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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on April 23, 1995. Wylen presents current news updates including the Virginia Supreme Court’s denial of custody rights to lesbian mother, Sharon Bottoms, on the basis of her sexuality, polls conducted by the Human Rights Campaign Fund indicating that over half of congressional offices in the United States institute anti-discrimination policies which cover sexual orientation, the recent discharge of lesbian Army Major, Joyce Walmer, on the basis of her sexuality, ongoing legal battles between the Church of Latter Day Saints and the state of Hawaii regarding same sex marriage, Roberta Achtenberg’s resignation from her federal post and bid for mayor of San Francisco, a poll by Georgia Equity Project indicating strong public support for non-discrimination employment and housing protections for gays and lesbians within the state, and progress in the discrimination lawsuit filed against the Boy Scouts of America. “The Wizard” by Uriah Heep plays. Wylen interviews Sam Van and Michael, students from Saint Joseph’s and Villanova University about their experience as gay men at Roman Catholic colleges. The students discuss the complexities surrounding their attempts to organize gay groups on campus. “Hymn” by Romanovsky and Phillips and “Changes” by David Bowie play. Wylen presents local news updates and event announcements. “Last Pioneers” by Caseelberry-DuPree plays. Kimberly Kranich of This Way Out reports on gay acapella group, The Flirtations. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.