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Tobacco Use Among Sexual Minorities
Author(s) -
Bryant Lawrence O.,
Bowman Lorenzo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20095
Subject(s) - lesbian , transgender , tobacco use , sexual orientation , sexual minority , male homosexuality , population , homosexuality , psychology , sexual identity , gender studies , human sexuality , social psychology , demography , sociology , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , men who have sex with men , family medicine , syphilis
This chapter addresses tobacco use among sexual minorities. It examines research on the prevalence of tobacco use in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and discusses why tobacco use within this group continues to significantly exceed that of the general population.