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Health

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.

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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.

Banning Menthol Cigarettes Will Save LGBTQ+ Lives
Voices

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.

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News

Study: Bisexual Women Are More Likely to Smoke Menthols

The study's publication comes a few months after the FDA started making plans to ban menthol cigarettes. 

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People

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.

Tobacco Free NYS Campaign
People

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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Voices

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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How John Waters and Patricia Highsmith Helped Sell 'Claws' to TNT

Creator Eliot Laurence recalled the imaginative pitches he gave executives to help bring to life a bold crime drama that centers on women of color and queer people.