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Last updated July 2025
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LGBTIQA+ community members often face various social and psychological challenges that can make them more likely to smoke and vape. [1] The good news is, Quit is a culturally safe space, here to empower people in the LGBTIQA+ community who smoke or vape to quit.
Quitting looks different for everyone.
We sat down with community advocates Thomas Jaspers and Matilda Mercury to find out how they knew it was time to quit, and how quitting has changed their lives.
When you quit, your physical health improves. But physical wellbeing is just part of the transformation.
Improve your mental health and reduce your stress levels.
Free up money that you could put towards your lifestyle goals like a holiday, your savings, a new car, dining out or other experiences that bring you joy.
Free up your time to do the things that are important to you.
Research reveals that LGBTIQA+ community members face various social and psychological challenges, making them more likely to smoke compared to the general population. These challenges include:
coping with additional stress
experiencing discrimination
social anxiety
possible rejection from loved ones
experiencing of psychological trauma
normalisation of smoking and vaping in social circles and venues
links to alcohol and other drug use. []
To give yourself the best chance to stop smoking and vaping, it helps to:
Set up a quit plan.
Make changes to your routine to reduce triggers to smoke.
Think about ways to reduce stress.
Not everyone succeeds the first time they try to stop smoking, and some people will try multiple times before they succeed.
Quitline counsellors can chat to you in a culturally appropriate and accessible way. You'll also find peers working in the service.
Quitline counsellors offer personalised support throughout your quitting journey, whether it’s your first or fifth attempt to quit. There are many ways to get in touch with Quitline.
Also check out the My QuitBuddy app: My QuitBuddy is an app that helps you get, and stay, smoke-free and vape-free.
Viewers of films with LGBTIQA+ themes are typically exposed to depictions of smoking once every 15 minutes.
With smoking rates in LGBTIQA+ communities more than double the national average, Quit partnered with Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health to create a platform to celebrate filmmaking talent while empowering LGBTIQA+ communities to live smoke-free.
QuitFlicks are short films made by and for LGBTIQA+ communities. They tackle misconceptions and explore smoke-free living.
Speak directly with a trained quit specialist. Our counsellors are available to provide immediate support, personalised quit plans, and answer all your questions.
Get in contact with Quit
LGBTIQA+ individuals will find peers working in Quitline who can help develop a personalised quit plan.
QuitFlicks is presented by Quit Victoria, Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Thorne Harbour Health.
