More states are watching out for LGBTQ health care disparities during the pandemic

Advocacy groups and lawmakers have called on the federal government and state governments to collect the data to better understand the impact of the virus on LGBTQ people.

Health officials in Nevada announced this week that they are including data on sexual orientation and gender identity as part of the information they collect when a person tests positive for the coronavirus. Nevada joins California, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, which have all said they are tracking this information.