Bert Wylen presents Gaydreams, broadcast on January 20, 1991. Wylen signs on as an unidentified song plays. Wylen interviews Donna Jackson about her experience in a military reserve unit and discharge on the basis of her sexuality. Cindy Freidman and Mark Saccomano of This Way Out present Newswrap, a program of national and international news updates. “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Peter, Paul, & Mary plays. Wylen interviews Miriam Ben-Shalom about her experience in the army reserve, eventual discharge on the basis of her sexuality, and the complex appeals process she led to challenge the decision. Ben-Shalom discusses a letter she wrote to Dick Cheney and President George Bush proposing a gay and lesbian military battalion to aid in the Persian Gulf War. Wylen presents local announcements. Wylen signs off as “The Difference” by Todd Rundgren plays.
