The article is very old now, so that was a fair point... when it was published.

But in 2018 we have a lot of evidence that show the effect on transmission is real -- and we also have evidence that circumcised people do not engage in more risky behavior. [1]

So that's why I think this is similar to denying climate change or claiming vaccines cause autism. It could have a real impact on public health.

I suspect I'm getting downvoted because some people are passionately anti-circumcision. And that's fine! Nobody is going to make you get circumcised. But the science doesn't care about one's personal views regarding circumcision.

1. https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/M...