"It’s in Me to Give": Canadian Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Willingness to Donate Blood If Eligible Despite Feelings of Policy Discrimination

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dc.contributor.authorGrace, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Mark
dc.contributor.authorKlassen, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorLessard, David
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, David J.
dc.contributor.authorLachowsky, Nathan J.
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Barry D.
dc.contributor.authorCox, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Gilles
dc.contributor.authorAnand, Praney
dc.contributor.authorJollimore, Jody
dc.contributor.authorMoore, David
dc.contributor.authorHart, Trevor A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-08T18:58:35Z
dc.date.available2022-03-08T18:58:35Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionWe would like to thank our study participants for sharing their experiences and perspectives with us. We are grateful for the support of our Engage office staff, the community engagement committee members, our community partner agencies, including the Community-Based Research Centre, and the entire Engage research team.en_US
dc.description.abstractBlood donation policies governing men who have sex with men have shifted significantly over time in Canada—from an initial lifetime ban in the wake of the AIDS crisis to successive phases of time-based deferment requiring periods of sexual abstinence (5 years to 1 year to 3 months). We interviewed 39 HIV-negative gay, bisexual, queer, and other sexual minority men (GBM) in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal to understand their willingness to donate blood if eligible. Transcripts were coded following inductive thematic analysis. We found interrelated and competing expressions of biological and sexual citizenship. Most participants said they were “safe”/“low risk” and “willing” donors and would gain satisfaction and civic pride from donation. Conversely, a smaller group neither prioritized the collectivizing biological citizenship goals associated with expanding blood donation access nor saw this as part of sexual citizenship priorities. Considerable repair work is required by Canada’s blood operators to build trust with diverse GBM communities.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research received funding support from the Canadian Blood Services MSM Research Grant Program, funded by the federal government (Health Canada) and the provincial and territorial ministries of health. The Funding Agency had no role in designing the study or analyzing or interpreting the results. The views herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Canadian Blood Services or the federal, provincial, or territorial governments of Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGrace, D., Gaspar, M., Klassen, B., Lessard, D., Brennan, D. J., Lachowsky, N. J., Adam, B. D., Cox, J., Lambert, G., Anand, P., Jollimore, J., Moore, D., & Hart, T. A. (2020). “It’s in Me to Give": Canadian Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Willingness to Donate Blood If Eligible Despite Feelings of Policy Discrimination.” Qualitative Health Research, 30(14), 2234-2247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320952314en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320952314
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/13788
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherQualitative Health Researchen_US
dc.subjectmen who have sex with men
dc.subjectblood donation policy
dc.subjectwillingness to donate
dc.subjectbiological citizenship
dc.subjectsexual citizenship
dc.subjectthematic analysis
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.title"It’s in Me to Give": Canadian Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Willingness to Donate Blood If Eligible Despite Feelings of Policy Discriminationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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