JANUARY 22, 1999 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Marietta, Ironton
Rainbow Support First U.U. Society Ch., 232 3rd St., Marietta
Sundays 2-4 pm and Together in Pride, 7-9 pm
Tri-State Bears
P-FLAG Lorain-Elyria
Box 526, Ironton 45638
Lorain, Sandusky
740-373-1238
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T.
740-532-6307
Bay Area Gays and Lesbians (BAGAL), Box 13, Fremont, Ohio 43420 P.O. Box 167, Lorain 44052 Toledo, Mansfield Area Code 419
440-988-8215
Black Swamp Bears P.O. Box 8852, Toledo 43623 473-1000 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 PRO-Toledo
Box 4642 Old West End Sta., Toledo 43620
531-0644
472-2364
472-2364
P-FLAG Mansfield 87 Park Avenue West, #174 Mansfield 44902 522-3288 Meets 4th Wednesday, 7 pm 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. Sing Out Toledo 891-7354 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 814-734-3458 Erie Gay News 1115 W. 7th St., Erie, Pa 16502 egcn@ncinter.net 814-456-9833 Gay & Lesbian Artists % Queen of Hearts, 134 Pine SE, Warren 330-395-1100 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 Y'town 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
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 West Virginia Lesbian-Gay Coalit'n Box 11033, Charleston 25339
COMPUTER SERVICES
Alice Paul Printers Mailing Lists, Computer Service
ELECTROLYSIS
Electrolysis Lakewood 216-228-8886 FINANCIAL SERVICES AmEx Financial Toby D. Oster Cleveland AmEx Financial Tim Jenkins
216-447-8870 ext. 267 216-447-8870 ext. 277
FLOWERS, PLANTS & LANDSCAPING
Flowerville
2261 Warrensille Ctr., University Hts.
Jon Brittain Florist
14526 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
House of Mastick
FURNITURE
14047 Madison Ave., Lakewood
216-932-7550 216-521-3100
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 Kent Custom screen printing Central Ohio Area Code 614
330-673-2808
Rainbow Tribe Cards & Gifts 2997 Indianola Ave. (at Weber), Cols. 268-5424 HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS
The Cutting Edge Four Seasons
Gravity West Omega Cut
73 Shiawasse, Fairlawn
11002 Clifton, Cleveland
20012 Detroit Rd., Rocky River 11833 Franklin, Lakewood HEALTH CARE
330-836-1979 216-281-1220 440-331-8113
216-221-9008
Chiropractic Health Services 16900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
Lakewood Hospital
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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 202-331-0066 National Organization for Women Washington, D.C. 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 216-321-3033 Coventry Cats 1810 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts. 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 216-368-2208 "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 11:30 p, Cable Ch. 21, Cols. 614-224-2288 Also Tues and Thurs, 9:30 pm, Athens public access channel
216-228-6622
"This Way Out"
"This Way Out
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
Cleveland 216-961-6086 Professional Renovations
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland
Monday, 7:30 p.m., WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin
REAL ESTATE
Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted) Century 21 Mark Snyder Office 440-842-7200 Voicemail 601-8121 Majestic Realty, Don Murphy 11036 LaGrange Rd, Elyria 44035 888-257-0145 Michael A.D. Kittle Kittle Associates 4408 Perkins Ave., Cleveland 721-3369 4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Progressive Urban Real Estate 619-9696 Michele Anderson, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Jim Muhic Real Estate Mortgage 20575 Ctr. Ridge Rd. #500, Rocky River 440-356-5363 Realty One John Lauro Office 991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056 Smythe Cramer James Anderson 15312 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 521-9300 Smythe Cramer Mark Lastiton 12435 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts. 721-1210 RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted)
330-747-8776
Joe's Plumbing Home Environments
Pager, 216-590-7734 Cleveland 216-651-4685
343-7305
218-631-8646
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
216-391-3912
216-738-4444
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line (Stonewall Union) Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline
7 to 11 pm
614-299-7764 937-274-1776
Worship Sun 9 & 11 am; B'nai Emeth (Jewish)
Erie, Pa., Info Line
814-456-9833
216-721-1115
Bill & Bob's BBS www.billnbobs.com Set modem to 8-N-1 440-838-5454 ReBoot Computing & Design 30628 Detroit Rd. #147, Westlake 440-871-5530 Total Laser Care
COUNSELING
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 440-331-2898 Nicholas Palumbo, ACSW, LISW, 20800 Center Ridge #113 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 Columbus Area Code 614
Affirmations
918 S. Front St., Columbus 43206
678-7556
445-8277
HIV testing by Cols Heath Dept, Fri 3-7 pm, free, anonymous, 645-6960 HIV-challenged spectrum group, Mon 7:30 pm
CROSSDRESSING
Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
24-hour
Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight 800-347-8336 Gaybashing or Harassment Victims Assistance 800-259-1536 800-429-6334 304-292-4292 National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5 888-843-4564 614-292-9212 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 419-472-2364 Toledo Referral Line PRO-Domrose Fdn. 4 pm to 10 pm 800-344-7432 Spanish AIDS Hotline 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
GLAAD Alert Line Report anti-gay defamation in the media Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Lesbian Switchboard
Allstate Insurance Graceann Kramer 13324 Madison, Lakew'd 216-221-6263 Nationwide Insurance Ken LeMonte 614 Superior Ave., Cleve 216-556-9600 State Farm Jean Jones 1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 330-864-8866 Betsy Wamer 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleve. Hts. 44118 216-932-6900
Keith Jewelers Nicholas Jewelers
Rinaldi Jewelers
O
Alpha Omega
Pathways
P.O. Box 2053, Sheffield Lake 44054 P.O. Box 23174, Toledo 43623
216-556-0067
Paradise Club
P.O. Box 29564, Cleveland 44129
216-586-9292
Brian Keating Elizabeth Leonard Steve Skowran
Cross-Port
Box 1692, Cin'ti 45201 crossport@aol.com
Crystal Club 4th Sat, 2nd Fri; Box 287, Reynoldsburg 43068 614-294-9031
606-581-3711
JEWELERS
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted 2161 S. Green Rd., University Hts. 2028 East 9th St., Cleveland MASSOTHERAPY
3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Licensed Massage Therapist Columbus 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
556-1764
A Common Bond (Gay ex-Jehovah's Witnesses) Box 91853 Cle. 44101 749-1982 351-1060 Archwood United Ch. of Christ 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm P.O. Box 770787, Lakewood 44107 Services Fri. 8 pm and Sat. 10:30 am, Torah study Sat 9:15 am 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 Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)
P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101
521-7424 531-4469
4th Sun 11 am, Our Lady of Peace Catholic 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 Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays 7 pm Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland First Unitarian Church → 21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts. Sun. 10:30 am service
791-5200 751-2320
"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
Committment vows
Rev. Mary Grigolia
Commitment vows
Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)
440-734-6677 216-381-3075 216-566-0603
216-671-0663 614-299-0930 440-899-1300
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
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