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In a powerful essay penned for Time, #JonathanVanNess focused on the government's inaction regarding the spread of #Monkeypox. "When an outbreak affects mainly men who have sex with men, some portion of our elected legislators will have no incentive to act," Van Ness wrote. "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." The #QueerEye star goes on to write about how he took action by calling political contacts urging them to take the virus more seriously, comparing the slow response to the inaction taken during the AIDS epidemic, as well as the spread of COVID-19. "It's been so funny watching straight people be shocked with the government response during COVID-19, because we're like, 'Honey, this is Tuesday. You thought the government was going to come help you?' We're used to this sort of inaction. Monkeypox is like: same day, different virus." Van Ness noted, "I think that...

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