LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations in British Columbia are urging governments to include a wider range of gender and sexual identities in electronic health record systems. They argue that current systems do not adequately capture the spectrum of gender and sexuality, leading to misgendering and inadequate care for gender-diverse individuals. The organizations are calling on Health Canada to create more data fields to address this issue. The inclusion of more diverse-gender and sexual identities in health records could also aid in vaccination planning. The article emphasizes the need for education efforts to accompany any changes to record-keeping practices.

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