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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.

World

Gay groups oppose surgeon general nominee

President Bush's nominee for surgeon general faces a contentious confirmation hearing because of his writings about homosexuality and health. In advance of the Senate hearing on Thursday, gay rights groups, the American Public Health Association, and 35 members of the House were lining up in opposition to James W. Holsinger's nomination.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Oz, and Casey Means

Voices

Trump’s three stooges of U.S. health care: a skeptic, a quack, and a huckster

Opinion: These three aren’t a joke. They’re a warning, and if they exert their power, the consequences of their actions could be fatal, writes John Casey.

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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.

Gay groups oppose surgeon general nominee

WATCH: Surgeon General Opposes Conversion Therapy

More officials within the Obama administration are stating their support for growing efforts to ban so-called conversion therapy on minors nationwide.

Trump's Surgeon General Nominee Oversaw Largest HIV Outbreak in Recent U.S. History

Op-ed: When Will We Finally Stop Smoking?

Fifty years ago, the surgeon general said smoking causes long-term health problems. So why can't LGBT people stop doing it?

Florida Targets Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth & Medicaid Users

At the beginning of Pride Month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's office and the state's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo have come out against providing gender-affirming care for trans people on Medicaid and transgender youth.

Trump’s three stooges of U.S. health care: a skeptic, a quack, and a huckster

Opinion: These three aren’t a joke. They’re a warning, and if they exert their power, the consequences of their actions could be fatal, writes John Casey.

Florida Health Dept. Attacks All Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

They oppose even social transition, which recommends simply using affirming language for questioning youth.

Families ask appellate court to overturn Florida's youth trans care ban

“As a parent, it is heartbreaking to see my right to make healthcare decisions for my child taken away by political bullies, and the hurt and harm that has caused my child,” one parent of a trans youth said in a new legal brief.

This N.H. Republican Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy

Rep. Eric Schleien wants LGBT youth in New Hampshire to know they were 'born this way,' and no so-called therapist should try to change them.

National focus for lesbian survivors

Conversion Therapy Ban Introduced in Senate

The proposed legislation would go even further than California's ban on so-called ex-gay therapy does.

Trump Appoints EPA's Top Enemy to Head Agency, and Comedy Writes Itself

We have to laugh at Donald Trump's recently announced appointments now, because we'll likely be crying for four years.

The Stonewall Rioters Would Be in Disbelief at What Transpired Since

It's been a half-century of horror and progress.

The Holidays and the Epidemic of Loneliness

I will not be alone this Christmas; however, it wasn’t always that way, writes John Casey.

Op-ed: The Policies Keeping Trans People From Military Service

Only policy stands between transgender people and the military service some seek.

Pete Buttigieg Joins Joe Biden's White House Transition Team

Former Obama administration officials including Sally Yates and Susan Rice have also been named to Biden's team.

We Spend 65 Times More on Tobacco Than Equality

New data confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control reveals that LGBT Americans spend a staggering $7.9 billion annually buying tobacco.

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surgeon general

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.

More officials within the Obama administration are stating their support for growing efforts to ban so-called conversion therapy on minors nationwide.

Fifty years ago, the surgeon general said smoking causes long-term health problems. So why can't LGBT people stop doing it?

At the beginning of Pride Month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's office and the state's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo have come out against providing gender-affirming care for trans people on Medicaid and transgender youth.

Opinion: These three aren’t a joke. They’re a warning, and if they exert their power, the consequences of their actions could be fatal, writes John Casey.

They oppose even social transition, which recommends simply using affirming language for questioning youth.

“As a parent, it is heartbreaking to see my right to make healthcare decisions for my child taken away by political bullies, and the hurt and harm that has caused my child,” one parent of a trans youth said in a new legal brief.

Rep. Eric Schleien wants LGBT youth in New Hampshire to know they were 'born this way,' and no so-called therapist should try to change them.

The proposed legislation would go even further than California's ban on so-called ex-gay therapy does.

We have to laugh at Donald Trump's recently announced appointments now, because we'll likely be crying for four years.

It's been a half-century of horror and progress.

I will not be alone this Christmas; however, it wasn’t always that way, writes John Casey.

Only policy stands between transgender people and the military service some seek.

Former Obama administration officials including Sally Yates and Susan Rice have also been named to Biden's team.

New data confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control reveals that LGBT Americans spend a staggering $7.9 billion annually buying tobacco.