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lgbt history month: why are smoking rates higher in lgbt communities?
The legacy of targeted marketing lives on. LGBT communities continue to be a population that tobacco disproportionately affects. Lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are twice as likely to smoke a cigarette before they are 13 years old. About one in four lesb
Oct 6, 2016
Truth Initiative (American Legacy Foundation)
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Oct 6, 2016 16:37
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Study finds potential for decrease in tobacco use by transgender women who receive hormone therapy
The findings, which appear in the journal Endocrine Practice, is the first report of the potential for a dramatic decrease in tobacco use by transgender women who receive medical care at a medical facility. According to the Centers for Disease Control,
Oct 5, 2016
News-Medical.net
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Oct 5, 2016 20:12
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[District of Columbia] Tobacco kills more HIV-positive D.C. residents than AIDS
the D.C. Tobacco Free Coalition, the D.C. Department of Health, and more than 40 community organizations are coming together to battle smoking as part of D.C. Calls It Quits Week, Sept. 19-25. But more help is needed to help D.C. smokers quit and save LGB
Sep 24, 2016
Washington (DC) Blade
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Sep 27, 2016 11:27
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LGBT organisation successfully advocated for ban on tobacco promotions in San Jose, California
Recently, the tobacco companies released advertisements linking tobacco use with contemporary LGBT issues (eg, freedom to smoke likened to freedom to marry, figure 1)8 and LGBT pride.9 ,10
Aug 19, 2016
Tobacco Control
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Aug 19, 2016 20:24
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EDITORIAL: Early history of LGBT tobacco control: CLASH at 25 [FREE FULL TEXT]
LGBTs have made great strides towards acceptance and great contributions to tobacco control. We need allies who realise that reducing stigma may be a tobacco control measure in itself, or at least a first step to improving the health of our community.
Aug 19, 2016
Tobacco Control
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Aug 19, 2016 20:23
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ANGELO: FDA’s cognitive dissonance on smoking
The FDA’s This Free Life campaign addresses the real and legitimate concern of smoking in the LGBT community. At the same time, the campaign must acknowledge the role that new innovations like vaping and e-cigarettes have in tobacco harm reduction. As
Aug 8, 2016
The Hill
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Aug 8, 2016 17:56
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[North Carolina] Judge mulling LGBT law has GOP and big-business pedigree
U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder, a former corporate lawyer known for representing the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, scheduled oral arguments for Monday on whether the state can require transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings th
Jul 31, 2016
AP - Associated Press
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Aug 2, 2016 14:38
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research funded to study the appeal of menthol and smoking by people with hiv
Each project will receive $30,000...will study the link between menthol and tobacco-related risk behaviors, such as substance use and alcohol use, across age and race....understand the unique challenge smokers living with HIV face when trying to quit smok
Aug 1, 2016
Truth Initiative (American Legacy Foundation)
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Aug 1, 2016 20:18
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[California] LGBT community aims to trim its higher tobacco use
This June, the LGBT organization Equality California became the first minority rights group to endorse the Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016, which would raise California’s cigarette tax by $2. Rick Zbur, the group’s executive
Jul 4, 2016
Sacramento (CA) Bee
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Jul 13, 2016 20:13
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[California] LGBT community aims to trim its higher tobacco use
This June, the LGBT organization Equality California became the first minority rights group to endorse the Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016... Bringing the smoking rates down also means pushing against the tobacco companies, wh
Jul 4, 2016
Sacramento (CA) Bee
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Jul 5, 2016 11:46