“Australia remains the only country to explicitly exclude MSM who are currently using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy from the 3-month deferral period. [9] PrEP is a regimen of anti-HIV drugs that protect the user from infection with HIV during sex, even when condoms are not used. It has profoundly changed the experience and the sense of agency users feel around HIV prevention. However, the very therapy keeping people safe from HIV is itself a new barrier to giving blood. ”