ArticlePreventive medicine2015
Smoking characteristics among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- A literature review on prevalence of gender differences and intersections with other vulnerabilities to tobacco use in the United States, 2004-2014.Preventive medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Does gender expression matter in tailoring anti-smoking messages for sexual and gender minority young adults?Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Trial
- Findings from Two Online Experiments to Advance the Science on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measurement: An Application to Estimating Cigarette Relighting Behaviors.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2026Article
- Associations between weight concern, bullying, cigarette use, and vaping among heterosexual and sexual minority female adolescents.Public health · 2026Article
- Interactions Between e-Cigarette Use and Quit Intentions on Cigarette Smoking in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Non-Heterosexual or Cisgender Individuals.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Investigation of Nicotine and Tobacco use in Young Pregnant and Birthing Sexual Minority People.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study to Inform Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in the Cancer Care Setting.LGBT health · 2025Article
- Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices Function as a Complement for Cigarillos in Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adult Women.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Gaps in smoking cessation counseling administered by healthcare providers to BIPOC gay men who smoke daily in the U.S.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- Smoking Discrimination Moderates the Relationship between Smoking Stigma and Cigarettes Per Day among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Tobacco Use, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, and Vulnerable Populations: Current Landscape and Opportunities for Improvement.JACC. Advances · 2024Review
- Smoking cessation among sexual minority women: Differences in cigarette quit ratios across age, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Internalized Homonegativity is Indirectly Associated with Smoking Status through Somatic Anxiety.Health behavior and policy review · 2024Article
- Differences in Tobacco Advertising Receptivity Among Young Adults by Sexual Identity and Sex: Findings From the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2024Article
- Cigarette smoking behaviors and nicotine dependence at the intersection of sexual identity and sex in the United States: Findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review Evaluating Disparities in State-Run Quitline Utilization and Effectiveness in the U.S.AJPM focus · 2023Review
- Perceived Substance Use Risks Among Never Users: Sexual Identity Differences in a Sample of U.S. Young Adults.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Intentions and Attempts to Quit Smoking Among Sexual Minoritized Adult Smokers After Exposure to the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Association between perceived health risks of e-cigarettes and actual e-cigarette use, based on cigarette smoking status and sexual and gender minority status among U.S. adults.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- Trends in sexual orientation disparities in cigarette smoking: Intersections between race/ethnicity and sex.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveCigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Sexual minorities (lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals), smoke at higher rates than the general population. However, little else is known about sexual minority smokers. Furthermore, the sexual minority population is diverse and little research exists to determine whether subgroups, such as lesbians, gay men, and female and male bisexuals, differ on smoker characteristics. We examine differences in smoking characteristics (advertising receptivity, age of first cigarette, non-daily smoking, cigarettes per day, nicotine dependence, desire to quit and past quit attempts) among lesbians, gay men, and female and male bisexual adults in the United States.
methodsSecondary analysis of the CDC's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey (N=118,590).
resultsControlling for age, race, socioeconomic status and geographic region, identifying as a female bisexual was associated with fewer past quit attempts, lower age at first cigarette, and higher nicotine dependence when compared to heterosexual women. There were no differences in desire to quit between male or female sexual minorities and their heterosexual counterparts.
conclusionSexual minority individuals smoke at higher rates than heterosexuals and yet similarly desire to quit. Tailored efforts may be needed to address smoking among bisexual women.
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