Trolls are mocking a gay monkeypox doctor for wearing a harness
Dr Demetre Daskalakis is a highly-qualified expert who's on the White House's monkeypox response team – but right-wing bigots aren't happy.
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Dr Demetre Daskalakis is a highly-qualified expert who's on the White House's monkeypox response team – but right-wing bigots aren't happy.
Right wing and conservative commentators, claim White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator Dr Demetre Daskalakis is a "gay satanist" because he sports a "pentagram tattoo" on his chest.
Demetre Daskalakis was also accused of "downplaying" monkeypox and calling it "just an infection" during a press briefing on Wednesday.
Why the liberal media's difference in reporting on monkeypox vs. COVID?
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