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THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO MONKEYPOX & MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Bronx Congressional Representative Ritchie Torres is pushing to investigate the federal response to monkeypox, which he’s calling a preventable public health failure that repeats history by ignoring the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. Rep. Torres, who is the first openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress, also discusses the Respect for Marriage Act.