AUGUST 28, 1998
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 21
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Lorain, Sandusky
Bay Area Gays and Lesbians (BAGAL), Box 13, Fremont, Ohio 43420
2nd Sun 2 pm, Coffee Expectations, Sandusky Mall, Milan Rd., Sandusky
P-FLAG Lorain-Elyria
Black Swamp Bears
P.O. Box 167, Lorain 44052 Toledo Area Code 419
705 Leonard St., Toledo 43605
John Domrose Fdn. for Personal Rights Box 12604, Toledo 43606 Gay and Lesbian Parents of Toledo Support Group
Flowerville Jon Brittain Florist
2261 Warrensille Ctr., University Hts. 14526 Detroit Ave., Lakewood FURNITURE
216-932-7550 216-521-3100
440-988-8215
698-8228 472-2364 242-5928, 475-8190 Gays & Lesbians United, political group, Box 6552, Toledo 43612 292-1524 2nd Wed. 7 pm, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2272 Collingwood, Toledo
Big Fun
Night Sweats & T-Cells Premiere Screening
1827 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts. 216-371-4386 277 Martine! Drive, Kent 44240
The Lavender Triangle Box 178079, Toledo 43615
MISC, Men's Information & Social Club, Tue 8 pm, Toledo
531-0644 472-2364
Custom screen printing Kent Central Ohio Area Code 614
330-673-2808
Creative-a-Tee
874 N. High St., Columbus
P-FLAG Toledo Box 4619, Tol. 43620 pflagtole@aol.com
244-4421, 241-7614
ACLU of Northwest Pa.
Erie Gay Community News
P.O. Box 3063, Erie Pa. 16508
2nd Tue 7 pm, St. Mark's (see below); 4th Sat 3 pm, Jewish Ctr, Sylvania Ave. PRO-Toledo Box 4642 Old West End Sta., Toledo 43620
Sing Out Toledo
472-2364 474-5226, 868-1039 Rehearsal Mon 7pm, St. Mark's Episcopal Ch, 2272 Collingwood, Toledo Tallulah's Community Center 6725 W. Central Ave., Toledo 419-843-7707
Youngstown, Warren, Ashtabula, Erie P.O. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512
GLPCI (Gay, lesbian parents; Ash'bula, Cuya., Geauga, Lake Co.) League of Gay and Lesbian Voters Box 8083, Erie, Pa. 16505 North Coast Rainbow Families (Gay and lesbian parents) Erie, Pa. PACT, People of All Colors Together Box 1131, Youngst'n 44501 P-FLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Ashtabula
Last Fri. 7 pm, Donohoe Ctr. conference room, U.S. 20 East, Ashtabula P-FLAG Erie, 1st Thurs 7 pm, U.U. Cong. Erie, 7180 New Perry Hwy. 814-864-0184 PACT, People of All Colors Together Box 1131, Youngst'n 44501 330-550-0805 PFLAG Ytown 747-2696; Parents 746-4963; Gay men 427-6238; Lesbians 549-2451 3rd Sun, 3 pm, Christ Ch. Presby. annex, Hopkins at Canfield (U.S. 62) Political coalition of lgbt activists OutWatch West Virginia Area Code 304
Omega Cut
Kukala's Tanning & Tees
636 North High St., Columbus
297-4743 228-TEES (8337)
HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS
The Cutting Edge
Gravity West
73 Shiawasse, Fairlawn
20012 Detroit Rd., Rocky River
330-836-1979
440-331-8113
11833 Franklin, Lakewood
216-221-9008
HEALTH CARE
814-734-3458
Chiropractic Health Services
16900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
216-228-6622
Norka Futon Cie Hts 216-371-8489 Lakew'd 216-226-2660 Akr'n 330-253-9330 GIFTS, CARDS, NOVELTIES & T-SHIRTS
Northern Ohio
PASTRIES
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland 216-476-2253 PETS Aquatic Accents, Aquarium service Tracy Manning Sheffield Lake 440-949-8230 Coventry Cats 216-321-3033 1810 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts. PRINTERS & MAIL SERVICES Alice Paul Printers & Mail Serv.ice 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland Nova Print 138 N. High St., Columbus 43215 RADIO & TELEVISION
Live call-in 419-530-4172 216-368-2208
"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thur 11:30 am, cable channel 21, Columbus "Alternating Currents" Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM Cincinnati 513-961-8900 "The Gay '90s" Sun. 8-9 pm, WERE 1300 AM Cleve. "Gay Talk Radio" Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo "GayWaves" Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland "Hold That Door" Thursday, 10:00 p.m. -midnight, WUJC 88.7 FM, Cleveland "In the Company of Womyn" Sun. 9-11 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo "Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30p, Cable Ch. 21, Cols.
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland
216-631-8646 614-228-3618
Live call-in 216-578-1300
614-224-2288
"This Way Out"
814-456-9833
440-974-8909
Dentists, Hong and Ozawa, D.M.D. 15400 Snow Rd., Brook Park Dr. Kevin R. Hothem, Chiropractic Physician 551A City ParkAv, Cols
216-265-8900
"This Way Out"
Monday, 7:30 p.m., WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin
614-228-8319
814-898-4210
Lakewood Hospital
216-529-7020
814-868-0069
330-550-0805 440-964-3350
Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey 2179 Taylor, Cle Hts New Hope Alterntive Therapy Rese'rch 2012 W. 25th #916, Cle. Northern Ohio Physicians for Human Rights Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist
5500 Ridge, Parma
440-886-6500
216-371-6200
216-363-5060 216-281-7418 Cleveland 216-751-4802
HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS
330-747-8776
Joe's Plumbing Home Environments
Cleveland 216-961-6086 Professional Renovations
Cleveland
Pager, 216-590-7734 216-651-4685
Real Estate Mortgage Realty One John Lauro Smythe Cramer James Anderson Smythe Cramer Mark Lastiton
REAL ESTATE
Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted) Century 21 Mark Snyder Office 440-842-7200 Voicemail 601-8121 Michael A.D. Kittle Kittle Associates 4408 Perkins Ave., Cleveland 721-3369 Progressive Urban Real Estate Michele Anderson, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Denise Williams, Neal Larson 20575 Ctr. Ridge Rd. #500, Rocky River
HOTLINES
589-9696 440-356-5363 Office 991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056 15312 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 12435 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts. RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS
521-9300
721-1210
550 2nd St., #3, Huntington 25701 P-FLAG, Parents Friends of Lesb'ns Gays 115 18th St, Wheeling 26003 P-FLAG 5022 Columbia Ave., Williamstown
Lambda Panhandlers P.O. Box 1961, Shepherdstown 25443 Mountain State Bears Box 5333, Charleston 25361 chuck@wdhhr.org P-FLAG
768-1005 522-3328
232-8743
375-6412
West Virginia Lesbian-Gay Coalit'n Box 11033, Charleston 25339
343-7305
Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard
AIDS Hotline Ohio 800-332-AIDS (332-2437) TDD: 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889) 330-375-2437 (375-AIDS) Akron AIDS Hotline 24 hour, Community AIDS Netw. Battered Women's Hotline 24 hours Cleveland area 216-391-4357 419-352-5242 Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m. 513-651-0070
Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted)
A Common Bond (Gay ex-Jehovah's Witnesses) Box 91853 Cle. 44101 Archwood United Ch. of Christ 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland
749-1982 351-1060
Worship Sun 9 & 11 am; Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm Chevrei Tikva (Jewish) P.O. Box 18120 Cleveland 44118-0120
932-5551
COMPUTER SERVICES
Alice Paul Printers Mailing Lists, Computer Service
216-631-8646
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line (Stonewall Union)
Bill & Bob's BBS www.bilinbobs.com Set modem to 8-N-1 ReBoot Computing & Design 30628 Detroit Rd. #147, Westlake Total Laser Care
440-838-5454
Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline
7 to 11 pm
440-871-5530
Erie, Pa., Info Line
216-738-4444
Free Clinic of Cleveland
Clev. LG Hotline 216781-6736 24-hr, 861-5454 eve; TDD 861-4477; 888-429-8761 216-391-3912 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center 614-299-7764 937-274-1776 814-456-9833 216-721-1115
12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
COUNSELING
Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight
800-347-8336
Gaybashing or Harassment Victims Assistance
24-hour
800-259-1536
1st & 3rd Fridays 8 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire, Cleve. Hts. Christian Bible Study Group YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleve. Church of Mother Earth, Union of Pagans Box 609277, Cleve. 44109 Church of Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts. Cleve. Meeting, Religious Soc. of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia Community Church of Chesterland 11984 Caves, Chesterland Cove United Methodist Church 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic) P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101
341-3729
398-5224
932-2065
791-2220
440-729-7898
521-7424 531-4469
Cleveland Area Code 216
GLAAD Alert Line
Report anti-gay defamation in the media
800-429-6334
Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D. Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge
Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
D.L. Dunkle & Associates Debra Dunkle, ACSW LISW; Jane Miller, MSSA LSW Lisa Gilbert, M.D.; Martha Webb, CCDC; John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW 12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleveland Hts., 44106 Antone Feo, PhD. and Assoc. 24500 Centr Ridge #100, Westlake 440-899-1300 Institute for Sexual Wellness Dean Fazekas, MSSA LISW Westik 440-899-1300 Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW 5 South Main St., Oberlin 800-457-0345 Laurelwood Counseling Center 6500 Rockside #160, Independence 520-4061 Martha Murphy, Ph.D. 8748 Brecksville Rd. #222, Brecksville 440-734-7841 Nicholas Palumbo, ACSW, LISW, 20800 Center Ridge #113 440-331-2898 Pride Institute at Solutions 800-DIAL-GAY (800-342-5429) Becky Streem LISW, CCDC II 34950 Chardon #102, Willo'by Hils 440-953-8809 Akron, Canton, Kent Area Code 330 Helmuth Psychological Associates 3200 W. Market St., Akron 44333 Reserve Psychological Consultants 96 Graham Rd., Cuyahoga Falls Townhall II P.O. Box 781, Kent
Affirmations
918 S. Front St., Columbus 43206
HIV testing by Cols Heath Dept, Fri 3-7 pm, free, anonymous, 645-6960 HIV-challenged spectrum group, Mon 7:30 pm
CROSSDRESSING
440-899-7625
Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Lesbian Switchboard
304-292-4292
831-5440
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5 Ohio State University Gay-Lesbian Alliance
888-843-4564
4th Sun 10:30 am, Our Lady of Peace Cath. Ch., E 126th at Shaker, Cleve. East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church 8181 Center, Mentor Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church
440-255-8171
10034 Lorain Ave., Cleve.
651-0129
614-292-9212
229-2100
Project Inform, AIDS treatments 347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110 Toledo Referral Line PRO-Domrose Fdn. 4 pm to 10 pm Spanish AIDS Hotline TTY AIDS Hotline (Ohio)
800-822-7422
419-472-2364
Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays 7 pm Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland First Unitarian Church
791-5200
21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.
751-2320
(TDD)
WomenSpace Helpline (Cleveland) Monday Friday 10 am 4 pm Youngst'n P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) 330-747-2696 AIDS Helplin INSURANCE
800-344-7432 800-332-3889 216-696-3100
Sun. 9:15 & 11:15 am (Celebrating Welcoming Congregation Committee) 791-2220 Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns (Quaker) 10906 Magnolia, Cleve
330-742-8796
Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Rev. Renee Goodman
Committment vows
440-247-2772
Rev. Mary Grigolia
Commitment vows
216-221-4949
Integrity-NE Ohio (Episcopal) St. Peter's Church, 18001 Detroit, Cleve.
671-4946
873-9866
Allstate Insurance Graceann Kramer 13324 Madison, Lakew'd State Farm Jean Jones 1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 Betsy Warner 3091 Mayfield #217, Cleve. Hts. 44118 JEWELERS
216-221-6263
330-864-8866
216-932-6900
3rd Saturday 5 pm, potluck and program Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns) 20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr Liberation United Church of Christ ● Rev. Dan Geslin
440-333-2255
781-5822
929-1326
Sun 10:30 am at Hillel, 11291 Mayfield near Euclid on CWRU campus, Clev. Lutherns Concerned Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120
321-4845
Keith Jewelers
678-7556
Nicholas Jewelers
Columbus Area Code 614
Rinaldi Jewelers
445-8277
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted 2161 S. Green Rd., University Hts. 2028 East 9th St., Cleveland MASSOTHERAPY
440-734-6677 216-381-3075 216-566-0603
Alpha Omega
Glass City Sisters Paradise Club
P.O. Box 2053, Sheffield Lake 44054 P.O. Box 8532, Toledo 43623
216-556-0067
A Touch of Serenity Brian Keating Elizabeth Leonard Steve Skowran
P.O. Box 29564, Cleveland 44129 Cross-Port Box 1692, Cinti 45201 crossport@aol.com Crystal Club 4th Sat, 2nd Fri; Box 287, Reynoldsburg 43068
216-586-9292 606-581-3711 614-294-9031
Michael Sowinski Cleveland 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Licensed Massage Therapist Columbus 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
216-631-0412 216-671-0663 614-299-0930 440-899-1300
382-0660 440-775-3766 440-777-6622
4th Fri., Hope Lutheran Church, Taylor & Northvale, Cleveland Hts. Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts. Oberlin Unitarian Univer'lst Fellowship 12354 Ohio Rt. 58, Oberlin Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congre't'n 5050 Porter, N. Olmsted Out of the Dark Religion/sexuality support 1418 West 29th, Cleve. Pilgrim Cong. Ch., UCC Sun 10:30am, Thu 6:30pm, 2592 W 14, Cle. Presbyterians Lesbian-Gay Concerns 1689 Glenmont, Cle Hts 44118
382-0480
522-1999 861-7388
932-1458
ELECTROLYSIS
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T.
216-228-8886
Electrolysis Lakewood FINANCIAL SERVICES
AmEx Financial Toby D. Oster Cleveland
216-447-8870 ext. 248 AmEx Financial Tim Jenkins 6000 Freedom Sq. #300, Indepndc 216-447-8870
FLOWERS, PLANTS & LANDSCAPING
City Gardener and Florist 329 North Chestnut St., Ravenna 330-296-8600
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Wash DC 20009 202-986-1300 G-L Al. Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W.26 St #503 NY 10001 212-807-1700 Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition Box 50360, Wash., DC 20091 202-583-8029 Human Rights Campaign 1012 14th St. NW Wash, DC 20005 202-628-4160 Lambda Legal Defense-Mdwst 11 E Adams #1008, Chicgo 60603 312-663-4413 Nat'l Center Lesbian Rights 870 Market, #570 S.F. CA. 94102 415-392-6257 Nat'l Gay-Lesbian Task Force 2320 17th St NW Wash DC 20009 National Organization for Women Washington, D.C. Servicemembers Legal Defense Netwk Assists with military ban
202-332-6483 202-331-0066 202-328-3247
St. John's Episcopal Ch, Sun 11 am; 2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City) 781-5546 Unitarian Society of Cleveland 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts. 932-1898 United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian-Gay Concerns 228-9635, 961-1320 3rd Friday, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleveland (Tremont) Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.
Cleveland (Ohio City) 556-3316
2nd and 4th Sun, 5 pm, Ashé Cultural Center, 1861 West 25th St., Cleveland West Shore Unitarian Universalist Ch●20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr 440-333-2255 Zion United Ch. of Christ, Sun 10:30 am, 2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont) 861-2371 Gay-lesbian book discussion, 2nd Mon, Borders Westlake, 961-5751 Continued on next page
2nd Sat 5:30 pm potluck, program; Noble Rd Pres. Ch.; 2780 Noble, Cle Hts Simpson United Methodist Church 8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland Southwest UU Ch, Rev. Paul Beckel Box 360002, Strongsvl 44136
281-9776 440-816-1686
Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
it's a lifestyle choice
SPACION IS STILL SOJOUNING AT STUART'S .....
GODT THAT MEN NEIGHBOR'S DRIVING
POOR BASY.
ME BREANNE HE'S PLAYED HIS SEE YOU LATER.
MOTLEY CRUE ALBUMS TIMES
CIGAR SMOKE 17 pa
Garis
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WITH LOIS AND GINGER.
SHORTLY...
THANKS FOR COMING, SPARROW, I'VE MISSED YOU SO -MUCH.
HOW'S IT GOING, BASE?
GOOD! I MISS YOU GUYS TOO. TAFETLING MUCH CLEARER ABOUT BINIGS WITH STUPET, AND I'M READY TO COME BACK.
EXCELLENT! ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHAT HE WINITED TOOCK TO YOU ABOUT.
NOW WHAT? HAVE YOU INSTITUTED VISITING HOURS FOR MALE GUESTS?
HEY, STU ON MOVE IN AS FAR AS WERE CONCERNED. HE JUST WANT YOU 10:00SIGN THE MORTGAGE AND SHELL OUT FINE THOU TO HELP BUY THIS PLACE.
WHAT?
TURNS OUT GINGER CAN'T AFFORD THE HOUSE QUHER
OWN.
1998 BY ALISON BECKDEL
AND BY CREDIT COME ON! IT'S ISN'T SO GOOD A GOOD GHESTSACE & DEMENTI AND FAULTED ON MY NOT JUST JARENT LOAN, FINANCIALLY!
IT'S AN NESTMENT NET SHOP! A CONSTA SHARING REDURCES! HOW TO THE CORFORATE ESTRADILY
ALIEN
CKAY, MAIAT
THE HELL I'VE GOT SOME MONEY SAVED UP
ALLY, EYE BEN GYNG A LOT OF THOUGHT LATELY TO HOW I WANT TO LIVE, IT'S BEEN NKE STAYING AT STUART'S MID REALLY? HAVING SOME PRASACY BUTTANY'S NOT WHAT I WANT PENANGITLY, THW KIND OF ISOLATER, COUPLE-FOCUSED EXISTENCE ALL CUT OFF PROP THE WORL
• EANMULE, NA DIFFERENT ZIP CODE......
ELECTRIC
DODE OPENER, YOU D GET OUT OF GONSIDE!
UN... I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ALITTLE LESS...UM...
HERMETICALLY SEALED.
LATER THAT EVENING...
HI. LISTEN, I'M GONNA STAY HERE TONIGHT....I KNOW.FE TOO...WHAT?...WELL. I GUESS SO. BUT I DONT THINK IT'S VERY HEALTHY IF YOU CAN'T BE AWAY AK ME FOR EVEN ONE MIGHT
UH... I DO MESY YOU, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I WANT TO CONG OVER.
YAS
Girls
Girls,
Garts!