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Resources:

Use of Tobacco Products Among LGBTQ: Results From 2016 Surveys & Focus Groups.

Corporate Sponsorships at Gay Pride Parades Alienate Some Activists.

"If You Know You Exist, It's Just Marketing Poison": Meanings of Tobacco Industry Targeting in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community.

Tobacco Policies and Alcohol Sponsorship at Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Festivals: Time for Intervention.

Pride Apparel: Don’t Assume the Source Backs the Message.

The Break Up: Evaluation of an Anti-Smoking Educational Campaign for Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals in Los Angeles County.

Burning Love: Big Tobacco Takes Aim at LGBT Youths.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) View it Differently Than Non-LGBT: Exposure to Tobacco-related Couponing, E-cigarette Advertisements, and Anti-tobacco Messages on Social and Traditional Media.

Does tobacco industry marketing excessively impact lesbian, gay and bisexual communities?

Are alcohol-related disparities between sexual minority and heterosexual youth decreasing?

Social identity and support for counteracting tobacco company marketing that targets vulnerable populations.

Addressing gaps on risk and resilience factors for alcohol use outcomes in sexual and gender minority populations.

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(added in the controversy section of LGBT marketing:)

The tobacco and alcohol industries have marketed products directly to the LGBT+ community. In a 2013 study, LGBT+ participants reported statistically-significant higher levels of exposure to tobacco-related content than non-LGBT+ participants. In 2010, of the sampled parades that listed sponsors, 61% of the prides were sponsored by the alcohol industry.

Some LGBT+ people feel that this marketing is valuable representation and shouldn't be discounted or criticized. The LGBT+ community has historically suffered from higher levels of substance abuse than non-LGBT+ individuals. As of 2013, LGBT+ youth struggle with higher levels of alcohol usage than their non-LGBT+ peers, a pattern previously seen in 1998, 2003, and 2008 data. In a 2016 study, 49.5% of LGBT+ respondents reported current cigarette smoking, while 70.2% recognized smoking endangered one's health. There have been some efforts to combat levels of LGBT+ substance abuse. Break Up, a LGBT+ focused anti-smoking campaign, was met with mixed results; while a study following its implementation indicated helpline usage had increased, cessation attempts had not.