That’s just the point. You have to take it on trust, which is a big risk.

The problem is with men only, as those HIV statistics indicate CLEARLY to you.

There’s something odd here: why exactly do you want so desperately to give blood? If it’s out of a sense of altruism and wanting to help others, write me a private email and I’ll give you the contact numbers of the administrators of shelters and refuges where help is needed with painting walls and building furniture.

Giving blood is not a job, hobby or pastime. It is not something you do for fun or to benefit yourself. When you donate something, the intended recipients have every right to refuse it.

Some charities do not accept donations from tobacco companies, for instance. In this case, the blood donation is not accepted not because of disapproval of gay men (not gay women, remember that) as with tobacco companies, but to protect the interests of the ultimate recipient.

Think of others, for a change, instead of just yourself and your presumed rights.

You are not high risk if you are gay; you are not high risk if you have an exclusive and intimate relationships with your partner; you are only high risk if you are a man who has casual and random sex with other men.

If you trust your partner and know that both of you are clean, then you are not high risk, and your risk should be 0 or equivalent to a heterosexual couple.

So yes, with that in mind, not letting gay people give blood because they have a partner is discriminating against them.

Tattoos and trips to certain countries can bar you for a limited time, but you would be able to give blood normally after a 12-month period.

It seems that being in a loving homosexual relationship will bar you for life even if you only had one partner and all tests show you are clean.

Percentages without any numbers do not mean anything, as 70% can mean 7 out of 10 or 700 out of a 1000.

Apart from this, there are also heterosexuals that might have AIDS and as such the rules should apply the same for everyone, as even if there is low probability that you have contracted HIV, it is still there.