I'm a gay man, part of the demographic most at risk for Monkeypox. It's my opinion that having lots of sex with near (or actual) strangers will always be a dangerous practice. Yes, HIV infection can be prevented with condoms or chemically, with PREP. But there will always be another virus around the corner, today Monkeypox, tomorrow who knows.

The solution, I think, is to reconnect emotional and physical intimacy: to limit sex partners to those we actually love. Such a policy might do more than keep us sexually safe; we might be happier too.