All blood is tested.
You don't want to give someone hiv when giving them a blood transplant.
Ah, my mistake.
I don't understand it, then. Maybe it takes some time for HIV to develop or something? I admit that I don't know enough about HIV in particular. I did notice that it mentioned this:
The ban still applies to men who are sexually active with other men, but celibate homosexuals are permitted to give blood, according to the Ministry of Health's website.
That's important. It would make sense to ban sexually active (two key words there) gay men if HIV cannot be detected for a significant period of time. I did hear before that it takes several months after being infected for it to show up on a test.
The policy still sucks, but at least it is understandable if my interpretations on HIV are correct. I don't like the idea of stereotypes and discrimination, but if that is what helps prevents HIV, then it may be a necessary evil in this case.
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