LGBTQ+ people are much more likely to vape. Here's why
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans are much more likely to try tobacco products than their straight and cisgender peers, according to a new report from the surgeon general.
November 20, 2024
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For too long, Big Tobacco has preyed on LGBTQIA+ communities — and now, an FDA rule can help protect our health.
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Two Men Stabbed Outside D.C. Gay Bar
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WATCH: CDC Antismoking Campaign Targets LGBT Community
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Man Sentenced in Horrific Homophobic Attack on Gay Teen Who Was His Ex
Taylor Knight admitted to leading an attack that saw the teen doused with boiling water and pelted with cigarettes.
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Study: Bisexual Women Are More Likely to Smoke Menthols
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More Queer People Are Vaping Amid Increasing Safety Concerns
Over 40 people have died recently from lung injuries linked to vaping and e-cigarettes.
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10-Year-Old Boy Likely Beaten to Death Recently Came Out as Gay
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Arrest Made in Murder of 10-Year-Old Gay Child
Anthony Avalos had recently come out as gay before he was covered in cigarette burns and beaten to death.
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Many LGBT people, like our executive editor, used cigarettes to fit in and feel better. We're better than that, he writes.
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Out With the Old, In With The New Smokes
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Smoking Is Still an LGBT Health Scourge
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November 23, 2015
Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in banning menthol tobacco products
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18 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said
The man representing the North Carolina Republican party is a Holocaust denier who has often compared homosexuality to pedophilia.
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Is Vaping the Best Way to Stop LGBT Smoking?
Smoking is an LGBT health crisis. We should look at all options to bring down our unacceptable high rates of tobacco use, says the Log Cabin Republicans' Gregory T. Angelo.
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How Tobacco Companies Harm the LGBTQ+ Community
Tobacco companies have long profited off LGBTQ+ and Black communities, and it's time for stricter regulation.
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The Menthol Diaries: Taking back Pride from tobacco
Coming together to talk about Big Tobacco and the LGBTQIA+ community, employees of equalpride share their experiences with menthol tobacco and their journey to stop smoking.
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The Menthol Diaries: Taking back Pride from tobacco
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