Rainbow Alley Drag Free Drag Show:
At our LGBTQ youth drop-in center, Rainbow Alley, in Denver, Colorado we hold once a month drag free drag shows where participants (performers and audience members) voluntarily sign a smoke-free pledge to abstain from tobacco for the duration of the night. At the event, prevention and cessation materials are distributed and a group level intervention or health message is presented by a trained youth facilitator. At the end of the drag show, prizes are awarded to best drag performance and a drawing is held where the pledges are put into a jar and one is drawn out for a prize. It is usually a great success and we have an average of 20-30 youth who sign the pledge. This is one way we are working to cut back the high smoking rates in our community!
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