Although health officials are keeping a close eye on the outbreak, the caseload is minuscule compared with the 528 million coronavirus infections of the COVID-19 pandemic.īut as reports of the disease grab headlines, along with suggestions that the spread could be linked to a huge gay pride event in Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of Africa, some LGBTQ people and organizations are bracing for a backlash. About 250 confirmed and suspected monkeypox cases have been reported in some 20 countries - including the first likely case in California, in Sacramento County, earlier this week.
