LGBT & Tobacco

The LGBT Center was awarded a grant from the Tompkins County Health Department, Tobacco Control Coalition for a project on tobacco use prevention and cessation in Ithaca College LGBT students.

Research shows that rates of cigarette smoking among LGBT people are much higher than the general population, yet this subject is just beginning to receive attention.

The grant will aim at special programming aimed at:

• Increasing knowledge of the health risks for LGBT tobacco users and non users.
• Increasing knowledge of ways tobacco companies target the LGBT community and create action plans to resist their tactics
• Promoting quitting and preventing initiation of tobacco use among LGBT students

Look for special events and services on this topic, including workshops, Quit Kits, and film screenings.

Related Videos

• Sever the Ties - a short film produced by Roswell Park Cancer Center's Task Force for Tobacco-Free Women & Girls (featuring Lis Maurer) 

Related Links

• LGBT Tobacco use articles and research
• STAND OUT
• The campaign and transnational tobacco
• Gay American smoke-out
• The American Legacy Foundation Final Report for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered forum
• Project SCUM
• Fact Sheet: Tobacco and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered communities
• Sexual orientation and tobacco use in a cohort study of US adolescent girls and boys
• LGBT tobacco use Articles and Research, 2