Good health is your best asset

By Jacquetta Brooks, MSW Since the 1980s, the tobacco industry has targeted gays and lesbians in their marketing. "Big Tobacco" exploits our sexuality by eroticizing tobacco use in ads and attempts to gain our trust by posing as "friends" of the community.

Coming Out: It Can Be Good for Your Health

By Jacquetta Brooks, MSW, LGSW  We’ve all been there; that awkward moment at the doctor’s office when the white lab coat asks, “Are you sexually active?” For some of us it’s a resounding “Yes.” For others, it’s a string of umms and uhs.