Empowering Cessation ACS South Region

Inclusion Criteria13

• ≥ 18 years old
• sexual and/or gender minority-identified (SGM) (see definition below)
• living in Oklahoma, Texas, or Arkansas (verified by address)
• a current cigarette smoker (see definition)
• willing to quit smoking within 30 days of enrollment (see definition)
• ability to read and speak English 'well' or 'very well'
• ≥ weekly internet access
• willing and able to participate in SGM-serving volunteer activities.
• own a smartphone
• Sexual minority identity will be indicated by selecting any non-heterosexual response option(s) from: Heterosexual (Straight); Gay or Lesbian; Bisexual; Something else (please state)." Participants will indicate the sex assigned on their birth certificate (i.e., natal sex). Gender minority identity will be indicated by "Trans male/Trans man;" "Trans female/Trans woman;" "Gender queer/Gender non-conforming;" "Different identity (please state)" or a binary identity (male or female) non-concordant with natal sex.
• Current cigarette smoking will be indicated by ≥100 lifetime cigarettes and currently smoking cigarettes "every day" or "some days".
• High SGM stigma states are defined as the 22 states wherein ˂60% of the population 'thinks that homosexuality should be accepted'. High SGM stigma municipalities are defined as one of the 246 U.S. municipalities (out of the 496 scored from all U.S. states) that scored below the median (71) on the HRC Municipal Equality Index.
• Willingness to quit smoking will be assessed with a single item: "Are you willing to quit smoking cigarettes within 30 days after enrolling in this study? (yes/no)". To be classified as 'ready to quit smoking,' participants will report readiness to quit in the next 30 days and at least 1 past-year quit attempt (i.e., in the "Preparation" stage of change).