It's not, but from that link:

> Even though it is not considered a sexually transmitted infection, monkeypox can spread during intimate physical contact between people. This contact can happen when you have sex[..]

I think it's important to not let monkeypox be viewed as another "gay disease", both so people don't use that as an excuse to let their guard down, and also so that homophobia doesn't lead to violence, but we should also recognize that promiscuous sexual activity is a big risk factor.

The world isn’t black and white.

Certain diseases are more like an STD than not. Saying it is not an STD is like saying HIV is not an STD.

People will argue both sides to a meaningless end. Who cares what it is… care how it spreads and what follows, etc.

There is evidence from the NHS that it is airborne: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1550820521234894850

Eric Feigl-Ding states there is evidence from the NHS that it is airborne, which gives us a very, very strong prior that there is not in fact evidence from the NHS that it is airborne.

"For individuals with infection who have evidence of lower respiratory tract involvement or severe systemic illness requiring hospitalisation, the possibility of airborne transmission has not been excluded." https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/principles-for-mo...

This preprint published 2 days ago details detection of monkeypox virus in air and surface sampling of NHS hospitals treating cases: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.21.22277864v...

Do you have some concrete reason for distrusting Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding?

Two clicks through, this is what he's referencing: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.21.22277864v...