Mpox-Related Stigma Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have . . . - MDPI Introduction: Mpox emerged as a multi-country outbreak in 2022 and disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) Stigma is known to exacerbate health crises by discouraging testing, treatment, and vaccination
“It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach . . . The U S mpox outbreak in 2022 introduced new and exacerbated existing challenges that disproportionately stigmatize gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men (GBSMM) This study contextualizes the perceptions, susceptibility, and lived experiences of the mpox outbreak among GBSMM in the U S using an intersectional framework
Mpox in the news: social representations, identity, stigma and coping In May 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to recede from public view, another infectious disease surprised the world—mpox (formerly monkeypox) It appeared to disproportionately affect gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM)
Factsheet for the LGBTQ Community on Mpox - GLAAD GLAAD and the CDC have created resources to combat anti-LGBTQ stigma in Mpox-related communications Anyone can get Mpox, and cisgender women have also contracted the virus
Understanding Addressing Mpox-Related Stigma from an Intersectional . . . In recent months, mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) has re-entered public discourse Canada, among other countries, was affected by the 2022 global outbreak, with cases disproportionately impacting Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men, as well as trans and gender-diverse people (2S GBTQ+) [1]