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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on April 17, 1994. Wylen presents current news updates including a New York District Courts challenge to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a lawsuit filed by a coalition of religious and civil rights groups to block anti-gay initiatives in Washington state, a heated debate regarding anti-gay measures which culminated in the outing of Congressman, Steve Gunderson, a California Appeals Court ruling permitting the continuation of the Boy Scouts of America’s discriminatory hiring policies, and a guilty verdict reached in the serial murder charges made against Sergeant Kenneth J. French. “Deliver Me” by The Hooters plays. Wylen interviews Donna Redwing, National Coordinator for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), in New York City. Redwing discusses her activism opposing Oregon's Measure 9, an anti-gay ballot initiative proposed by the Oregon Citizens Alliance, reflecting on the campaign’s aggressive tactics and its impact on Oregon's gay community. Redwing shares her background in anti-war and civil rights activism, discussing how these experiences shaped her later work in gay rights organizing. Redwing addresses the growing influence of far-right movements across the U.S. and the proliferation of anti-gay measures nationwide. Redwing emphasizes the importance of focusing gay activism beyond urban centers, particularly in rural communities. Redwing reflects on the broad inaccessibility of early gay rights organizations which preceded Stonewall and Stonewall’s significance as a turning point within gay rights organizing. Wylen presents local news updates and announcements. “Thunder” by Susan Herrick plays. Lucia Chapelle of This Way Out reports on the first gay New Zealand Parliament member, Chris Carter, who came out upon his maiden speech on March 16. An unidentified song and “It Ain’t Always What You Do” by Etta James play. Greg Gordon of This Way Out reports on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by The Flirtations plays. Wylen signs off to “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren.