Bert Wylen interviews Edmund White on October 22, 1994 about his book The Burning Library. Wylen and White discuss his essays “The Gay Philosopher,” “The Political Vocabulary of Homosexuality,” and “The Personal Is Political: Queer Fiction and Criticism.” Wylen and White discuss Christopher Isherwood, White’s experience at Stonewall the night of the rebellion, the nature of gay friendship, and the compatibility of feminist thought with gay politics. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams.
