Hollywood actors from the 30s, 40s and 50s were so glamorous. Images of leading men and women from this era are almost always with a cigarette, and those movies in some ways contributed to the perception that smoking was glamorous or cool.
However, the days of when cigarettes were perceived glamorous or cool are a thing of the past. Many cities and states in the US have banned smoking, making it difficult (not to mention expensive), so I was surprised to read GLBT adults are twice as likely to smoke. The same study from Nicotine & Tobacco Research said GLBT adults are half as likely to have plans to quit smoking.
If you are a smoker won’t you consider quitting? If you know someone who is still smoking have you given thought to letting them know how you feel and your concern for their health? Let’s make smoking history.
BosGuy 
I smoked in college, and then stopped (for 17 years). I started again because people I loved were smokers, so one day over cocktails I took one, and then another.
It took me another 10 years of on-and-off semi-serious trying to finally quit for good. It is a challenge some days. I knoe that the odor on my clothes and on my breath is gone, and my chances of lung cancer have been seriously reduced.
My reason-my muse-for stopping? My mother was one of the tall, elegant woman with a cigarette in one hand and a cocktail in the other. We lost her to lung cancer too, too young.
Find a reason to stop. Your own well-being and value should be enough, but find a reason. Be around for awhile.
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