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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on October 3, 1993. Delana Bennett presents national news including updates regarding a delay in the implementation of a Pentagon backed policy that would discontinue the practice of asking military recruits about their sexual orientation, ongoing challenges between federal courts and the Pentagon regarding the constitutionality of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a Senate vote favoring the continued ban on Medicaid coverage for most abortions, the firebombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Lancaster, PA, the House of Representatives’ approval of a hate crime bill which includes sexuality as a protected class, and Minneapolis City Council’s vote to approve a resolution which provides universal health care coverage to the domestic partners of city employees. “Fall in Philadelphia” by Hall and Oates plays. Wylen interviews Bernard Cooper about his first novel, A Year of Rhymes. “I’m The Only One” by Melissa Etheridge plays. Delana Bennett presents local news updates and advertises local events. “This Time the Dreams on Me” by Ella Fitzgerald plays. Susan Gage reports from the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Conference in New Orleans, LA. “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Eric Clapton plays. Josy Catoggio of This Way Out discusses the ethics of outing with author Michelangelo Signorile. “I Love the Life I Live” by Willie Nelson plays. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.