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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Hosted By Vicki Gonzalez

Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.

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A Conversation With LGBT Lawmakers

Friday, June 23, 2017 | Sacramento, CA
Jeff Chiu / AP

State Sen. Mark Leno, left, hugs gay rights advocate Stuart Gaffney, with the group Marriage Equality USA, across the street from City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015.

Jeff Chiu / AP
The path to marriage equality was paved with LGBT civil rights legislation large and small. Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler speaks with three openly gay legislators about their journey in public service. First, Sen. Mark Leno and Asm. Susan Eggman share their personal stories and the legislative accomplishments of the LGBT Caucus. The, former Sen. Roy Ashburn recounts the DUI arrest that led to him coming out after 14 years in the Legislature and how he would have voted on LGBT civil rights bills.
 
 

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Ben Adler

Director of Programming and Audience Development

Director of Programming and Audience Development Ben Adler first became a public radio listener in the car on his way to preschool — though not necessarily by choice.  Read Full Bio 

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Cody Drabble

Former Insight Producer and On-Air Director

Cody Drabble learned to love public radio growing up in San Francisco with KQED on every morning during breakfast. In addition to producing and directing the live broadcast of Insight each morning, he also fills in as guest host for Beth Ruyak.   Read Full Bio 

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