state Sen. Scott Wiener."We’ve come a long way since the 1980s and 1990s, during which LGBTQ people were ignored and marginalized while facing the HIV/AIDS crisis," Wiener, who represents San Francisco, said in a statement. "But we have a long way to go before the LGBTQ community is fully supported and cared for by our health infrastructure.
SB 932 would be a groundbreaking law to help get us there."Wiener advocated for the bill after California announced this spring that officials were collecting data on race, age, and sex in regard to cases of COVID-19, but not sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBTQ+ people have higher rates of smoking, cancer, HIV, and homelessness, which made the omission even more glaring. The governor's office.