
Jonathan Van Ness has spoken candidly about the US government’s “botched” response to the monkeypox outbreak, which the Queer Eye star claims has been “fueled by homophobia and transphobia”.
Van Ness, 35, shared his thoughts on the handling of the outbreak in a personal essay for Time published on Monday, in which the activist began by reflecting on the day the US confirmed its first case of monkeypox on 18 May.