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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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.
April 4, 2024
How Tobacco Companies Harm the LGBTQ+ Community
Tobacco companies have long profited off LGBTQ+ and Black communities, and it's time for stricter regulation.
August 30, 2022
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.
September 11, 2023
FDA Launches Campaign to Prevent Tobacco Use Among Young LGBT People
The FDA hopes to reach young LGBT folks with an antismoking campaign that uses videos of drag queens and YouTubers.
May 2, 2016
Frankie Grande: Smoking 'Ain't Cute,' Guys
Reality and Broadway star Frankie Grande is the son of a pulmonologist and says smoking and cancer ain't cute.
April 1, 2015
Gays smoking and the Jennings effect
In the wake of Peter Jennings' death from lung cancer, the quit-smoking program at New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center has had a dramatic increase in telephone calls. Can your quitting be an act of pro-gay activism?
August 17, 2005
Smoking Is Still an LGBT Health Scourge
While much of the nation gives up cigarettes, many LGBT people continue to puff away. Here's what one antitobacco professional is doing about it.
November 23, 2015
Cost of HIV Drugs Inflated by Major Pharma Company, Lawsuit Contends
The suit accuses Gilead of conspiring with other drugmakers so they would have to use its brand-name meds instead of generics in combination therapies.
May 15, 2019
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
Gays Against Guns Protests Inside Firm's Headquarters, Says It Profits From Gun Sales
Gays Against Guns staged a die-in in the Manhattan offices of BlackRock to protest its "gunstocks."
August 15, 2016
Taking back the black gay movement
Why is it all the white-led LGBT groups think they know how to reach out to African-Americans about gay rights? And do they willingly push black queer groups out of the way in the process?
July 11, 2006
A (Federal) Case for Marriage
As an all-star legal team mounts an ambitious federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the future of national marriage equality weighs heavily on its shoulders.
July 6, 2009
New Zealand’s North Island
Renowned for their vistas and world-class LGBT-friendliness, Auckland, Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Waiheke Island charm visitors.
July 10, 2015
WATCH: CVS Is Gay-Inclusive in Newest Ad
The company, in the midst of its rebranding effort, sends a message of welcome to all.
September 4, 2014
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Pride Month from Adm. Rachel Levine
"I’m urging all of us to use this Pride Month to assess our health and take the right steps to protect ourselves," she writes.
June 6, 2023
Trans Woman Wins Landmark Settlement in S.D. Discrimination Suit
Cori McCreery will be awarded $50,000 and her former employer must formally apologize after she was terminated from a job when she announced her plans to transition in 2010.
September 16, 2013