They’re worried that the emphasis on cases among gay and bisexual men could lead many people to assume they are not at risk and ultimately undermine efforts to contain the outbreak. Much of the coverage of the outbreak, especially on social media, has framed monkeypox as affecting only men who have sex with men - a false narrative that to many public health experts echoes the early days of the AIDS crisis. The rare global monkeypox outbreak is just weeks old, but the early focus on cases among gay and bisexual men risks blinding the world to the risks posed by the virus - and increasing stigma.
