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UN agency denounces ‘homophobic and racist stereotypes’ in monkeypox reporting

UNAIDS released a statement on Sunday condemning reporting on monkeypox that includes “portrayals of LGBTI and African people” that the agency said “reinforce homophobic and racist stereotypes and exacerbate stigma.”

“Lessons from the AIDS response show that stigma and blame directed at certain groups of people can rapidly undermine outbreak response,” the group’s statement said.

The U.N. agency added that a “significant portion” of cases reported thus far were “identified among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, with some cases identified through sexual health clinics.”

It urged “media, governments, and communities to respond with a rights-based, evidence-based approach that avoids stigma.”

“Stigma and blame undermine trust and capacity to respond effectively during outbreaks like this one,” UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Matthew Kavanagh said in the agency’s Sunday statement.

“Experience shows that stigmatizing rhetoric can quickly disable evidence-based response by stoking cycles of fear, driving people away from health services, impeding efforts to identify cases, and encouraging ineffective, punitive measures,” Kavanagh added. “We appreciate the LGBT community for having led the way on raising awareness – and we reiterate that this disease can affect anyone.” (read more)

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The reason MSM and "experts" are telling us that "monkeypox is not a gay disease" is because it's a gay disease. They never had to tell us that "Covid is not a gay disease."https://t.co/ycGRqmENFe

— ライオン Lion (@LionBlogosphere) May 21, 2022

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OUR STATEMENT:

The Foreign Press Association, Africa registers its displeasure against media outlets using images of black people alongside stories of the #monkeypox outbreak in North America and the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/u32yWLELJg

— FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION, AFRICA (@FPA_Africa) May 21, 2022

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See also: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-reports-14-new-confirmed-monkeypox-cases-total-21-2022-05-20/

See also: https://spainsnews.com/maspalomas-pride-in-the-spotlight-as-a-focus-of-monkeypox-contagion/

See also: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/20/monkeypox-outbreak-doubles-health-authorities-set-announce-11/

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_monkeypox_outbreak

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