Tanning Salons Cluster In Neighbourhoods With More Gay, Bisexual Men

New research suggests that tanning salons appear to cluster in neighborhoods in the US where more gay and bisexual men live and this might be one reason for higher skin cancer rates among sexual minority men.

Researches examined data in 10 major cities and the odds of living near a tanning salon were “twice as high in areas where at least 10 percent of households were male couples than in neighborhoods with fewer gay households” according to ‘NBC News’.

“This matters because gay men already experience many health disparities and also have higher rates of skin cancer,” said Dr. Eleni Linos, senior author of the study and a professor of dermatology and epidemiology at Stanford University in California.

“Tanning beds are a known carcinogen, so having this carcinogen more available in these neighborhoods is a problem,” Linos said by email.

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