Is that the case in the US? Are homosexuals in the US allowed to donate blood to the bloodbank and are they checked for lifestyle before donating?
Up until 2015, men who have had sex with another man, even once, since 1977 were deferred from ever donating blood. In 2015, the deferral was reduced to a window of 5 years since the last same-sex sexual encounter. This has gradually been whittled down due purely to political pressure until this past year, due to shortages from the COVID lockdowns, they were allowed to donate if celibate for the past 3 months. Way too short in my opinion.
Homosexuals like to pretend that they have a monopoly on blood deferral, but a LOT of conditions will defer your eligibility to donate that aren't related to homosexuality. I had successful prostate cancer surgery in 2019, but I am deferred from donating for 2 years. (I know. I tried.) How fair is that?