Tag: monkeypox
Black LGBTQ community concerned monkeypox response is inadequate
Historic inequities in health care and current disparities in vaccine distribution have Black gay men worried they could be seeing a repeat of the response and stigma that came with the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.
USA: LBGTQ+ advocates say monkeypox initiative is falling short
Representatives from the National Coalition of STD Directors, state health officials, and LGBTQ+ advocates are calling on the White House for swifter action against monkeypox.
Respect Rights in Monkeypox Response
Involve Communities, Ensure Accessible Information, Testing, Treatment Globally
Monkeypox: UNAIDS «concerned» about stigmatising language against LGTBI people
As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) expressed concern on Sunday about some public media reporting and commentary reinforcing homophobic and racist stereotypes.
Health chiefs probe gay bars and saunas amid monkeypox outbreak
Contact tracers are «actively investigating» venues as virus «spreads in sexual circles».
Gay men asked to be alert as monkeypox cases rise to 7 in UK
Gay and bisexual men are being urged to be alert to unusual rashes or lesions after four new cases of the monkeypox virus were confirmed by UK health authorities, taking the total number of infections in the country to seven since the first case emerged earlier this year.