Well written Dani. It is good to hear things from the perspective of those who are ‘living’ this - let’s hope the necessary resources get deployed for those whom this latest crisis will be naturally worrying.
If we find an iota of the contempt and stigma that accompanied the arrival of AIDS, then we'll have to take to the streets again. We can make it a reason for a belated Pride demo. "Do we need a Pride event? We weren't sure we did: but now it's clear that we do!"
I express solidarity with gay brothers: and I'm so glad that monkey pox is mostly a much less serious condition than AIDS. And it will spread into the straight population: and then we must ensure that gay men are not seen as the cause of the disease, but merely its first victims.
“For the average person on the street who has no contact with somebody with monkeypox, the risk is fairly low." I take issue with this approach. Would people really spend much time in a room with somone who has obvious symptoms such as fever and lesions??? Isn't it more likely people get it because symptoms aren't immediately obvious?
Ron and Dan and everybody: for pronunciation of unfamiliar words, just type into Google "How do you pronounce (whatever)" and you'll hear the correct pronunciation 👍
Well written Dani. It is good to hear things from the perspective of those who are ‘living’ this - let’s hope the necessary resources get deployed for those whom this latest crisis will be naturally worrying.
Not a monkeypox comment: the programme director at Hallam was Keith Skues, not Richard. He was known as "cardboard shoes" for some reason.
The renaming of the Crucible Studio is somewhat over the top methinks.
If we find an iota of the contempt and stigma that accompanied the arrival of AIDS, then we'll have to take to the streets again. We can make it a reason for a belated Pride demo. "Do we need a Pride event? We weren't sure we did: but now it's clear that we do!"
I express solidarity with gay brothers: and I'm so glad that monkey pox is mostly a much less serious condition than AIDS. And it will spread into the straight population: and then we must ensure that gay men are not seen as the cause of the disease, but merely its first victims.
“For the average person on the street who has no contact with somebody with monkeypox, the risk is fairly low." I take issue with this approach. Would people really spend much time in a room with somone who has obvious symptoms such as fever and lesions??? Isn't it more likely people get it because symptoms aren't immediately obvious?
Ron and Dan and everybody: for pronunciation of unfamiliar words, just type into Google "How do you pronounce (whatever)" and you'll hear the correct pronunciation 👍
Excellent piece.