LGBT Indians demand end to 'discriminatory' blood donation ban

Many countries have lifted bans on blood donations by LGBT people, but India hasn't yet.

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People from the LGBT community say the decades-old ban is "discriminatory" and have gone to court to challenge it.

When Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli’s mother was on her deathbed battling advanced Parkinson’s, she needed regular blood transfusions.

But Ms Mogli, a trans woman based in the southern city of Hyderabad, couldn’t donate blood despite being her mother’s sole caregiver.

“I had to keep posting [requests for blood donors] on WhatsApp and Facebook groups,” she said, describing the process as "traumatising".

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