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Are e-Cigarettes Safer

Are e-cigarettes safer than cigarettes for smokers?

More Queer People Are Vaping Amid Increasing Safety Concerns

Over 40 people have died recently from lung injuries linked to vaping and e-cigarettes.

Out With the Old, In With The New Smokes

Mark Twain said giving up smoking is easy -- "I know because I've done it thousands of times." Could he have used an e-cigarette?

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.

How Tobacco Companies Harm the LGBTQ+ Community

Tobacco companies have long profited off LGBTQ+ and Black communities, and it's time for stricter regulation.

Banning Menthol Cigarettes Will Save LGBTQ+ Lives

For too long, Big Tobacco has preyed on LGBTQIA+ communities — and now, an FDA rule can help protect our health.

Declaring War Against a Silent LGBT Epidemic

Over 30,000 LGBT Americans die from smoking every year. This is what Equality California is doing to end this silent calamity.

Ky. Christian School Sued for Outing Teen Over Rainbow Cake and Shirt

The parents of the 15-year-old expelled for a rainbow cake and shirt are alleging breach of contract and defamation. 

Holiday Guide: Shop Here, Not There!

Which companies support LGBT people and which ones don't?

Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in banning menthol tobacco products

Over a 20-year period, a ban could lower health care costs among all adult smokers by about $1.62 billion, a recent study found.

Alyssa Edwards Says Don't Light that Fag

LGBT people smoke in much higher numbers than others. Gross, says Drag Race star Alyssa Edwards.

WATCH: Three Dead from Meningitis in Los Angeles

The L.A. County Department of Public Health has issued new vaccination guidelines, encouraging men who have sex with men to get vaccinated, regardless of HIV status.

Op-ed: Yeah, Yeah, We Know, Smoking Is Bad

Smoking is terrible, yet we do it anyway. And it's detrimental to LGBT people in more ways than one.

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty in Detroit Gay-Bashing

Everett Dwayne Avery admitted to punching Justin Alesna in the face in a Detroit convenience store because he believed Alesna was gay.

The Price of Progress

Bored with conventionality, novelist Michael Lowenthal yearned for the go-go gay days of the past -- until an old friend explained just how "glamorous" those days really were.

Renowned Feminist Filmmaker Chantal Akerman Dies at 65

After a groundbreaking career in film, Akerman died by suicide on Monday in Paris.

WATCH: Wendy Williams on Bruce Jenner — Transphobic or Not?

Commenters are differing on whether it was appropriate for Williams to speculate on a possible gender transition by the former Olympian, and a misquote has added fuel to the fire.

This Lesbian Got Her Groove Back on a 500-Mile Hike

When her 30-year relationship ended, Carolyn Wood, an Olympic swimmer at 14, laced up her boots and traversed the Camino de Santiago.

“Thanks, Mrs. A!”

Chris's natural talent for dressing drag queens finally gets a chance to breathe freely as the designers make stripper gear for lady wrestlers.