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Doesn’t change the fact that promiscuous sexual activity among gay men is how monkey pox currently spreads. Of course that could change once there are more case

Doesn’t change the fact that promiscuous sexual activity among gay men is how monkey pox currently spreads. Of course that could change once there are more cases. Makes you wonder why there are no lockdowns for the types of gay venues and events that have been identified as ground zero for the disease.

Barrin92 4y ago
because lockdowns discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation are likely going to be challenged legally in almost all democratic countries, and rightfully so by the way. Reminds me of calls to 'intern' gay men in the 80s here in Germany during the AIDS panic by some politicians.
- hankman86 4y ago
  Draconian, but might have saved quite a few lifes. Don’t remember anyone panicking though. People quickly realised that attracting HIV is highly unlikely outside of high-risk groups, ie sexually active gays and needle sharing drug addicts. Apparently, nobody in the gay scene was panicking either. Why else did HIV continue to spread to a point where a large proportion of gay men carry the virus nowadays?
- AvocadoPanic 4y ago
  Are you arguing that closing sex-on-premises businesses unfairly target homosexuals?
bastawhiz 4y ago
> promiscuous sexual activity among gay men is how monkey pox currently spreads This is the objectively false messaging the parent comments are noting. There is nothing about this virus that makes gay men a uniquely potent vector for transmission. It's not how this virus is spreading, it's how it has spread in one case. It's a well-researched virus and the means that it propagates is well understood—nothing about the science requires gay people to be discriminated against. If you wanted lockdowns, perhaps we should start with the sorts of places where people sit near each other for hours, eat and drink, and shake hands. We can start with churches.
- Fargoan 4y ago
  https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/23/monkeypox-outbreak-linked-gay-sauna-and-festival https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/23/monkeypox-outbreak-l...

Barrin92 4y ago

because lockdowns discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation are likely going to be challenged legally in almost all democratic countries, and rightfully so by the way. Reminds me of calls to 'intern' gay men in the 80s here in Germany during the AIDS panic by some politicians.

hankman86 4y ago
Draconian, but might have saved quite a few lifes. Don’t remember anyone panicking though. People quickly realised that attracting HIV is highly unlikely outside of high-risk groups, ie sexually active gays and needle sharing drug addicts. Apparently, nobody in the gay scene was panicking either. Why else did HIV continue to spread to a point where a large proportion of gay men carry the virus nowadays?
AvocadoPanic 4y ago
Are you arguing that closing sex-on-premises businesses unfairly target homosexuals?

bastawhiz 4y ago

> promiscuous sexual activity among gay men is how monkey pox currently spreads This is the objectively false messaging the parent comments are noting. There is nothing about this virus that makes gay men a uniquely potent vector for transmission. It's not how this virus is spreading, it's how it has spread in one case. It's a well-researched virus and the means that it propagates is well understood—nothing about the science requires gay people to be discriminated against. If you wanted lockdowns, perhaps we should start with the sorts of places where people sit near each other for hours, eat and drink, and shake hands. We can start with churches.

Fargoan 4y ago
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/23/monkeypox-outbreak-linked-gay-sauna-and-festival https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/23/monkeypox-outbreak-l...