men have in place but now, thanks to the advances in medicine, not only will Gay men be allowed to donate blood after 3 months of having sexual intercourse, sex workers are to be [...]