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Allentown, PA — Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that his administration has taken another step to improve health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic by announcing the collection of COVID-19 data on the LGBT population.
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and the National LGBT Cancer Network co-led a letter to the administration, signed by 26 LGBT organizations in Pennsylvania, seeking this policy decision.
The Governor’s announcement can be found here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/
The following statement can be attributed to Adrian Shanker, executive director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center:
It is very difficult to prioritize health equity during a crisis, however it is incredibly important that health equity is central to the COVID-19 response. That’s why we are so proud of Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine for making this announcement which ensures data collection on COVID-19’s disparities impacting the LGBT population in our state. Those who suggest, wrongly, that the virus doesn’t discriminate lack an understanding of how the social conditions of our lives leave historically marginalized populations more vulnerable to COVID-19. With this major announcement today, Pennsylvania will be collecting data that can help keep LGBT people safe from this dangerous virus.
About Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center: (www.bradburysullivancenter.
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center provides arts, health, youth, and pride programs to strengthen and support the LGBT community across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
