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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 21 December 2012
Tags: madonna, diva, moment, santiago, chile, fan, smoking, cigarettes, argues, cusses out, video, pop stars, south america

If you've been going through withdrawals because it's been two or three months since Madonna last pulled her hard earned diva card, then you can breathe a sigh of relief today 'cause the MDNA is being served up on a platter and telling bitches to EAT IT once again.  

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 14 June 2012
Tags: troy, michigan, mayor, janice daniels, compares, homosexuality, cigarette, smoking, dangerous, bigots, homophobes, d-bags, recall

Even with the threat of a recall looming, Troy, Michigan Mayor Janice Daniels continues to put any chance of a hairdresser fixing that mess atop her head at risk with bigoted homosexuality comparisons. 

So, what latest health warning has Mayor Daniels issued?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 12 March 2012
Tags: smoking, quitting, studies, lgbt, health, gay, lesbians, research, cessation, cigarettes, addiction, research

Study after study has bleakly shown that members of the LGBT rainbow are more likely to smoke than our heterosexual counterparts. But new research from the University of Colorado Cancer Center finds that we're also less likely than straights to quit cigarettes. 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Tags: smoking, cigarettes, glbt, lgbt, health, studies, american lung association, research

The disheartening findings are certainly not shocking, but a new report out today from the American Lung Association resonates the disparity of tobacco use between the GLBT and straight communities.

From a press release:

The American Lung Association’s latest health disparity report, Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community, examines the trend of higher tobacco use among the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the need for additional research specific to this community.

Most state and national health surveys do not collect information on sexual orientation and gender identity; however, there are current data indicating the LGBT population smokes at a higher rate than the general public.

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