From JC

You won’t believe it’s come to this. The official CDC government video includes information about safely attending raves and group sex parties, and give tips about navigating back rooms “where there is little clothing and sex occurs.” It suggests remembering to disinfect your fetish gear and sex toys. And — I am not making this up — if you DO have sores, the CDC says “consider having sex with your clothes on.”

In other words, don’t STOP having sex. Don’t be silly. Keep on. Just wear more clothes. Clothes are like a body mask.

The video is also a little jarring because the speaker, who appears to have been selected to appeal to a certain audience (you decide), uses all this clinical language but then keeps saying “butt” when referring to places where sores appear. I bet they had a nice debate about what word to use. It’s also jarring when the polite, suited gentleman discusses “rave parties” and “fetish wear.”

Maybe a guy with a face tattoo would have been less distracting.

Anyway, congratulations, New Yorkers. You’re back in emergency land, where the governor can issue emergency executive orders whenever the mood strikes. Get ready!

? Folks have been asking where the kids with monkeypox infections might have picked up the disease. CDC Director Walensky answered that question, sort of, but very very delicately.

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@CDCDirector Walensky hesitantly tells truth about who’s contracting/spreading #monkeypox when addressing 2 confirmed US child cases—“Both of those children um are traced back to, uh, individuals who come from the men-who-have-sex-with-men community, the gay men, uh, community…”

https://twitter.com/NatalieArgyle/status/1551646412735012865?s=20&t=U35d8uHaN5-EqH_uCIVY8A&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email