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Posted: 11:42 AM Oct 3, 2008
Anti-Smoking Grants Target Gay Community
The grants from the state Division of Tobacco Prevention will fund yearlong anti-smoking programs in central and southern West Virginia.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Bluefield State College and Covenant House have each received $50,000 state grants for programs aimed at reducing smoking in the gay community.
The grants from the state Division of Tobacco Prevention will fund yearlong anti-smoking programs in central and southern West Virginia.
Tobacco Prevention Director Bruce Adkins says tobacco use is significantly higher in the gay community than among non-gays.
Covenant House Development Director Jeff Crist says tobacco is a bigger health threat for the gay community that HIV.
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Posted by: Richard Smoker
on Oct 3, 2008 at 09:29 PM
Why does grant money have to go to a certain group of people? Why can't they just help people quit smoking? What about the white American minority?
Posted by: Your Mom
on Oct 3, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Personally, I'm all for taking the cigarettes away from the gays and re-distributing them to the bigots of the area so maybe they (the bigots, I mean) will chill the heck out. Also, I give it t-minus 30 seconds before someone comes on here and lectures me about my "EVIL SINFUL WAYS" and "WICKED TOLERANCE". Don't bother.
Posted by: david
on Oct 3, 2008 at 08:20 PM
someone should file a discrimination suit against these colleges. are gay poeple not allowed to attend stop smoking activities for straight people.
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