As monkeypox continues to spread in the gay community, queer bars have become a place to get information about how to stay safe, without adding to rising stigma.
Today monkeypox is spreading primarily through close physical contact, mostly during sex. So far, the CDC says the vast majority of cases in the U.S. are among gay and bisexual men. Owners of queer bars feel uniquely positioned to share information about the virus without adding to rising stigma. Camille Petersen has more on how gay bars are using their social media and physical spaces to fight monkeypox.
PETERSEN: Another virus to deal with. But Sosa says as friends and friends of friends got monkeypox, he and Zuco realized their community was especially at risk. So they started looking for information to share. ZUCO: Oh, are people going to just full-stop stop going out because they're worried about their health? But I think talking about it and providing information is, like, a really great way to quell fear.
PETERSEN: Good Judy bartender Julian Diaz says he feels proud to work at a place taking action against monkeypox. MARK LIBERSON: I'm inherently a Jewish mother. And I think that I just naturally feel a need to protect people. And so I will jump in and, I guess, play mother and make calls, try to figure out how to get people scheduled in for appointments.
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