Brian Kavanagh PhD
@msmsurvey.bsky.social
Wide range of interests but primarily sexual health/sociology, education, academic, travel, history, books. Irishman happily stranded in Athens (formerly London) 🏳️🌈
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The book did unfortunately popularize the “Patient Zero” idea, linking disease emergence to “superspreaders”.
Modern science has disproven it, but the idea that diseases can be pinned on devious outsiders emerges with every new disease. We saw this with Asians in both SARS and COVID.
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Modern science has disproven it, but the idea that diseases can be pinned on devious outsiders emerges with every new disease. We saw this with Asians in both SARS and COVID.
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Correcting the record: Gaetan Dugas, stigma, and the Patient Zero narrative - AIDS Foundation of Chicago
We all recall the first case of COVID-19 reported in the US in late January 2020, and the first waves of lockdowns beginning in mid-March of that year; the pandemic’s […]
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December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The book did unfortunately popularize the “Patient Zero” idea, linking disease emergence to “superspreaders”.
Modern science has disproven it, but the idea that diseases can be pinned on devious outsiders emerges with every new disease. We saw this with Asians in both SARS and COVID.
(2/3)
Modern science has disproven it, but the idea that diseases can be pinned on devious outsiders emerges with every new disease. We saw this with Asians in both SARS and COVID.
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For our community, it’s more than a ribbon.
It’s remembering everyone lost to HIV. It’s a promise to support people living with HIV. It’s a pledge to end new cases of HIV by 2030. It’s a stand against HIV stigma.
Donate now.
tht.org.uk/ribbon
It’s remembering everyone lost to HIV. It’s a promise to support people living with HIV. It’s a pledge to end new cases of HIV by 2030. It’s a stand against HIV stigma.
Donate now.
tht.org.uk/ribbon
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
For our community, it’s more than a ribbon.
It’s remembering everyone lost to HIV. It’s a promise to support people living with HIV. It’s a pledge to end new cases of HIV by 2030. It’s a stand against HIV stigma.
Donate now.
tht.org.uk/ribbon
It’s remembering everyone lost to HIV. It’s a promise to support people living with HIV. It’s a pledge to end new cases of HIV by 2030. It’s a stand against HIV stigma.
Donate now.
tht.org.uk/ribbon
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“Then, as now, there remains a moral panic about HIV in some faith communities, which potentially triggers speculation that HIV may have been acquired through pre-marital, extramarital, or queer sex.”
Read my article for Church Times!
#WorldAIDSDay
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Read my article for Church Times!
#WorldAIDSDay
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
C of E needs a clear national policy on HIV
As World AIDS Day approaches, Philip Baldwin calls for a new study to be commissioned that challenges stigma
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Then, as now, there remains a moral panic about HIV in some faith communities, which potentially triggers speculation that HIV may have been acquired through pre-marital, extramarital, or queer sex.”
Read my article for Church Times!
#WorldAIDSDay
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Read my article for Church Times!
#WorldAIDSDay
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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Over half of HIV diagnoses in Europe come too late for effective treatment, international health agencies warn in a new report.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/J8hK
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/J8hK
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Over half of HIV diagnoses in Europe come too late for effective treatment, international health agencies warn in a new report.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/J8hK
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/J8hK
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag | CNN Politics
A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
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October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
King Charles to attend first official #LGBT event after veterans' campaign. A great step forward and long due recognition.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
King to attend first official LGBT event after veterans' campaign
A memorial is unveiled dedicated to gay military personnel and to those who served during the armed forces gay ban.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
King Charles to attend first official #LGBT event after veterans' campaign. A great step forward and long due recognition.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What annoys me about the number of spoiled votes was how much these people took their vote for granted. Many Irish people abroad want to engage in the country's future, even at a symbolic level, but are denied the opportunity. #IrishPolitics #Aras2025
#SpéirGhorm
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#SpéirGhorm
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
Who was behind the 'Spoil The Vote' campaign?
A network of businesspeople and online commentators campaigned for voters to spoil their ballots as a form of protest. Here's who they are — and how they became part of the movement
www.rte.ie
October 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
What annoys me about the number of spoiled votes was how much these people took their vote for granted. Many Irish people abroad want to engage in the country's future, even at a symbolic level, but are denied the opportunity. #IrishPolitics #Aras2025
#SpéirGhorm
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
#SpéirGhorm
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
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Iran performs more gender surgeries than any country on earth, but many aren’t by choice.
Gay people are forced into surgery to escape persecution⛓️
Now the regime wants to sell its “expertise” as medical tourism
https://www.advocate.com/news/iran-promotes-transgender-surgery
Gay people are forced into surgery to escape persecution⛓️
Now the regime wants to sell its “expertise” as medical tourism
https://www.advocate.com/news/iran-promotes-transgender-surgery
After forcing gender surgery for decades, Iran now touts its expertise to pursue medical tourism goal
Being gay is still punishable by death in Iran, but the theocratic nation hopes transgender people flock there for cheap procedures.
www.advocate.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Iran performs more gender surgeries than any country on earth, but many aren’t by choice.
Gay people are forced into surgery to escape persecution⛓️
Now the regime wants to sell its “expertise” as medical tourism
https://www.advocate.com/news/iran-promotes-transgender-surgery
Gay people are forced into surgery to escape persecution⛓️
Now the regime wants to sell its “expertise” as medical tourism
https://www.advocate.com/news/iran-promotes-transgender-surgery
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The latest side effect of the #COVID-19 vaccines..."could revolutionise the entire field of oncologic care”. I guess someone should break the news to RFK Jr. #MedSky
Cancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.
How COVID-19 vaccines could ‘turbo-charge’ cancer treatments
Cancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.
l.euronews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The latest side effect of the #COVID-19 vaccines..."could revolutionise the entire field of oncologic care”. I guess someone should break the news to RFK Jr. #MedSky
Cancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.
How COVID-19 vaccines could ‘turbo-charge’ cancer treatments
Cancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.
l.euronews.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Three cases of clade Ib mpox not related to travel have been reported in LA. This raises concerns for probable local transmission. Vaccines are available and work to reduce disease severity or prevent infection. If you are eligible to get vaccinated do so.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Three cases of severe mpox reported in California, health officials say
Unrelated cases mark first time clade I of disease formerly known as monkeypox has spread within US, officials say
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Three cases of clade Ib mpox not related to travel have been reported in LA. This raises concerns for probable local transmission. Vaccines are available and work to reduce disease severity or prevent infection. If you are eligible to get vaccinated do so.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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At a time when LGBTIQ+ rights are under severe threat,
@amnesty.org welcomes @ec.europa.eu's new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy and its renewed commitment to protect and promote LGBTIQ+ rights across Europe.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
@amnesty.org welcomes @ec.europa.eu's new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy and its renewed commitment to protect and promote LGBTIQ+ rights across Europe.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
LGBTIQ equality strategy 2026 - 2030
EU actions combating discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in EU countries.
commission.europa.eu
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At a time when LGBTIQ+ rights are under severe threat,
@amnesty.org welcomes @ec.europa.eu's new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy and its renewed commitment to protect and promote LGBTIQ+ rights across Europe.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
@amnesty.org welcomes @ec.europa.eu's new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy and its renewed commitment to protect and promote LGBTIQ+ rights across Europe.
commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
I'm still wondering how these will go down in parts of Northern Ireland #BritCard
Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
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September 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm still wondering how these will go down in parts of Northern Ireland #BritCard
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Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
September 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Mandatory ID cards are a terrible, terrible idea
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
iandunt.substack.com/p/id-cards-a...
I'm not sure many Brits understand this. Whenever I'm interviewed by international companies or agencies now, I always mention my passport and what it means. The reaction is overwhelmingly positive. Prior to Brexit, this was never something I would have considered raising.
If you have an Irish Passport you really don't need a UK one.
Again as tweeted so many times, Brexit means (it's always shit for Brits) an Irish citizen is a greater asset, than a Brit working alongside, for a UK based company also needing service work done by employees in the EU/EFTA countries
Again as tweeted so many times, Brexit means (it's always shit for Brits) an Irish citizen is a greater asset, than a Brit working alongside, for a UK based company also needing service work done by employees in the EU/EFTA countries
September 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I'm not sure many Brits understand this. Whenever I'm interviewed by international companies or agencies now, I always mention my passport and what it means. The reaction is overwhelmingly positive. Prior to Brexit, this was never something I would have considered raising.
Cheap supplies of #HIV prevention jab for poorer countries hailed as 'genuine chance to end' global epidemic. #HIVsky #MedSky
Cheap supplies of HIV-prevention jab for poorer countries hailed as ‘genuine chance to end’ global epidemic
Lenacapavir described as ‘next best thing’ to an HIV vaccine will cost $40 a year for each patient in 120 countries from 2027, funders say
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Raewyne Connell, retired Australian sociology professor, revered internationally for her important contributions. Well worth reading
www.smh.com.au/national/rae...
www.smh.com.au/national/rae...
Raewyn’s groundbreaking work changed how we think about men. Its origins were deeply personal
Raewyn Connell has a global reputation and is speaking at an event marking one of the PM’s intellectual influences.
www.smh.com.au
September 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Raewyne Connell, retired Australian sociology professor, revered internationally for her important contributions. Well worth reading
www.smh.com.au/national/rae...
www.smh.com.au/national/rae...
Small gesture, but one that reflects the widespread support for #Palestine among the Irish. #Eurovision #Eurovision2026 #Ireland 🇮🇪
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Ireland won't contest Eurovision if Israel takes part
RTÉ has announced that it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song contest "if the participation of Israel goes ahead".
www.rte.ie
September 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Small gesture, but one that reflects the widespread support for #Palestine among the Irish. #Eurovision #Eurovision2026 #Ireland 🇮🇪
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
"McGregor’s presidential ambitions might seem like a celebrity vanity project, but they represent something more dangerous: the Americanization of Irish politics through far-right influencer networks."
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The Pretender: How Britain’s Conor McGregor Courts MAGA to Bypass Irish Democracy
When a convicted rapist with British sensibilities thinks he can buy his way to the Áras, it’s time to remind him, and his online…
forlouth.medium.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"McGregor’s presidential ambitions might seem like a celebrity vanity project, but they represent something more dangerous: the Americanization of Irish politics through far-right influencer networks."
forlouth.medium.com/the-pretende...
forlouth.medium.com/the-pretende...
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Its position on the edge of the Atlantic makes it vulnerable, and the storms are getting stronger.
Why Ireland’s mild temperatures won’t protect it from the climate crisis
Its position on the edge of the Atlantic makes it vulnerable, and the storms are getting stronger.
tcnv.link
August 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Its position on the edge of the Atlantic makes it vulnerable, and the storms are getting stronger.