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"The recent global outbreak of monkeypox largely among men who have sex with
men has raised concerns homophobia will undermine effective prevention efforts.
There are also fears the disease will fuel homophobic stigma and
discrimination.
Even the name monkeypox is stigmatising due to long-held racist appropriation
of the term monkey and the false implication the virus is transmitted by
monkeys.
The World Health Organization has said the name needs to change, but has not
agreed on or announced a new one. Currently, advocates for the LGBTQA+
community are using the term MPX, the term I will use here.
MPX is, of course, not the first infectious disease to affect men who have sex
with men. So there are things we must learn and things we must not repeat from
the public health response to HIV."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics