Comments on: Stop smoking for LGBT and Feminism in the Daily Cal http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/ news and views from uc berkeley Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:19:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: California Grown http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/#comment-19147 California Grown Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:58:40 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/#comment-19147 Regardless of the reasons for the higher rates of smoking in the GLBT community (I believe it has more to do with a glamorization of smoking as opposed to fighting discrimination), the rates of smoking are higher in the Queer community. The smartest way of fighting any unhealthy behavior in society is to target the communities most at risk or most likely to partake in the behavior. This isn't to the exclusion of other communities. There are plenty of anti-smoking groups out there without relation to sexual orientation and I am sure that Last Drag wouldn't kick Straight people out of their meetings. The point of their meetings is to find a way to get all people (but especially Gay people) to find an interest in quitting smoking. It is really just a marketing ploy and not something worth getting upset about. Regardless of the reasons for the higher rates of smoking in the GLBT community (I believe it has more to do with a glamorization of smoking as opposed to fighting discrimination), the rates of smoking are higher in the Queer community.

The smartest way of fighting any unhealthy behavior in society is to target the communities most at risk or most likely to partake in the behavior. This isn’t to the exclusion of other communities. There are plenty of anti-smoking groups out there without relation to sexual orientation and I am sure that Last Drag wouldn’t kick Straight people out of their meetings. The point of their meetings is to find a way to get all people (but especially Gay people) to find an interest in quitting smoking. It is really just a marketing ploy and not something worth getting upset about.

]]> By: alina http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/#comment-19139 alina Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:46:19 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/#comment-19139 incase my email doesn't show up - its a.azizian@gmail.com incase my email doesn’t show up - its a.azizian@gmail.com

]]> By: alina http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/#comment-19138 alina Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:44:42 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2007/02/21/stop-smoking-for-lgbt-and-feminism-in-the-daily-cal/#comment-19138 This is absolutely random and unrelated... Does anyone still keep in touch with Paul LaFata? If so, can someone email me his contact info or give him mine... grazie :) This is absolutely random and unrelated…

Does anyone still keep in touch with Paul LaFata? If so, can someone email me his contact info or give him mine… grazie :)

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