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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on March 6, 1994. Wylen presents national news updates including Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF) data indicating a majority of the members of the House of Representatives do not discriminate on the basis of sexuality during the hiring process, a Florida State Supreme Court ruling rejecting a constitutional amendment which would hinder the ratification of any special protections on the basis of sexuality proposed within the state, the touring of a Reno gay bar by the Governor of Nevada and Mayor of Las Vegas in an effort to voice opposition to similar local anti-gay ordinances, the expression of that same opposition by President Clinton in a letter to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, the approval of a gay rights bill by the Washington State House of Represrentatives, the failure of an experimental AIDS medication, ongoing deliberation in an AIDS based discrimination suit against a law firm in San Diego, and the launching of a campaign led by Amnesty International intended to address anti-gay violence and human-rights violations against gays and lesbians. “All the Young Dudes” by David Bowie plays. Wylen interviews Matt Marco and Steve Mathis in Washington, DC about the launch of their publication, Young Outspoken Ubiquitous Thinking Homos (YOUTH) Magazine. Wylen, Marco, and Mathis discuss their experiences coming out, Marco and Mathis’ reasons for beginning the magazine, and their plans for its future. Rod and Bob Jackson-Paris present an endorsement of Gaydreams. “Johnny Come Home” by Fine Young Cannibals plays. Wylen presents local news and announcements. “Big Mistake” by David Wilcox plays. Holly Kernan of This Way Out reports from the Latin American Film Festival in Havana, Cuba on the debut of the film Strawberry and Chocolate. “Freedom to Love” by Faith Nolan plays. Christopher David Trenton of This Way Out reports on avant-garde film director, Derek Jarman, on the occasion of his death from AIDS related complications. “The Boxer” by Simon and Garfunkel plays. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.