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Bert Wylen interviews Randy Wicker on February 18, 1994 about his early civil rights and anti-war activism and his later involvement with the Mattachine Society. Wicker discusses his involvement in publicly promoting Mattachine Society events and publications, contributing to looming political and generational divides within the organization. Wicker describes founding the Homosexual League of New York, his pioneering radio work on WBAI in 1962, and his experiences organizing what he credits as one of the first public gay rights demonstrations in the United States. Wicker reflects on his later apathy and disillusionment with the gay rights movement in the years leading up to Stonewall, his shifting views on the rebellion and its significance, and addresses common myths about the uprising. Wicker discusses current gay youth movements such as GLF; Bert Wylen talks with Donna Redwing about his previous troubles with GLAAD while the record; Bert Wylen interviews Donna Redwing, National Coordinator for GLAAD New York, on February 21, 1994. Redwing discusses her activism opposing Oregon's Measure 9, an anti-gay ballot initiative proposed by the Oregon Citizens Alliance, reflecting on the campaign’s aggressive tactics and its impact on Oregon's gay community. Redwing shares her background in anti-war and civil rights activism and how these experiences shaped her later work in gay rights organizing. Redwing addresses the growing influence of far-right movements across the U.S. and the proliferation of similar anti-gay measures nationwide. Redwing emphasizes the importance of focusing gay activism beyond urban centers, particularly in rural communities. Redwing discusses the broad inaccessibility of the gay rights movement which preceded Stonewall and Stonewall’s significance as a turning point within this movement; Bert Wylen interviews Frank Bertelino on February 21, 1994 about his experiences during the Stonewall Rebellion. Bertelino reflects on his actions the night of the initial unrest, later recognizing the event's historical significance within gay history. Bertelino recounts his claim that, at age 17, he instigated the riot following an altercation with members of the growing crowd outside the Stonewall Inn. Bertelino distinguishes this initial conflict from what he describes as the true beginning of the rebellion, asserting that it was the following night’s organized return to the Stonewall and the sustained community demonstration that marked the start of the uprising. Material used in broadcasts of WXPN’s Gaydreams and Pacifica National News.