As the monkeypox outbreak grows, fears of stigmatization for the LGBTQ community increase
This illustration shows test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive” from May 23, 2022.DADO RUVIC / Reuters Early public health messages indicating that a new outbreak of smallpox in monkeys primarily affected gay men quickly degenerated into misconceptions of this as a “gay disease,” say health experts and LGBTQ advocates, who fear that misinformation can hamper …