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Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on May 22, 1994. Steven McKenzie presents national news updates including ongoing legal proceedings in the suit filed by expelled Naval Academy student, Joseph Steffan, against the Department of Defence, the early effects of the “Don’t Pursue” addendum to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” studies indicating pervasive discrimination against lesbian and gay patients and doctors in the medical field, controversy regarding alleged New York Police Department tactics to prevent anti-gay violence at Gay Games 1995, the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) extension of paid leave for honeymoons to gay and lesbian couples, a gay prom hosted by the Los Angeles School District, and concerns in Atlanta, GA regarding the impact of anti-gay state policies and protests on proceedings for the Olympics. “I’m Going All the Way” by Sounds of Blackness plays. Wylen interviews activist Mandy Carter in the Washington, DC offices of the Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF). Wylen and Carter discuss her history and continued activism focusing on gay and lesbian black people. “If These Are the Things” by Tracy Chapman plays. McKenzie presents local news updates and announcements. “Song for Adam” by Jackson Browne, “No Souvenirs” by Melissa Etheridge, “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” by Crash Test Dummies, and “Housework” by The Flirtations play. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.