FEBRUARY 19, 1999

GAY PEOPle's ChroNICLE

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

Sundays 2-4 pm and Together in Pride, 7-9 pm

Safer Sex Support Group

Serenity, Inc.

Ask for Brett Rinehart, 461-2437 P.O. Box 3432, Dayton 45401 274-1616

Marietta, Ironton

606-581-3711

Cross-Port Box 1692, Cin'ti 45201 crossport@aol.com Crystal Club 4th Sat, 2nd Fri; Box 287, Reynoldsburg 43068 614-294-9031

ELECTROLYSIS

Rainbow Support● First U.U. Society Ch., 232 3rd St., Marietta

740-373-1238

Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T.

Tri-State Bears

Box 526, Ironton 45638

Lorain, Sandusky

740-532-6307

Lakewood Electrolysis FINANCIAL SERVICES

216-228-8886

AmEx Financial

Toby D. Oster Cleveland Tim Jenkins

216-447-8870 ext. 267 216-447-8870 ext. 277

P-FLAG Lorain-Elyria

440-988-8215

473-1000

Flowerville

216-932-7550 216-521-3100

Bay Area Gays and Lesbians (BAGAL), Box 13, Fremont, Ohio 43420 P.O. Box 167, Lorain 44052

Toledo, Mansfield, Michigan Area Code 419 Black Swamp Bears 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 PRO-Toledo Box 4642 Old West End Sta., Toledo 43620 P-FLAG Mansfield 87 Park Avenue West, #174 Mansfield 44902 522-3288 Meets 4th Wednesday, 7 pm

531-0644 472-2364 472-2364

440-974-8909 814-898-4210 814-868-0069

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 Rehearse Mon 7pm, St. Mark's Ch, 2272 Collingwood 891-7354 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. 814-734-3458 P.O. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512 Erie Gay News 1115 W. 7th St., Erie, Pa 16502 egcn@ncinter.net 814-456-9833 330-395-1100 Gay & Lesbian Artists % Queen of Hearts, 134 Pine SE, Warren 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. Out 'n' About (lesbian, bi women) 25 Market #1401, Y'twn 44503 330-746-6816 1st, 3rd Sat 6:30p, Support group, Bookstore Androgyny, 10 E. Laclede; 4th Sat 7 pm, Movie night, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm at Illinois 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, 7.180 New Perry Hwy. 814-864-0184 P-FLAG Youngstown 330-747-2696 24-hour hotline; also 746-4963, 427-6238 3rd Sun, 3 pm, Christ Church Presbyterian annex, Hopkins at Canfield (U.S. 62) OutWatch Political coalition of lgbt activists 330-747-8776

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 375-6412 5022 Columbia Ave., Williamstown West Virginia Lesbian-Gay Coalit'n Box 11033, Charleston 25339 343-7305

COMPUTER SERVICES

Alice Paul Printers Mailing Lists, Computer Service 216-631-8646 Bill & Bob's BBS www.bilinbobs.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

FLOWERS, PLANTS & LANDSCAPING

Jon Brittain Florist

2261 Warrensille Ctr., University Hts.

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

Night Sweats & T-Cells Premiere Screening

Beantown Caffe Mail Order Coffee Box 771318, Lakewood 800-572-8050 Big Fun 1827 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts. 216-371-4386 277 Martinel Drive, Kent 44240 Custom screen printing Kent Central Ohio Area Code 614 Rainbow Tribe Cards & Gifts 2997 Indianola Ave. (at Weber), Cols. 268-5424 HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS

330-673-2808

The Cutting Edge

73 Shiawasse, Fairlawn

Four Seasons

11002 Clifton, Cleveland

Gravity West

Omega Cut

20012 Detroit Rd., Rocky River 11833 Franklin, Lakewood

330-836-1979 216-281-1220 440-331-8113

216-221-9008

HEALTH CARE

216-228-6622 216-529-7020

Chiropractic Health Services 16900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood Lakewood Hospital

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 Basement Waterproofing Cleveland Home Environments Professional Renovations

216-961-6086 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 216781-6736 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

7 to 11 pm

216-738-4444

Erie, Pa., Info Line

Free Clinic of Cleveland

12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

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 678-7556

Affirmations

Columbus Area Code 614

918 S. Front St., Columbus 43206

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

216-391-3912

614-299-7764 937-274-1776 814-456-9833 216-721-1115

800-347-8336

800-259-1536

Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight Gaybashing or Harassment Victims Assistance 24-hour GLAAD Alert Line Report anti-gay defamation in the media 800-429-6334 Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Lesbian Switchboard 304-292-4292 National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5 888-843-4564 Ohio State University Gay-Lesbian Alliance 614-292-9212. 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 Sexual Health Information Line Wed, Thur 6-10 pm, Sun 2-6 pm 614-262-3556 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 HOUSE CLEANING Cleveland 216-961-6086 Pager, 216-590-7734

Empire Cleaning Services

INSURANCE 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 Warner 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleve. Hts. 44118 216-932-6900

Alpha Omega Pathways Paradise Club

P.O. Box 2053, Sheffield Lake 44054 P.O. Box 23174, Toledo 43623 P.O. Box 29564, Cleveland 44129

216-556-0067

Keith Jewelers Nicholas Jewelers Rinaldi Jewelers

216-586-9292

JEWELERS

26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted 2161 S. Green Rd., University Hts. 2028 East 9th St., Cleveland

440-734-6677 216-381-3075 216-566-0603

Brian Keating

Elizabeth Leonard

Steve Skowran

MASSOTHERAPY

3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Licensed Massage Therapist Columbus 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

216-671-0663 614-299-0930

440-899-1300

A Touch of Serenity Michael R. Sowinski, LMT Lakewood-Rky Rvr 440-331-9330 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 202-583-8029 Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition Box 50360, Wash., DC 20091 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 Nat'l Gay-Lesbian Task Force 2320 17th St NW Wash DC 20009 National Organization for Women Servicemembers Legal Defense Netwk

415-392-6257

202-332-6483

Washington, D.C. 202-331-0066 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 513-961-8900 "Alternating Currents" Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM Cincinnati "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 11:30 p, Cable Ch. 21, Cols. 614-224-2288 Also Tues and Thurs, 9:30 pm, Athens public access channel "This Way Out" Thursday, 5:30 p.m., WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland "This Way Out"

Monday, 7:30 p.m., WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin

REAL ESTATE

619-9696

Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted) Century 21 Susan Burns, Linda Wellinger, Connie Mykytuk Rky Rvr 440-331-8500 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 Progressive Urban Real Estate⚫ 4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland 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)

A Common Bond (Gay ex-Jehovah's Witnesses) Box 91853 Cle. 44101 749-1982 Archwood United Ch. of Christ 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland 351-1060 Worship Sun 9 & 11 am; Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm B'nai Emeth (Jewish) P.O. Box 770787, Lakewood 44107 556-1764

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 521-7424 Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic) P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101 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 791-5200 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

Committment vows

Rev. Mary Grigolia

Commitment vows

Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)

Male, 939-0405

440-247-2772

216-221-4949

Female, 691-9372

3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & program, Christ Church, 3445 Warrensvil, Shaker Hts

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Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel

Gassin Failure

HEY! GUESS WHO'S PICKING

UP A FEW PREGNANCY TESTS!

Pallat poppin

SPARROW.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

GINGER JUST TOLD ME.

OKAY, BABE. LATER.

GOD, I HATE

THAT PHONE.

MORNING, JEZ! HEY, GUESS WINO 1 JUST SAW AT THE DRUGSTORE SHOPPING FOR PREGNANCY TESTS!

MO, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. THE BOOK BUSINESS IS CONSOLIDATING FASTER THAN THERMON CLEAR FUSION, AND I'VE GOT A STORE TO KEEP SOLVENT.

GOD! TAKE A BREAK ONCE IN A WHILE! YOU ACT LIKE THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY RESTS ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

YOU THINK IT DOESN'T? JUST WAIT TILL THOUSANDS OF DIVERSE, LOVINGLY TENDED INDEPENDOIT BOOKSTORES GET REPLACED BY GENERIC CHAINS, AND ONE SUBLITERATE BEAN COUNTER DOWN AT CORPORATE HQ SELECTING ALL THE TITLES!

...THIS IS JERN GROSZ WITH FRESH HAIR.

TODAY I'LL BE TALKING WITH A GAY MAN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY....

YOU CAN SAY GOODBYE TO BOOKS BY RISKY OR UNPROVEN AUTHORS, LIKE THE ONES I'VE BEEN HANDSELLING OUR CUSTOMERS FOR YEARS. WE'LL ALL BE UP TO OUR CERE BRAL CORTEXES IN "CELINE DION'S SECAKE RECIPES!

AFF

To WHOSE EVERY THROAT-CLEARING I WILL RESPOND WITH A COQUETTISH TITTER,,

AND DON'T COME WHINING TO ME ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY WHEN NO ONE WILL PUBLISH YOUR SCATHING ISDICTMENT OF THE BOOK INDUSTRY!

OKAY, OKAY! I'M ON YOUR SIDE! DON'T GET YOUR JOCKEYS NA KNOT.

...AND LATER IN THE HOUR, DAVID BEYOND COOLGUY WILL EXPLORE THE DANTESQUE WAGERY OF TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL."

A BIT LATER... WELL, LOOK WHO'S SLUMMING! WHAT BRINGS YOU THREE IN FROM THE LAND OF CHEMLAWN?

NICE TO SEE THE WOREASED COMPE TITION HASN'T AF FECTED YOUR CUSTOMER RELATIONS SKILLS.

WE JUST STOPPED IN TO HEAR THE LATEST DISH... ER, I MEAN, TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER

WELL, HAVE I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU. GUESS WHO WAS RECENTLY SPOTTED PURCHASING A HOME FREE

I know! ISTIT ONDER

FUL?!

HARRET?

MY HARRIET?

UM...IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS, BASE. I THINK THE STA TUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS RUN OUT ON USE of THE POSSESSIVE..