You're correct. That is why it's in and spreading amongst the gay community. They broke Covid protocols to party and spread the virus. They're known to be a very physical community, though it's not just about sex orgies. They're less reserved about any form of physical contact overall.

I never said otherwise.

The fact that a virus is spreading in a certain community does not make me uncomfortable in the least. Talking about it accurately and compassionately will yield no "pearl clutching" from me.

As far as that goes, your homophobia is your business. Swim around in it till your fingers get all pruney. What does it matter to me?

You suggested the author could likely not get monkey pox unless she were gay. This statement is both categorically false and suggests no one else need pay any mind if they are not a part of this community because only gays will get it (like AIDS).

So I'll reiterate. There is zero evidence that monkey pox is transmitted via the body's sexual fluids. Ergo, if you are exposed to an infected person, clothing, or bedding you may catch it because that IS how it transmits.

Further, it will not stay in the gay community because LGBTQ+ people are part of the community and they all have straight family members, friends, and work colleagues. It's presence in that community is coincidence.

It's an orthopoxvirus, not an orthoretrovirus.

That's reality. Your anti-gay sentiment will not spare you or your family from infection when it breaks into the wider community. Children are highly susceptible, like with any other pox virus, and will be the greatest vectors of transmission because of schools and daycares.

Reality. It is what it is.

I'd offer to loan you my pearls because it seems like you need them more than me, but I don't actually have any.