The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions

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F0189-02-015 Capital Xtra! 17 May 2007 No Thanks Mary by Krishna Rau, image by John Crossen.jpg
Illustration by John Crossen for the article "No Thanks Mary" by Krishna Rau for Capital Xtra! The illustration depicts a drop of blood holding a bag with a pink triangle on it walking into Canadian Blood Services and being told by a nurse "GO ON!…

F0189-02-015 Blood Donations.pdf
This letter urges the Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq to lift the lifetime ban on blood donations by men who have sex with men. The letter provides evidence and justification for why lifting the ban would help the blood supply and not pose a risk…

F0062-07-023.pdf
A draft report created regarding the current status of research into AIDS transmission through blood and blood products, and the Canadian Hemophiliac Society.
Features handwritten notes.

Manitoba blood .png
Article written by the Manitoba Gay Coalition for the Out and About Winnipeg newsletter discussing changes to blood donor eligibility in wake of the AIDS epidemic.

cb1485.jpg
Button produced by the Canadian Federation of Students for the End the Ban! campaign. Blue button with a red blood droplet and text that says end the blood ban.

Figure_20_self-reporting_ethnic_group_composition.png
A figure that displays the self-reported ethnicities of blood donors.

This video depicts the Canadian Blood Services' CEO Dr. Graham Sher delivering a formal apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ communities across Canada for the former blood donation ban and the stigma it created. Community members were also in attendance and gave…
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