Everyone is up at arms on Thai Twitter today after the country’s Department of Disease Control tweeted about the rise of monkeypox cases and insinuated that this month’s upcoming pride celebration might lead to more.
The now-deleted tweet, posted by the department’s official account on Thursday evening, stated, “The Department of Disease Control advises people to be vigilant against monkeypox as 21 cases were found in May.”
While the tweet’s text seemed harmless enough on its own, it was attached to pictures from previous Pride parades.
Many believe the post was insinuating that the LGBTQ+ community was to blame for the rise of monkeypox and warn about Pride Month, which takes place in June.
Naturally, many criticized the tweet for being homophobic and fear-mongering.
The tweet was promptly deleted but many are still lambasting the…
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