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.gay Cares - Monkeypox: Protect Yourself, Your Friends, and Your Community

  • Liz Achanta
  • July 21, 2022
  • 0 min. to read
.gay Cares - Monkeypox: Protect Yourself, Your Friends, and Your Community

Here at .gay we spend most of our time thinking of ways to help keep LGBTQIA+ communities safe, both online and offline.

Given the current need for more information, testing, and treatment around the Monkeypox outbreak in the U.S. — and all of the misinformation out there — we wanted to share a few resources with the .gay community.

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WHAT IS MONKEYPOX?

MONKEYPOX SYMPTOMS

GLAAD RESPONSE

FACT SHEET FOR MEDIA

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