Insight With Vicki GonzalezTelevision's LGBT CharactersJune 23, 2017 | Rick Kushman | Cody DrabbleRick Kushman and Fresh Air’s David Bianculli look back at the power of television – and the LGBT characters that shaped how people see and understand what it means to be gay in America. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBill Seeks To Ban Discrimination At California Religious UniversitiesAugust 9, 2016 | Ben AdlerA California lawmaker’s push to reduce discrimination against gays and lesbians at religious colleges and universities is sparking new debate over the separation of church and state. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Adopts School LGBT History LessonsJuly 14, 2016California education officials have adopted new public school curriculum guidelines that give LGBT Americans a more prominent role in history and social science classes.
LGBT Groups Push For "Common Sense" Gun Safety MeasuresJune 20, 2016Gay rights leaders say they've been successful recently, in not only changing laws, but changing American attitudes on issues like gay marriage and believe they can do the same when it comes to gun control.
Sacramentans Show Solidarity With Orlando In Wake Of Mass ShootingJune 12, 2016Several hundred gathered at a rally in Sacramento Sunday afternoon to express solidarity after the mass shooting that killed 49 at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Los Angeles Bans Worker Travel To N. Carolina, MississippiApril 15, 2016(AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says the city will stop doing business with North Carolina and Mississippi after the states approved legislation preventing anti-discrimination protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezMLK Celebration Keynote Speakers Judy and Dennis ShepardFebruary 5, 2016Judy and Dennis Shepard are keynote speakers for this weekend’s Martin Luther King Celebration in Sacramento. The murder of their son Matthew in 1998, prompted new hate crime laws and inspired many books, plays and movies. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RootsThe Music Of A Struggle: Sam Gleaves' Traditional RevolutionNovember 16, 2015On Ain't We Brothers, Sam Gleaves makes same-sex relationships a central part of the story of the rural south.
State GovernmentLaw Extends Protections For Transgender PeopleAugust 13, 2015 | Katie OrrTransgender victims of violence in California will now have more legal protections. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezJustice Anthony Kennedy And LGBT Civil Rights July 31, 2015CapRadio's Lesley McClurg sat down with two McGeorge School of Law professors, Larry Levine and John Sims, to talk about Sacramento’s most important jurist, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and his LGBT civil rights legacy on the Supreme Court. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
