Talk about denial....
They are trying to run interference.
The virus is most likely to mutate/evolve into a more infections form in immunocompromised individuals. Guess which group have a lot of those. The gays (hiv)
So not only are they the reason for it initially spreading, they may possibly be the reason for a more virulent form in the near future which could then see us in pox lockdowns.
Can you imagine the blowback against gays if this happens? When peoples kids are pain because of monkey pox.
This is why the gays are trying to front run it and say "don't blame us it can spread through sheets and towels, and we're doing what we can to stop it"