One expert explains why it's problematic to think the virus is exclusively a 'gay disease.'
, about how amplifying rhetoric that says monkeypox only affects gay men negatively impacts the LGBTQ+ community and leads to misinformation. To understand this risk and its impact on the larger population better, let's take a look at how monkeypox actually spreads and whether it is sexually transmitted.How Does Monkeypox Spread?
Understanding how monkeypox spreads is essential to reducing misinformation around the virus. Dr. Chow says the most common way monkeypox currently spreads within the US is via direct contact with the monkeypox rash. Per Dr. Chow and his colleagues, the transmission methods include skin-to-skin contact; contact with fabric like bedding, clothing, and towels contaminated with the infection; and respiratory droplets or oral fluids .
For this reason, it is not technically classified as an STI because there is no conclusive data on whether monkeypox can pass through semen and vaginal fluids — one of the main markers of an official STI. The correlation between high cases of monkeypox with gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men, is their proximity to the virus through physical intimacy .
It’s gonna be bad. There will be an outbreak in schools when they open and it’ll start a witch hunt trying to find any and all gay teachers to blame, though it probably came from some kid who went on a cruise.
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