Disparities in Tobacco Control: Network for LGBT Health Equity

April 17, 2013

Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity at The Fenway InstituteBoston, MA

The Network for LGBT Health Equity links people and information to help eliminate LGBT tobacco and wellness disparities.

Evaluation excerpt showing how we network people.

Our aim?

TC communities

LGBT communities

TC communities

LGBT communities

LGBTQ 101

Question• Is it legal to fire someone for being gay?

Current State Nondiscrimination Laws

Courtesy of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, as of Jan, 2012

Blue = States banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identityPink=Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation

In most of the country, yes it is.

• Is it legal to fire someone for being gay? On the last chart, in every white state it is legal to fire someone, kick them out of their house, or a restaurant for being LGBT.

• The pink states protect LGB only.• In the blue states it is illegal to do these things

to all LGBT people.

How many people are affected?• There are an estimated minimum of 9 million

gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLBT) persons in the U.S.

• This is roughly equivalent to the population of the state of New Jersey

• The Census does not count LGBT people, but does count same sex couples, if we use these couples as a proxy for all LGBTs, we then know:– LGBT people are found in all

Congressional districts in the U.S.– The number of LGBT people generally

even across racial and ethnic groups.

9-26 Million LGBT Americans

Source: Gates, Gary J. How many people or lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, Williams Institute, 2011

LGB Transgender Any SS partners Any SS attractionIdentity Behavior Attraction

Lesbian/Gay1.7%

Bisexual1.8%

0.3%

8.2%

11.0%

3.5%

LGBT are racially/ethnically diverse

Heterosexual LGB Heterosexual LGB Individuals in DS couples

Individuals in SS couples

Transgender

General Social Survey, 2008-2010

CA Health Interview Survey, 2009

American Community Survey, 2010

National Transgender

Discrimination Survey

70.9% 66.3%44.8% 50.4%

73.4% 76.5% 76.0%

12.4% 16.9%

5.3% 5.3%

7.3% 6.6% 5.0%12.6% 10.4%

35.1% 30.7%

12.5% 11.9% 5.0%

4.1% 6.4% 14.7% 13.7% 6.8% 5.1% 14.0%

White African-American Latino/a Other

Estimated LGBT population = 50,100

% of total WV population = 2.7%

Approximately the population of Grand Island.

*thanks to the Williams Institute, Gary Gates & Gallup for these data.

How many in Nebraska?

What kind of resources does the Network offer?

Online Resources• Blog• The very active

blog! • Discussion Listserv• Twitter• Facebook

Aggregate Best Practices• Yearlong process of

culling state best practices into a single document

• Community & scientific review

QuitlineQuitline LGBT targeted poster

Space for co-branding with your organization name at bottom.

Available from the Network for LGBT Tobacco Control

QuitguideLGBTQ motivational quitguide pamphlet.

Intended to be used in conjunction with professional counseling.

Available from the Network for LGBT Tobacco Control

Case StudiesSharing Our Lessons

This issue highlights the successful implementation of culturally-competent and tailored cessation quitline services for LGBTQ Minnesotans

Available from the Network for LGBT Tobacco Control

ResourcesSurveillance Briefing Paper

– Facts about why LGBT data collection is feasible– Which instruments to collect data on– Examples of tested questions

New Trans Data Collection Briefing Paper

LGBT Cessation Guide

State Technical Assistance• Trainings• Direct longer term

technical assistance• Building bridges with

local community members

Example of Change:

Come see the afternoon session!

The blogwww.lgbthealthequity.wordpress.com

Network for LGBT Health Equitywww.lgbthealthequity.org

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