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.
November 20, 2024
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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?
July 15, 2014
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.
October 3, 2024
The Stonewall Rioters Would Be in Disbelief at What Transpired Since
It's been a half-century of horror and progress.
June 28, 2019
Op-ed: The Policies Keeping Trans People From Military Service
Only policy stands between transgender people and the military service some seek.
March 17, 2014
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.
July 13, 2007
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.
June 3, 2022
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.
October 13, 2015
Conversion Therapy Ban Introduced in Senate
The proposed legislation would go even further than California's ban on so-called ex-gay therapy does.
April 28, 2016
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.
September 6, 2020
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.
April 10, 2015
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.
April 20, 2022
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.
December 9, 2016
The Holidays and the Epidemic of Loneliness
I will not be alone this Christmas; however, it wasn’t always that way, writes John Casey.
December 25, 2023