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Queer as Smoke

Queer as Smoke aims to raise awareness of smoking in LGBTQ+ communities and promote local smoking cessation provision, including the offer of vaping, in Kirklees and Calderdale.

Here you will find out about what is happening in Calderdale and Kirklees as well as specific initiatives including Swap to Stop and Creative Minds.

Queer As Smoke - Calderdale

Queer as Smoke Calderdale – is a new a proud partnership between Yorkshire Smokefree Service and The Brunswick Centre supported by Calderdale Council’s Public Health.

Queer as Smoke Calderdale

Queer As Smoke - Kirklees

Queer as Smoke Kirklees – provides information on services to stop smoking.

Queer as Smoke Kirklees

Swap to Stop

Swap to Stop

Creative Minds Calderdale Project

LGBTQ+ Smoke Free - Creative Minds Project

Smokers are three times as likely to quit using stop smoking services versus quitting alone.

Gay Times, 2021

As Queer people we are more likely to smoke than the general population. In fact, LGBTQ+ people are one and a half times more likely to smoke cigarettes than our straight counterparts.

Stu Hosker, Co-Founder, Queer Voices Heard