The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Smoking and Health is including members of the LGBT community in its new anti-smoking campaign. 

That makes sense considering CDC data shows that LGBT people are almost 70% more likely to smoke cigarettes than others. (Sidebar, what's with people lighting up after they leave the gym??)

Check out the CDC's video with Ellie, who currently lives with her partner in a smoke-free home. Ellie suffers from asthma caused by second-hand smoke; she's never been a smoker. Watch after the jump.

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.  

British cage fighter Alex Reid compares sexuality to smoking in a new telling interview with Jeremy Kyle. 

The man responsible for putting Sesame Street on the defense and the future of ever year's hottest Christmas toy in limbo has been identified by the Smoking Gun. 24-year old Sheldon Stephens, an aspiring actor/model, has a troubled history that adds perspective to his recanted allegations of sexual misconduct at the hands of Elmo's puppeteer. Details follow. 

Gwyneth Paltrow was on the receiving end of a pretty interesting question while working the red carpet at the premiere of her latest film, Thanks For Sharing.

The film follows various characters battling sex addiction. 

Xtra! reporter, Nicolas Kazimia asked, "What do you think is harder today, being a sex addict or an out gay actor in Hollywood?"

How did Gwyneth respond? Find out after the jump (and skip to 0:38)!

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?

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. 

While our drug of choice usually comes in two variations, blended or on the rocks, it's reassuring to see that Americans are started to chill out on conservative stances. Get the record numbers after the jump.

HPV is once again in the news, this time thanks to a study published in this week's Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study, lead by an oncologist at Ohio State University, finds that 72 percent of throat cancer in men can be attributed to the STD. Details follow.

So the Smoking Gun did some digging and came away with a comprehensive report -- including photos -- of Bea Arthur's time working for the Marines in the 1940s. Seems Bea enlisted when wind first swept up to her six-foot high ears that women were beign given jobs with the military. The Smoking Gun's report shows that she started as a typist, moved her way up to driving trucks before working her way up to a sergeant. Best part is -- BEA DENIED ALL OF THIS.

That's right, Bea Arthur took her stint in the Marines to the grave, claiming it was all conjecture. Lesbian rumors ran in parallel with her career, so my finger is on that as the culprit.

But here's Smoking Gun's proof that our lady Bea, may God rest her soul, was one of the brave and ...

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.

The American Cancer Society has released a sobering new report announcing new figures showing the GLBT at a higher risk for certain cancers than our straight counterparts.

The main stats that we need to glean from today's report include:

Lesbians and bisexual women are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to smoke and gay men are 2.0 to 2.5 times likely to smoke

Lesbians are 2.3 times more likely to have never had a Pap test

35 in every 100,000 gay men develop anal cancer compared to less than one in every 100,000 heterosexual men

“The American Cancer Society is committed to saving lives in the LGBT community by helping people stay well, helping people get well, by finding cures and by fighting back against cancer,” said Kay Coleman,...