DECEMBER 11, 1998
GAY PEOPle's ChronICLE 21
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Marietta, Ironton
Rainbow Support
First U.U. Society Ch., 232 3rd St, Marietta
740-373-1238
AmEx Financial
Cleveland
Sundays 2-4 pm and Together in Pride, 7-9 pm.
AmEx Financial
Tim Jenkins
Tri-State Bears
Box 526, Ironton 45638
740-532-6307
Lorain, Sandusky
Bay Area Gays and Lesbians (BAGAL), Box 13, Fremont, Ohio 43420
P-FLAG Lorain-Elyria
Black Swamp Bears
P.O. Box 167, Lorain 44052
440-988-8215
Flowerville Jon Brittain Florist
2261 Warrensille Ctr., University Hts.
FINANCIAL SERVICES Toby D. Oster
216-447-8870 ext. 267 216-447-8870 ext. 277
216-932-7550 216-521-3100
FLOWERS, PLANTS & LANDSCAPING
473-1000
Toledo Area Code 419
P.O. Box 8852, Toledo 43623 John Domrose Fdn. for Personal Rights Box 12604, Toledo 43606 472-2364 Gay and Lesbian Parents of Toledo Support Group 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 The Lavender Triangle Box 178079, Toledo 43615 MISC, Men's Information & Social Club, Tue 8 pm, Toledo
531-0644 472-2364
P-FLAG Toledo Box 4619, Tol. 43620 pflagtole@aol.com 244-4421, 241-7614 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 891-7354
14526 Detroit Ave., Lakewood FURNITURE
House of Mastick 14047 Madison Ave., Lakewood 216-221-6848 Norka Futon Cle Hts 216-371-8489 Lakew'd 216-226-2660 Akr'n 330-253-9330 GIFTS, CARDS, NOVELTIES & T-SHIRTS Northern Ohio Beantown Caffe Mail Order Coffee Box 771318, Lakewood 800-572-8050 Big Fun 1827 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts. 216-371-4386 Night Sweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Drive, Kent 44240 Premiere Screening Custom screen printing Kent 330-673-2808 Central Ohio Area Code 614 Rainbow Tribe Cards & Gifts ● 2997 Indianola Ave. (at Weber), Cols. 268-5424 HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS
The Cutting Edge
Four Seasons
814-734-3458
Gravity West
814-456-9833
Omega Cut
330-395-1100
Rehearsal Mon 7pm, St. Mark's Episcopal Ch, 2272 Collingwood, Toledo Tallulah's Community Center 6725 W. Central Ave., Toledo 843-7707 Trident Internat'l (leather, Levi) Box 462, Tol'do 43697 tridnttol@aol.com 242-2302 Youngstown, Warren, Ashtabula, Erie ACLU of Northwest Pa. P.O. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512 Erie Gay Community News P.O. Box 3063, Erie Pa. 16508 Gay & Lesbian Artists % Queen of Hearts, 134 Pine SE, Warren GLPCI (Gay, lesbian parents; Ash'bula, Cuya., Geauga, Lake Co.) 440-974-8909 814-898-4210 League of Gay and Lesbian Voters Box 8083, Erie, Pa. 16505 North Coast Rainbow Families (Gay and lesbian parents) Erie, Pa. 814-868-0069 Out 'n' About (lesbian, bi women) 25 W. Mkt. #1401, Y'twn 44503 330-746-6816 PACT, People of All Colors Together Box 1131, Youngst'n 44501 330-550-0805 P-FLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Ashtabula 440-964-3350 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 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) OutWatch Political coalition of lgbt activists West Virginia Area Code 304
330-747-8776
Lambda Panhandlers P.O. Box 1961, Shepherdstown 25443 725-7977 Mountain State Bears Box 5333, Charleston 25361 chuck@wvdhhr.org 768-1005 P-FLAG 550 2nd St., #3, Huntington 25701 522-3328 P-FLAG, Parents Friends of Lesb'ns Gays 115 18th St, Wheeling 26003 232-8743 P-FLAG 5021⁄2 Columbia Ave., Williamstown 375-6412 343-7305 West Virginia Lesbian-Gay Coalit'n Box 11033, Charleston 25339
COMPUTER SERVICES
Alice Paul Printers Mailing Lists, Computer Service
216-631-8646 440-838-5454
Bill & Bob's BBS www.billnbobs.com Set modem to 8-N-1 ReBoot Computing & Design 30628 Detroit Rd. #147, Westlake 440-871-5530 Total Laser Care
COUNSELING
73 Shiawasse, Fairlawn
330-836-1979
11002 Clifton, Cleveland
216-281-1220
20012 Detroit Rd., Rocky River 11833 Franklin, Lakewood HEALTH CARE
440-331-8113
216-221-9008
Chiropractic Health Services 16900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
Lakewood Hospital
216-228-6622 216-529-7020 Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek 5500 Ridge, Parma 440-886-6500 Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey 2179 Taylor, Cle Hts 216-371-6200 New Hope Alterntive Therapy Rese'rch 2012 W. 25th #916, Cle. 216-363-5060 Northern Ohio Physicians for Human Rights 216-281-7418 Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist Cleveland 216-751-4802 HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS Joe's Plumbing Cleveland 216-961-6086 Pager, 216-590-7734 Home Environments Professional Renovations Cleveland 216-651-4685 HOTLINES
AIDS Hotline Ohio 800-332-AIDS (332-2437)TDD: 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889) Akron AIDS Hotline 24 hour, Community AIDS Netw. 330-375-2437 (375-AIDS) Battered Women's Hotline 24 hours Cleveland area 216-391-4357 Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m. 419-352-5242 Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline North, 716-679-3560 South, 716-484-8434 Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard 513-651-0070
Clev. LG Hotline 216-781-6736 24-hr, 861-5454 eve; TDD 861-4477; 888-429-8761 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line (Stonewall Union) Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline
216-738-4444
Erie, Pa., Info Line
Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted) Access Behavioral Care East 295-9295, West 440-777-7574, Lake 440-974-9974 Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D. Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
440-899-7625
831-5440
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 229-2100 Antone Feo, PhD. and Assoc. 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake 440-899-1300 Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake 440-899-1300 Laurelwood Counseling Center 6500 Rockside #160, Independence 520-4061 Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW 5 South Main St., Oberlin 800-457-0345 Jeffrey Mostade, PCC, NCC 24500 Center Ridge #100. Westlake 440-899-1300 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 III 34950 Chardon #102, Willo'by Hils 440-953-8809 Akron, Canton, Kent Area Code 330
Helmuth Psychological Associates 3200 W. Market St., Akron 44333 873-9866 Townhall II P.O. Box 781, Kent
Affirmations
Columbus Area Code 614
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
Alpha Omega
Pathways
Paradise Club
CROSSDRESSING
Free Clinic of Cleveland
7 to 11 pm
216-391-3912
614-299-7764 937-274-1776 814-456-9833 12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 216-721-1115 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 GLAAD Alert Line Report anti-gay defamation in the media 800-429-6334 Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Lesbian Switchboard 304-292-4292 888-843-4564 614-292-9212
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5 Ohio State University Gay-Lesbian Alliance
Project Inform, AIDS treatments 347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110 800-822-7422 Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning Trevor Project, 24-hour 800-850-8078 Toledo Referral Line PRO-Domrose Fdn. 4 pm to 10 pm 419-472-2364 Spanish AIDS Hotline 800-344-7432 TTY AIDS Hotline (Ohio) (TDD) 800-332-3889 WomenSpace Helpline (Cleveland) Monday Friday 10 am 4 pm 216-696-3100 Youngst'n P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) 330-747-2696 AIDS Helplin 330-742-8796 INSURANCE
Allstate Insurance Graceann Kramer 13324 Madison, Lakew'd 216-221-6263 Nationwide Insurance Ken LeMonte 2084 Campus, S. Euclid 216-297-0987 State Farm Jean Jones 1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 330-864-8866 Betsy Warner 3091 Mayfield #217, Cleve. Hts. 44118 216-932-6900
JEWELERS
440-734-6677 216-381-3075 216-566-0603
678-7556
445-8277
Keith Jewelers Nicholas Jewelers
Rinaldi Jewelers
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted 2161 S. Green Rd., University Hts. 2028 East 9th St., Cleveland MASSOTHERAPY
216-556-0067
Brian Keating Elizabeth Leonard Steve Skowran
216-586-9292 606-581-3711 614-294-9031
3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Licensed Massage Therapist Columbus 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
216-671-0663 614-299-0930 440-899-1300
Lakewood 216-228-8886
P.O. Box 2053, Sheffield Lake 44054 P.O. Box 23174, Toledo 43623 P.O. Box 29564, Cleveland 44129 Cross-Port Box 1692, Cin'ti 45201 crossport@aol.com Crystal Club 4th Sat, 2nd Fri; Box 287, Reynoldsburg 43068 ELECTROLYSIS
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T.
Electrolysis
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Wash DC 20009 202-986-1300 G-L AI. 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 202-332-6483 National Organization for Women Washington, D.C. 202-331-0066 Servicemembers Legal Defense Netwk Assists with military ban 202-328-3247 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 1810 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts. 216-321-3033 PRINTERS & MAIL SERVICES Alice Paul Printers & Mail Serv.ice 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland 216-631-8646 RADIO & TELEVISION
“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. Live call-in 216-578-1300 "Gay Talk Radio" Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo Live call-in 419-530-4172 "GayWaves" Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland 216-368-2208 "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. 614-224-2288 "This Way Out"
"This Way Out"
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland Monday, 7:30 p.m., WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin
REAL ESTATE
589-9696
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 440-356-5363 Office 991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056 15312 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 521-9300 12435 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts. 721-1210 RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted)
Real Estate Mortgage Realty One John Lauro Smythe Cramer James Anderson Smythe Cramer Mark Lastiton
A Common Bond (Gay ex-Jehovah's Witnesses) Box 91853 Cle. 44101 749-1982 Archwood United Ch. of Christ ● 351-1060 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland Worship Sun 9 & 11 am; Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm B'nai Emeth (Jewish) P.O. Box 770787, Lakewood 44107 Services Fri. 8 pm and Sat. 10:30 am, Torah study Sat 9:15 am
556-1764
West Shore U.U. Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River Chevrei Tikva (Jewish) P.O. Box 18120, Cleveland Hts. 44118-0120
932-5551
Shabbat, 1st & 3rd Fri 8 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire, Cleve. Hts. Locations vary for Torah study, 3rd Sat; Kesher class, 3rd Sun Christian Bible Study Group
YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleve. 341-3729 Church of Mother Earth, Union of Pagans Box 609277, Cleve. 44109 398-5224 Church of Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts. 932-2065 Cleve. Meeting, Religious Soc. of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia 791-2220 Community Church of Chesterland 11984 Caves, Chesterland 440-729-7898 Cove United Methodist Church 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood 521-7424 Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic) P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101 531-4469 4th Sun 10:30 am, Our Lady of Peace Cath. Ch., E 126th at Shaker, Cleve. East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church 8181 Center, Mentor 440-255-8171 Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church 10034 Lorain Ave., Cleve.
651-0129
791-5200
Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays 7 pm Euclid Ave. Congregalionai Church, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland First Unitarian Church 21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts. 751-2320 Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns (Quaker) 10906 Magnolia, Cleve. 791 2220 Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Rev. Renee Goodman Rev. Mary Grigolia
Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)
Committment vows Commitment vows
440-247-2772
216-221-4949
Male, 939-0405
Female, 691-9372
3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & program, Christ Church, 3445 Warrensvil, Shaker Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns) 20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr 440-333-2255 Liberation United Church of Christ Rev. Dan Geslin 781-5822 Sun 10:30 am at Hillel, 11291 Mayfield near Euclid on CWRU campus, Clev. Lutherans Concerned Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120 321-4845
382-0480 382-0660
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 440-775-3766 Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congre't'n 5050 Porter, N. Olmsted 440-777-6622 Out of the Dark Religion/sexuality support 1418 West 29th, Cleve. 522-1999 Pilgrim Cong. Ch., UCC Sun 10:30am, Thu 6:30pm, 2592 W 14, Cle. 861-7388 Presbyterians Lesbian-Gay Concerns 1689 Glenmont, Cle Hts 44118 932-1458 2nd Sat 5:30 pm potluck, program; Noble Rd Pres. Ch.; 2780 Noble, Cle Hts Simpson United Methodist Church 8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland 281-9776 Southwest UU Ch, Rev. Paul Beckel Box 360002, Strongsvl 44136 440-816-1686 Continued on next page
Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel
the DRAMA of the GIFTED CHILD
OMO AND
SYDNEY DECIDE TO SPEND THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR CHRISTMAS VACATION WITH
SYDNEY'S
FATHER AND
WHOA! AN MRX7000!I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! THANKS, DAD!
PAUL! YOU PROMISED TO SCALE BACK THIS YEAR! THAT MUST HAVE COST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!
SEVEN. IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY! OPEN IT UP, SYD!
OPEN YOURS FIRST!
HA! YOU LITTLE MINX!
STEP-
MOTHER.
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1998 BY ALLSON BECHDEL
NICE TALK, MO! JUST TAKE THE BOOK! YOU'VE ALWAYS GOTTA GET EVERINE'S ATTENTION.
SCOPY, WHY DON'T YOU GO POLISH
WHY'RE YOU SO
CRITICAL OF SCOTT'S
TO WOOD? GOLF-PLAYING, MO? I
THOUGHT LESBIANS
LIKED GOLF
DONG?
T...I JUST THOUGHT I'D WORK ON THIS CROSSWORD THAT WAS LYING HERE.
1 FORGOT TO WARN YOU MOM'S A TAD TERRITORIAL ABOUT THE DAILY PUZZLE.
SCOTTY! GET ME
SYDNEY! YOU SPENT SEVEN HUNDRED BUCKS ON THAT ? WHAT ABOUT THE BUDGET WE DREW UP FOR YOU? WHAT ABOUT YOUR DEST?
MO, RELAX! AND THE SECOND HALF WITH MO'S FAMILY.
I GOT ONE TOO, SO IT'S LIKE I BROKE EVEN!
UH...THANKS, DAD. HOW THOUGHTFUL. BUT Y'KNOW, I WORK IN A BOOKSTORE. I GET AN EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT. I TELL YOU THIS EVERY YEAR.
WELL, I GOT IT AT 20% OFF AT BUNNS AND NOODLE. BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, I'LL TAKE IT BACK.
DAD! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! HAVEN'T I EXPLAINED A
THOUSAND TIMES HOW BUNNS AND NOODLE IS RAPING THE CULTURAL ANDSCAPE!
THE DRIVE HOME 1S A BIT TENSE .....
GOD! IT WAS LIKE I'D SHAPED CAPTAIN QUEES BALLS! I ONLY FILLED IN A COUPLE SQUARES! "PERSONA NOW. WHO COULD RESIST
HEY, YOUR DAD'S NOT EXACTLY MR. MENTAL HEALTH EITHER. HOW OLD'S YOUR STEPMOTHER IS SHE DRIVING YET
I,UM... I
OH MY GOD!
MRAN-
WHAT'RE YOU DOING ON SYDNEY'S COM WAS PUTER? AND WHY LUSHING?
WHILE, THEIR CATSITTERS ARE MAKING AN
KOFF
I'D SAY SHE