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Video: CDC Launches LGBT-Inclusive Anti-Smoking Campaign

Office of Smoking and Health is including members of the LGBT community in its new anti-smoking campaign. That makes sense considering CDC data shows that LGBT people are almost 70% more likely to smoke cigarettes than others. (Sidebar, what's with peop
Instinct Magazine
added Mar 29, 2013 16:15
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The Fenway Institute Applauds CDC's 'Tips from Former Smokers' Campaign's LGBT Focus

eatures a lesbian who suffers from asthma triggered by working in a smoke-filled bar. Recently released data from the CDC shows that LGBT people smoke cigarettes at rates that are nearly 70% higher than the general population. The Fenway Institute and oth
PR Web
added Mar 28, 2013 16:40
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VIDEO: Coulter: If cigarettes can be regulated in name of public health, why not gay bathhouses, sodomy? [VIDEO]

On Saturday’s “Geraldo at Large” on the Fox News Channel, conservative columnist Ann Coulter suggested that people who support taxes on obesity and smoking are hypocritical to not also back taxes on certain homosexual behaviors.
The Daily Caller (blog)
added Mar 25, 2013 00:00
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LGBTQ super-heroes to fight Big Tobacco in Utah

Out of the Smoke, the Utah Pride Center’s anti-tobacco group, is inviting young people, according to the center, "to dust off their spandex, find their capes and get ready to take a stand against Big Tobacco in honor of Kick Butts Day."
Salt Lake Tribune
added Mar 18, 2013 05:05
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UK: LGBT community urged to give up cigarettes as part of #NoSmokingDay

According to the British Heart Foundation, quitting the habit could save up to £2,555 a year. 36% of British gay men smoke, much higher than the national average of 20%.
PinkNews.co.uk (uk)
added Mar 13, 2013 11:36
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A systematic review of the aetiology of tobacco disparities for sexual minorities

Conclusions This review identified risks that were associated with sexual minority status and common to the general population but experienced at potentially higher rates by sexual minorities. Government and foundation funds should be directed towards
Tobacco Control
added Feb 16, 2013 12:54
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West Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey (WVATS) (PDF)

For the first time there is smoking prevalence data by sexual orientation. Adults who identify as being Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual or Transgender have a very high rate of smoking relative to the heterosexual/straight population. Please note the wide confi
Prevention Research Center / Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center (West Virginia University)
added Feb 15, 2013 09:26
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[West Virginia] Report: State's LGBT smoking rate higher than general population

Nearly 41 percent of people in the LGBT community smoke, compared to 23.9 percent of the state's general population, according to data from researchers in West Virginia University's School of Public Health and the state Bureau for Public Health's Divisio
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added Feb 15, 2013 09:03
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[Massachusetts] Is tobacco a gay issue?

In an article in the journal of Cancer, Causes, and Control . . . . Groups like the Boston-based The Fenway Institute are looking to bring to light statistics about the prevalence of tobacco use amongst LGBT’s and create support groups for those trying t
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
added Jan 31, 2013 13:37
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Tiny Kentucky Town Passes Ban on Gay Bias

Vicco, population 335, the January meeting of the City Commission came to order. Commissioners and guests settled into patio chairs, bought at a discount and arranged around a long conference table. Those who smoked did. ... representatives of the Fairne
New York Times
added Jan 29, 2013 11:40
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