Public Health
Monkeypox Is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, and Knowing That Can Help Protect People
In the U.S., Black and Latino men who have sex with men are most vulnerable to monkeypox
Stories by Steven W. Thrasher
Public Health
Blaming Gay Men for Monkeypox Will Harm Everyone
Lessons from HIV/AIDS and SARS-CoV-2/COVID for harm reduction
Policy
There Is Nothing Normal about One Million People Dead from COVID
Mass media and policy makers are pushing for a return to pre-COVID times while trying to normalize a staggering death toll
Policy
Global Vaccine Equity Is Much More Important Than ‘Vaccine Passports’
We need to suppress the level of SARS-CoV-2 in as many humans as possible as quickly as possible
Public Health
Why COVID Deaths Have Surpassed AIDS Deaths in the U.S.
On World AIDS Day, why global COVID deaths are a fraction of global AIDS deaths
Behavior
It’s Time to Reevaluate How We Talk about COVID Risk
It exists on a spectrum, and pretending activities are either deadly or risk-free helps no one
Policy
Andrew Cuomo Should Resign
The sexual harassment charges are bad enough, but the man the media crowned “America’s governor” last year needlessly let thousands of New Yorkers die from COVID
Policy
If You’ve Been Working from Home, Please Wait for Your Vaccine
You can’t ethically go ahead of the very people who made it possible for you to do so—at great personal risk
Policy
World AIDS Day Is a Grim Reminder That We Have Many Pandemics Going On
The coronavirus is amplifying racial, class and other disparities, just as HIV has been doing for decades
Policy
We Finally Have a COVID Strategy
The Biden-Harris plan is vastly better than Trump’s “you’re on your own” approach—but it’s not perfect
Behavior
How Trump Exemplifies Our Ableist Culture
The idea that we must “beat” or “get over” illness helps explain the grotesque carnival we’re now seeing in the White House
