In cities across the United States, LGBT enclaves and neighborhoods have been a pillar of the community. Sacramento’s Lavender Heights in Midtown stands proud as a bustling district for LGBT families and businesses to pursue the American dream. We’ll look at Lavender Heights then and now with Sacramento’s first openly gay City Council member Steve Hansen and business owner and activist Tina Reynolds.

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