Monkey pox a gay thing
Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising gay and bi men
We are issuing the following correction to our declaration &#;Monkeypox misinformation is stigmatising male lover and bi men&#;
We stated that &#;Monkeypox is not spread through sexual contact&#;. A more correct explanation of this is &#;Monkeypox is spread through close contact, which does not require sexual contact&#;. Our aim was to explain that normal safer sex practices will not prevent contracting monkeypox from someone with monkeypox. We will continue to convey you up to date data on monkeypox through our social media and website. Happy Pride!
The Rainbow Project are deeply concerned by comments across social media and the in our local media surrounding the recent cases of Monkeypox in Northern Ireland. We are particularly concerned by questions and discourse on this morning’s Stephen Nolan show. We feel this segment and many of the articles and wider public commentary are causing further stigmatism toward gay and double attraction men and the wider LGBTQIA+ Community. To date, there have been only 18 cases of Monkeypo
Since early May, more than 23, cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. This is the largest ever global outbreak of the disease.
Cases have now been reported in 78 countries including the UK, Spain, Germany, France, the US and Brazil. Given the scale of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency.
While anyone can get monkeypox, the current outbreak is overwhelmingly affecting sexually active gay, bi-curious and other men who have sex with men. In fact, our recent study which looked at monkeypox infections since the start of the outbreak found that 98% of these infections had occurred in this group. Here’s what these men deserve to know.
How it spreads
Monkeypox is a disease caused by infection with the human monkeypox virus, which comes from the alike virus family as smallpox. In fact, symptoms are quite similar to smallpox and include fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, freezing symptoms (such as a cough or sore throat).
Symptoms are also accompanied by a rash that appears in blisters on the
‘I felt like I was dirty’: experiences of gay men diagnosed with mpox in England
“After I left the clinic, I got very emotional. Not because I had monkeypox…But I felt let down by the way the discourse, and the way that the infection, the virus or whatever it is, was creature portrayed as adv. It took me to a place where I just didn’t expect to feel in terms of my trial, as a queer man, with lots of privilege in lots of ways. Usually I felt like I had dignity in the [health] service and the way I am treated by the government and the likes of that. And it just kind of really sped away suddenly.”
A recent study found that men diagnosed with mpox, clinicians and community stakeholders feel that the government's perceived inaction towards the illness was due to its association with stigmatised sexual minorities. This systemic failure was often compared to the initial response to the AIDS crisis.
Glossary
stigma
Social attitudes that suggest that having a particular illness or being in a particular situation is something to be ashamed of. Stigma can be questioned and
mpox (Monkeypox): What You Need to Know
The CDC has raised the alert level on a mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in the United States and HHS announced that it will be ramping up testing and a vaccine distribution for those most at-risk, which includes some members of the Gay community and people living with HIV.
mpox is a disease that can build you sick, including a rash, which may stare like pimples or blisters, often with an earlier flu-like illness. While the current outbreak in the U.S. has high rates of known cases among gay and bisexual men and transgender and agender people, this virus is not limited by gender or sexuality and can spread to anyone, anywhere through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact.
Health officials and advocates are urging people to seek treatment and available prevention options, including vaccines when available.
What You Need to Comprehend
mpox (monkeypox) is a disease caused by the mpox virus, which is in the same family as smallpox, although much less severe. Its identify is characterized by the pox illness that occurs upon infec