MARCH 12, 1999 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted) Access Behavioral Care East 295-9295, West 440-777-7574, Lake 440-9749974
Queen City Careers Assn.
People of All Colors Together P.O. Box 1450856, Cincinnati 45250
Prime Timers
Procter & Gamble Gay, Bi,
Mature men and admirers
Lesbian Employees (GABLE)
Box 141173, Cin'i 45250
395-7228 956-1939 622-0337, 631-9066 230-6006, 723-5073
ReBoot Computing & Design 30628 Detroit Rd. #147, Westlake 440-871-5530 Total Laser Care 216-738-4444
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
216-391-3912
COUNSELING
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line (Stonewall Union) Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm
614-299-7764
937-274-1776
Erie, Pa., Info Line
814-456-9833
Stonewall Cincinnati
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Tri-State Gay Rodeo Assn. Box 1576, Lexington, Ky. 40501 Whitman and Stein Society
Writers Akron, Canton, Wooster Area Code 330 Akron Coalition LGBA Calendar P.O. Box 9576, Canton 44711 Bi-Ways Men and Women Discussion
906 Main St. #208, Cincinnati 45202
651-2500 533-3893 606-255-5469 733-1709
Free Clinic of Cleveland
12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
216-721-1115
Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D. Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight 800-347-8336 Gaybashing or Harassment Victims Assistance 24-hour GLAAD Alert Line Report anti-gay defamation in the media Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Lesbian Switchboard
800-259-1536
800-429-6334
304-292-4292
Crooked River Women's Chorale
Family Connection (lesbian, gay parents)
Gay, Lesbian Ostomates
Gay Fathers Potluck and social, 2nd Mon 7 pm
United Ostomy Assn.
478-0208 Jesse 865-0333 867-5467 677-9856 773-9904 800-826-0826 488-2463 or Terry, 375-2000 375-2000
Men in Touch Sexuality, self-esteem 667 N. Main, Akron Mother Wit Lesbian & Bi Moms P.O. Box 265, Kent 44240 678-4686 NOW, National Organization for Women Akron
Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG)
Stonewall Akron Box 3216, Akron 44309
3rd Tues. 7:30 pm, Westminstr Church House, Pine at College, Wooster Dayton Area Code 937
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 229-2100 12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleveland Hts., 44106 Antone Feo, PhD. and Assoc. 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake 440-899-1300 Westlake 440-899-1300 Institute for Sexual Wellness 520-4061 Laurelwood Counseling Center 6500 Rockside #160, Independence Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW 800-457-0345 5 South Main St., Oberlin 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 Il 678-7556 P.O. Box 781, Kent Columbus Area Code 614
445-8277
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
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
Empire Cleaning Services
216-961-6086 Pager, 216-590-7734
INSURANCE
Allstate Insurance Don Kramer 13324 Madison, Lakewood 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
453-2609, 336-2578
3rd Thur 8 pm, Fairlawn Park Civic Ctr, 2074 W. Market St.
923-1883 or 467-9078
3rd Thurs 7:15 pm, 671 Canton Rd (Ohio 91) at Albrecht, Akron
Wayne County Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Committee (GLBC)
849-1520, 453-2609, 657-2977 3rd Mon 7 pm, Park Garden Ctr, 2074 W. Market, stoneakron@aol.com Visions (N.E. Ohio) P.O. Box 26556, Akron 44319-6556 849-3746 262-4142
Affirmations
League at NCR Corp. www.members.aol.com/leaguencr/index.htm 445-0962 Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG) Box 3721, Dayton 45401 640-3333 2nd Tues., 7:30 pm, St John's UCC, 515 E. 3rd St., Dayton 274-1776 Safer Sex Support Group Ask for Brett Rinehart, 461-2437 Serenity, Inc. P.O. Box 3432, Dayton 45401 274-1616 Marietta, Ironton
Alpha Omega Pathways
Paradise Club Cross-Port
740-373-1238
P.O. Box 2053, Sheffield Lake 44054 P.O. Box 23174, Toledo 43623 P.O. Box 29564, Cleveland 44129 Box 1692, Cin'ti 45201 crossport@aol.com Crystal Club 4th Sat, 2nd Fri; Box 287, Reynoldsburg 43068 ELECTROLYSIS
216-556-0067
Keith Jewelers Nicholas Jewelers Rinaldi Jewelers
216-586-9292
606-581-3711
614-294-9031
Brian Keating
Elizabeth Leonard
740-532-6307
Steve Skowran
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T. Electrolysis
440-988-8215
AmEx Financial AmEx Financial
Lakewood FINANCIAL SERVICES Toby D. Oster Cleveland Tim Jenkins
216-228-8886
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
Box 526, Ironton 45638
Lorain, Sandusky
Bay Area Gays and Lesbians (BAGAL), Box 13, Fremont, Ohio 43420 P.O. Box 167, Lorain 44052
P-FLAG Lorain-Elyria
Toledo, Mansfield, Michigan Area Code 419 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 P-FLAG Mansfield 87 Park Avenue West, #174 Mansfield 44902 522-3288 Meets 4th Wednesday, 7 pm
531-0644 472-2364 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. 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
814-734-3458
216-447-8870 ext. 267 216-447-8870 ext. 277 FLOWERS, PLANTS & LANDSCAPING 2261 Warrensille Ctr., University Hts. 216-932-7550 14526 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 216-521-3100 FURNITURE
Flowerville Jon Brittain Florist
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
330-673-2808
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 Central Ohio Area Code 614 Rainbow Tribe Cards & Gifts 2997 Indianola Ave. (at Weber), Cols. 268-5424 HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS
The Cutting Edge
330-395-1100
Four Seasons
440-974-8909 814-898-4210 814-868-0069
Gravity West Omega Cut
ACLU of Northwest Pa. P.O. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512 Brother 2 Brother African-American gay men Sat 5:30-8:30 pm 330-744-8025 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 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, 7180 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 5022 Columbia Ave., Williamstown 375-6412 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.billnbobs.com Set modem to 8-N-1 440-838-5454
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
216-228-6622 Chiropractic Health Services 16900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 216-529-7020 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 216-281-7418 Northern Ohio Physicians for Human Rights Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist Cleveland 216-751-4802 HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS Basement Waterproofing Cleveland Professional Renovations HOTLINES
Joe's Plumbing Home Environments
216-961-6086 Cleveland 216-651-4685
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
HONESTLY ETHEL by John D. Anderson
HOW DID YOURY WELL, I HAD MOTHER REACT FIGURED THAT WHEN YOU TOLD THE TIME WAS HER THAT YOU RIGHT ABOUT A WERE GAY?
YEAR AFTER MY OLDER SISTER CAME
OUT AS LESBIAN.
BUT, WHEN I SAT MY MOTHER DOWN MY EYES FILLED WITH TEARS, AND I JUST BLURTED IT OUT... "I'M GAY, MOTHER."
JEWELERS
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted 2161 S. Green Rd., University Hts. 2028 East 9th St., Cleveland MASSOTHERAPY
216-932-6900
440-734-6677
216-381-3075
216-566-0603
216-671-0663
Columbus
614-299-0930
440-899-1300
3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Licensed Massage Therapist 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
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 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 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 "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 11:30 p, Cable Ch. 21, Cols. 614-224-2288 Also Tues and Thurs, 9:30 pm, Athens public access channel
"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
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 Progressive Urban Real Estate⚫ 4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
Michele Anderson, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Jim Muhic
721-3369
619-9696
Real Estate Mortgage 20575 Ctr. Ridge Rd. #500, Rocky River 440-356-5363 Realty One John Lauro Office 991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056 521-9300 15312 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 12435 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts. 721-1210 Continued on next page
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