Equity Action: Big Tobacco and Vape have a History of Lying, Profiling, and Targeting the LGBTQIA+ Community

As the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies celebrate hard-won human rights in June, members of the LGBTQIA+ community are still vulnerable to mistreatment and discrimination and continue to struggle to be recognized as equal members of society. June is Pride month, and as we celebrate all this community has attained, remember that for years the tobacco industry has made efforts to appeal to LGBTQIA+ consumers through things like targeted advertisements in LGBTQIA+ press, cigarette giveaways, event sponsorships, and free tobacco industry merchandise, and continues to do so. To learn more about how you can assist the LGBTQIA+ community to address vape and cigarette use, click on the link. Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights created a SMOKE FREE PRIDE TOOL KIT with information, strategies and tactics to assist the LGBTQIA+ community address tobacco/vape use.

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