This resource identifies important health priorities for transgender people and was compiled by the National LGBT Health Coalition with the input of multiple individuals and organizations, including Philadelphia’s Transgender Health Action Coalition (THAC)
HealthPriorities_Trans…

SafeGuards welcomes the Transgender Health Action Coalition (THAC) to our offices and the LGBT Health Resource Center…

Summary & Recommendations:
Because Trans communities face a myriad of serious health and social concerns such as homelessness, poverty, violence, lack of access to health care, unemployment, lack of support, high rates of substance abuse and depression, quitting smoking may, understandably, not be a high priority for many Trans people who use tobacco products…

Current Research on Smoking and Trans communities
At present, there is very little medical information about the long-term
health effects of hormone usage in Trans individuals…

Rates
of Smoking Among Transgender Populations
Preliminary evidence from recent focus groups and surveys examining
smoking in the LGBTQ community suggests both rates of smoking and getting
help quitting are concerns for Trans populations…

Available Research
Asscheman, H; Lips, P; Gooren, LJG; Megens,
JAJ. Division of Endocrinology/Andrology…

There is very little research on Transgender/Transexual (Trans) populations and smoking. This article looks at what research is available, and what can be done in the future for this population.