ive been living in my room reading books and i dont know what all this monkeypox shit is, i heard about it like a month or so ago about it being somewhere and people have said maybe it's transmitted sexually or maybe thats some sort of homophobia or idk whats going on
i still wear my mask everywhere theres other people should i just keep doin this
yeah, this.
STD means "mostly transmitted through sperm or vaginal fluids", and there's no sign that this applies to monkey pox at all. people have been infected during sex parties, namely one on the canary islands, which is a hugely popular holiday destination for Europe's gay scene, but these transmissions could have happened entirely through close physical contact, or maybe even through infected beddings at hotels or w/e.
it's not only stigmatizing when people view this as "another gay disease", it is downright dangerous for the population at large. it creates the mistaken assumption that you need to fuck other dudes to catch this shit and that you're safe if you don't, both of which are provably false.