Bert Wylen interviews Mark Segal about his first exposure to gay politics through the Mattachine Society, his experiences during the Stonewall uprising, the formation of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and its split into the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA). Segal reflects on the political dynamics of gay activism after Stonewall; Bert Wylen interviews Cleve Jones in A Different Light Bookstore in Los Angeles, CA on March 14, 1994 about his early activism in Phoenix, Arizona, the development of gay cultural and political organizations before the AIDS crisis, and the impact of the epidemic. Jones discusses his relationship with Harvey Milk, the significance of Milk’s assassination, and the origins of the AIDS Quilt Project as a memorial to those who died of AIDs. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams and Pacifica National News.
