Health Care

California Will Allow Pharmacists To Dispense HIV Prevention Medication

October 7, 2019

Californians will be able acquire HIV prevention medication without a prescription starting in July 2020.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

A New Generation Of Trans Youth Faces Obstacles To Health Care

December 19, 2018 | Bert Johnson

Trans teenager Michael Alongi was born in a female body and he wants to transition in a more permanent way, but he faces obstacles to gender-affirming care because of his age.

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Reporter Bob Moffitt On The Controversy That Drew Crowds To A Dixon City Council Meeting

July 11, 2018

Capital Public Radio Reporter Bob Moffitt joins Insight to talk about the controversy over a newspaper column by a Dixon official disparaging LGBTQ people that drew hundreds to last night's city council meeting.

Health Care

More Than A Quarter Of California Teens Are Gender Nonconforming, New Study Shows

December 14, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

Teens don't fit squarely into "male" and 'female" categories anymore, research shows

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US Supreme Court 2017-18 Term Preview

October 3, 2017 | Cody Drabble

The US Supreme Court started its 2017-2018 term this week, and McGeorge Prof. Leslie Jacobs returns to Insight with a preview of the blockbuster cases on the docket.

Out Of The Closet, Onto the Street: Foster System a 'Pathway to Homelessness' For LGBT Youth

October 2, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

LGBT youth in the foster system are more likely than their straight peers to end up on the street. Sacramento County and other local agencies are putting out the call for safe and affirming homes.

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PolitiFact California: LGBT Senior Bill of Rights

September 27, 2017 | Chris Remington

PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols returns to fact check misleading statements on the LGBT Senior Bill of Rights and recent controversies around NFL players protesting the national anthem.

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Justice Anthony Kennedy And LGBT Civil Rights

June 23, 2017 | Cody Drabble | Lesley McClurg

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.

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A Conversation With LGBT Lawmakers

June 23, 2017 | Ben Adler | Cody Drabble

Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler spoke with three lawmakers about the LGBT laws enacted by the California Legislature. They’ll share stories about the challenges of passing civil rights bills and coming out.

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The History, Future Of Sacramento's Lavender Heights

June 23, 2017 | Cody Drabble

The Lavender Heights neighborhood in Sacramento is the epicenter of the LGBT community. Beth Ruyak spoke with two community leaders about the history and future of the neighborhood.