a recent study found that bisexual, lesbian, and gay female cigarette smokers were more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes.The study, published this week in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, analyzed national data from 2015-2019 of respondents 18 years old and older by sex and sexual orientation.Researchers found that 54 percent of bisexual female smokers preferred menthol cigarettes, and 50 percent of lesbian/gay female smokers preferred them, according to the university.
That compares with 39 percent of smokers generally.“There is a lot of research showing that bisexual females report disproportionately high rates of substance use, including cigarette smoking,” said Ollie Ganz, the study’s lead author and an instructor at the.