Under previous rules, gay and bisexual men had to abstain from sex for three months before they could give blood. She added: “By linking donor eligibility to health, travel and sexual activity with an individualised assessment of risk, these changes will help ensure more people, including gay and bi men, can donate blood.” Nancy Kelley, chief executive of Stonewall, said the charity supports a donation system that “allows the greatest number of people to donate safely”. The group also included LGBT+ organisation Stonewall and the HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust. The change follows a review by the FAIR (For the Assessment of Individualised Risk) steering group led by the NHSBT. But individuals can donate as long as they have not had anal sex with a new partner or multiple sexual partners in the last three months. Donors who have had anal sex with a new partner or multiple partners in the last three months will not be able to give blood but may be eligible in the future.