Published 2 years ago

LGBT groups demand more action on monkeypox

Summary by Ground News

Monkeypox can spread through close or skin-to-skin contact, but it is not a sexually transmitted disease. Public figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) have promulgated the idea that it is. Upwards of 7,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the U.S. since May, afflicting mostly gay and bisexual men.

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BBC News

LGBT groups demand more action on monkeypox

Sexual health charities call on the government to take firmer action to control the outbreak.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

LGBTQ+ groups unite to urge UK ministers to act against monkeypox

LGBTQ+ groups from across the political spectrum have joined forces to demand the government increase efforts to combat monkeypox or risk it becoming endemic in the UK.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hill

Experts worry monkeypox disinformation will harm LGBTQ+ community

Story at a glance LGBTQ+ advocates and public health experts have expressed concern that the framing of monkeypox as a disease that is spread exclusively by LGBTQ+ people through sexual contact wil…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Evening Standard

LGBT groups demand action over monkeypox

LGBT+ groups from across the political spectrum on Friday joined forces to demand the Government increase efforts to combat monkeypox or risk it becoming “endemic” in the UK.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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