Monkeypox (MPX): Answers to Common Questions from the Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Expansive Community

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Headshots of Rhea Debussy and Teagan Vaughn under the headline "MPX Q&A - Gender Affirming Care"

Rhea Debussy, Ph.D. (she/her) and Teagan Vaughn (she/her) discuss common questions they have received about monkeypox (MPX) from folks who identify as part of the transgender, non-binary, or gender expansive community.

Rhea is Equitas Health’s director of external affairs, and Teagan is the director of Equitas Health’s Department of Gender-Affirming Care. In this piece on the Equitas Health blog, the two discuss topics including:

  • Is MPX a sexually transmitted infection?
  • Is this community at risk for MPX?
  • How do you get a vaccine, get tested, and get treated for symptoms?
  • What do you need to know about the MPX vaccine?

Click here to read this entry on the Equitas Health blog.