Jonathan Van Ness blasts US government's response to monkeypox outbreak
msn.comJonathan Van Ness thinks the US government's response to the monkeypox outbreak has been "fuelled by homophobia". The 35-year-old TV star has blasted the government's "botched response" to the health crisis in an essay for TIME magazine.
He wrote: "Watching the government's botched response to monkeypox has been surreal, and in many ways, I believe it's been fuelled by homophobia and transphobia. " The 'Queer Eye' star also accused legislators in the US of being slow to act.
He said: "When an outbreak affects mainly men who have sex with men, some portion of our elected legislators will have no incentive to act.
He thinks it will not touch their constituents, which is obviously messed up because people's lives are at stake, and there are queer people in all 50 states. " Jonathan is now calling for urgent action against monkeypox.
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