William Way LGBT Community Center Digital Collections

Dye, David; Kerston, Kurt; Riggs, Marlon; Roen, Paul; Wrench, Nigel; WXPN; Wylen, Bert

Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on September 4, 1994. Wylen responds to listener complaints about his show's introduction, which uses the language of Jesse Helms to ironically affirm the necessity of celebrating homosexuality. “Celebration” by Kool & The Gang plays. Wylen interviews Marlon Riggs in advance of the premiere of Tongues Untied. Riggs describes the film as an affirmation of the Black gay male experience and discusses the dual marginalization faced by Black gay men, as well as the difficulties he encountered securing funding for the project. “Hot Corn in the Fire” by Casselberry-Dupree and “Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke play. Kurt Kerston of This Way Out interviews Paul Roen about his book High Camp: A Gay Guide to Camp and Cult Films. “Got to Be Real” by Cheryl Lynn plays. Nigel Wrench of the BBC presents a segment on “digital queers.” “The Last Pioneers” by Casselberry-Dupree plays. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays; David Dye of Public Radio International presents World Cafe Live.

1994-09-04

02:00:29

digital audio tape

local: Ms. Coll. 8; https://digital.wilcoxarchives.org/islandora/object/islandora:1609

Gaydreams audio recordings

English

Philadelphia, PA

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