It’s perfectly fine to acknowledge that in 2023, just like it’s perfectly fine to acknowledge that mpox was spreading faster in gay male communities.
What is NOT ok is ignoring a disease and refusing to fund research into diagnosis and treatment because you don’t care that a marginalized group of people are dying.
Acknowledging facts and oppressing people are two completely different things.
It’s perfectly fine to acknowledge that in 2023, just like it’s perfectly fine to acknowledge that mpox was spreading faster in gay male communities.
What is NOT ok is ignoring a disease and refusing to fund research into diagnosis and treatment because you don’t care that a marginalized group of people are dying.
Acknowledging facts and oppressing people are two completely different things.