Scottish students have launched a campaign to overturn a ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood.
The National Union of Students (NUS) claims current guidelines are outdated and discriminatory - and stop thousands of people saving lives.
Under the current policy, men who have sex with men are banned as they are classed as of a higher risk of passing on sexually transmitted diseases.
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) defended the policy.
Students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen launched the Scottish campaign on Thursday, after similar protests at universities in England.
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