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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on October 2, 1994. Wylen presents national news updates including the Surgeon General’s identification of anti-gay violence as a public health crisis, large demonstrations and sit-ins organized by ACT UP Paris, progress in ongoing AIDS prevention research, the decision by lawmakers in Santa Fe, New Mexico to withdraw funding from local chapters of the Boy Scouts of America because of their discriminatory hiring practices, the withdraw of funding for programs focusing on gay and lesbians at a Texas college’s student health center, the first successful lawsuit against a doctors office which refused service to a patient with AIDS, and the success of Jesse Helms in attaching anti-gay amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Wylen reads a letter he received from a listener. “The Wizard” by Uriah Heep plays. Wylen interviews author Paul Russell about his book, Sea of Tranquility. “Space Oddity” by David Bowie plays. Wylen presents local news updates and announcements. “Little World Spinning Blue” by Cris Williamson and Tret Fure plays. John Beaupre of This Way Out reports on the United Nation’s decision to suspend the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) as a result of the organization's past affiliations with the North American Man Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). “Heart of That Child” by Susan Herrick plays. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.