MARCH 26, 1999

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

National Leather Association

Ohio Lesbian Archives 4039 Hamilton, Cin'ti 45223 phebe@aol.com People of All Colors Together P.O. Box 1450856, Cincinnati 45250 P-FLAG (Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays) Box 19634, Cin'ti 45219

961-7199 541-1917

395-7228

721-7900

P-FLAG 550 2nd St., #3, Huntington 25701 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 343-7305 COMPUTER SERVICES

522-3328

2nd Tue 7:30 pm, Mt. Auburn Presby. Church, 103 W.H. Taft Rd. 755-6150 Pink Paradigm P.O. Box 141376, Cincinnati 45250 396-6738 or 621-7465

216-631-8646 Alice Paul Printers Mailing Lists, Computer Service 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 216-738-4444 Total Laser Care

COUNSELING

Prime Timers

Mature men and admirers

Procter & Gamble Gay, Bi, Lesbian Employees (GABLE) Queen City Careers Assn. Box 141173, Cin'i 45250 Stonewall Cincinnati

Writers

906 Main St. # 208, Cincinnati 45202 Survivors of Incest Anonymous Tri-State Gay Rodeo Assn. Box 1576, Lexington, Ky. 40501 606-255-5469 Whitman and Stein Society 733-1709

956-1939 622-0337, 631-9066 230-6006, 723-5073 651-2500 533-3893

Akron, Canton, Wooster Area Code 330 Akron Coalition LGBA Calendar P.O. Box 9576, Canton 44711 Bi-Ways Men and Women Discussion

478-0208 Jesse 865-0333 867-5467 677-9856

Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D. Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence

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) Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m. 419-352-5242 Chautauqua County, NY. Infoline North, 716-679-3560 South, 716-484-8434 Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Battered Women's Hotline

Cleveland area 24 hours

513-651-0070 216-391-4357

Battered Women's Hotline Medina, Summit Cos. 24 hrs toll-free 888-395-4357 Clev. LG Hotline 216-781-6736 24-hr: 861.5454 eve; TDD 861-4477; 888-429-8761 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

216-391-3912

Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line (Stonewall Union)

614-299-7764

Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm

937-274-1776

Erie, Pa., Info Line

814-456-9833

Free Clinic of Cleveland

216-721-1115

440-899-7625 831-5440

Cleveland Area Code 216 (440 where noted) Access Behavioral Care East 295-9295, West 440-777-7574, Lake 440-9749974

Crooked River Women's Chorale

Family Connection (lesbian, gay parents)

Gay, Lesbian Ostomates United Ostomy Assn.

773-9904 800-826-0826 Gay Fathers Potluck and social, 2nd Mon 7 pm 488-2463 or Terry, 375-2000 Men in Touch Sexuality, self-esteem 667 N. Main, Akron 375-2000 Mother Wit Lesbian & Bi Moms P.O. Box 265, Kent 44240 678-4686 NOW, National Organization for Women Akron 453-2609, 336-2578

3rd Thurs 7:15 pm, 671 Canton Rd (Ohio 91) at Albrecht, Akron

3rd Thur 8 pm, Fairlawn Park Civic Ctr, 2074 W. Market St.

Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG)

923-1883 or 467-9078

Stonewall Akron Box 3216, Akron 44309

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

Wayne County Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Committee (GLBC)

3rd Tues. 7:30 pm, Westminstr Church House, Pine at College, Wooster Dayton Area Code 937

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. 274-1616 P.O. Box 3432, Dayton 45401 Marietta, Ironton

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

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

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

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

12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

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

National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5 Ohio State University Gay-Lesbian Alliance

800-259-1536

800-429-6334

304-292-4292

888-843-4564 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 Women Space 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 Don Kramer 13324 Madison, Lakewood 216-221-6263 Nationwide Insurance Ken LeMonte 614 Superior Ave., Cleve 216-556-9600 State Farm Jean Jones Betsy Warner

1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 330-864-8866 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleve. Hts. 44118 216-932-6900

JEWELERS

26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted

440-734-6677

740-373-1238

Alpha Omega Pathways

Tri-State Bears

Box 526, Ironton 45638

740-532-6307

Paradise Club Cross-Port

Lorain, Sandusky

Bay Area Gays and Lesbians

(BAGAL), Box 13, Fremont, Ohio 43420

P-FLAG Lorain-Elyria

P.O. Box 167, Lorain 44052

440-988-8215

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 Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T. Electrolysis

216-556-0067

216-586-9292 606-581-3711 614-294-9031

Keith Jewelers Nicholas Jewelers Rinaldi Jewelers

2161 S. Green Rd., University Hts.

216-381-3075

2028 East 9th St., Cleveland

216-566-0603

MASSOTHERAPY

Brian Keating

Lakewood 216-228-8886

Black Swamp Bears

Toledo, Mansfield, Michigan Area Code 419 P.O. Box 8852, Toledo 43623

Elizabeth Leonard

3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Licensed Massage Therapist Columbus

216-671-0663

614-299-0930

473-1000 472-2364

FINANCIAL SERVICES AmEx Financial Toby D. Oster AmEx Financial Tim Jenkins

Steve Skowran

440-899-1300

Cleveland

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

531-0644

Flowerville

472-2364

Jon Brittain Florist

472-2364

John Domrose Fdn. for Personal Rights Box 12604, Toledo 43606 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

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. P.O. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512 814-734-3458 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 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 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

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

FLOWERS, PLANTS & LANDSCAPING

House of Mastick

2261 Warrensille Ctr., University Hts. 14526 Detroit Ave., Lakewood FURNITURE

216-932-7550 216-521-3100

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 277 Martinel Drive, Kent 44240 Custom screen printing Kent Central Ohio Area Code 614

Night Sweats & T-Cells Premiere Screening

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

216-228-6622 216-529-7020 5500 Ridge, Parma 440-886-6500 2179 Taylor, Cle Hts 216-371-6200 2012 W. 25th #916, Cle. 216-363-5060 216-281-7418 Cleveland 216-751-4802

Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey New Hope Alterntive Therapy Rese'rch Northern Ohio Physicians for Human Rights Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist

HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS Joe's Plumbing Basement Waterproofing Cleveland Home Environments Professional Renovations

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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 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" 513-961-8900 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" "This Way Out"

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Thursday, 5:30 p.m., WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland Monday, 7:30 p.m., WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin

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