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[–]ClassroomPast6178 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They’re starting to admit that monkeypox is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), something that pretty much everyone, except the experts, already worked out.

Puts a totally different spin on this story, doncha think?

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Experts knew this the entire time. People who are in charge of messaging decided it was homophobic.

You can transfer the virus by touching and sex is a form of touching.

[–]ClassroomPast6178 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They found the virus is more prevalent in semen and saliva than on the surface of the skin in a study published in July, meaning that it was far more likely to have been passed about through fluid exchange than simple touching as claimed and had safe sex and a bit of restraint been practiced it would not have spread as much as it has.