islandora | William Way LGBT Community Center Digital Collections

: MsColl8_Reel_013_01; Bert Wylen interviews Paul Monette about his AIDS activism and his novel Afterlife. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.

: MsColl8_Reel_014_01; Bert Wylen interviews Bishop John Spong on March 28, 1990 about his book Living in Sin? A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.

: MsColl8_Reel_015_01; Bert Wylen interviews Kate Bornstein, Dr. Richard Friend, and Rachel Thompson about the topic of transexualism. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.

: MsColl8_Reel_016_01; Bert Wylen interviews Paul Monette about his AIDS activism and his novel Afterlife. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.

: MsColl8_Reel_017_01; Bert Wylen interviews Mandy Carter of the Human Rights Campaign about her activism and philosophies regarding coalition-building. Carter discusses her support for Harvey Gantt’s 1990 campaign against Jesse Helms, her work with the Black Lesbian Leadership Forum, and her early activism in the War Resisters League. Carter addresses racism within the gay community.

: MsColl8_Reel_018_01; Bert Wylen interviews musician Margie Adam on October 28, 1994. Wylen and Adam discuss her tour to benefit the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the women's music movement.

: MsColl8_Reel_019_01; Bert Wylen interviews activist David Acosta on July 29, 1995 about founding the Gay and lesbian AIDS Education Initiative (GALALEI) and the organization’s specific focus on assisting Latin American gay and lesbian people with AIDS. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.

: MsColl8_Reel_020_01; Bert Wylen interviews Rod Jackson and Bob Paris about their book Straight From the Heart: A Love Story.

: MsColl8_Reel_021_01; Bert Wylen interviews Allen Ginsberg, introducing Ginsberg’s life and work by situating his mythic role within gay history. Wylen and Ginsberg discuss literary censorship, from Ginsberg’s early experiences during the McCarthy era to parallels in the 1990s involving Jesse Helms and the Heritage Foundation. Ginsberg voices concern over renewed censorship efforts by the FCC and anti-obscenity campaigns. Wylen and Ginsberg explore the relationship between Ginsberg’s activism and creative practice, touching on his expulsion from Columbia after being discovered in bed with Jack Kerouac. Ginsberg discusses Hydrogen Jukebox, his opera collaboration with Philip Glass, to be performed in Philadelphia in April 1990.

: MsColl8_Reel_022_01; Bert Wylen interviews Janis Ian about her career and musical influences. Wylen and Ian reflect on the power of language and discuss the importance of coming out. Ian reflects on an article in the Village Voice that outed her and discusses the impact of Urvashi Vaid on her decision to come out.

: MsColl8_Reel_023_01; Bert Wylen interviews the lawyer, writer, and commentator Bob Bernstein about his work with Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays (PFLAG). Bernstein reflects on his experiences as the father of a lesbian daughter. Wylen and Bernstein discuss Bernstein’s book, Straight Parents, Gay Children. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.

: MsColl8_Reel_024_01; Bert Wylen interviews Miriam Ben-Shalom about her experience in the army reserve, eventual discharge on the basis of her sexuality, and the complex appeals process she led to challenge the decision. Ben-Shalom discusses a letter she wrote to Dick Cheney and President George Bush proposing a gay and lesbian military battalion to aid in the Persian Gulf War. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.