November 5 1999
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line. 614-299-7764 Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm 937-274-1776 Erie, Pa., Info Line........ .814-453-5656, 814-456-9833 Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid 216-721-1115 Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight..
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Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
831-5440
Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline
Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge & Associates
295-9295
North, 716-679-3560
D.L. Dunkle & Associates
229-2100
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 Cleve Hts., 44106
Antone Feo, Ph.D. and Associates
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
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440-899-1300
Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake 440-899-1300
Laurelwood Counseling Center
6500 Rockside #160, Independence
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South, 716-484-8434 Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard .......... 513-591-0222 Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours.. 216-391-4357 Battered Women's Hotline
Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free
Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline 24-hour automated info line Toll free 888-429-8761
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888-395-4357 Evenings 216-861-5454 216-781-6736 .TDD 216-861-4477
PRINTERS
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland
IL SERVICES
216-631-8646
RADIO & TELEVISIONS SU
"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thur 11:30 am cable channel 21, Columbus
"Alternating Currents" Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM
Liberation United Church of Christ ▼
• Worship, Sun 10:30 am
13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood
521-5556
Rev. Dan Geslin
Lutherans Concerned
P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120
321-4845
⚫4th Fri., Hope Lutheran Church, Taylor & Northvale, Cleveland Hts. More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Clev Hts.. 932-1458 ⚫2nd Sat 5:30 pm, potluck and program
Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows
382-0480
Cincinnati
513-961-8900
"Gay Talk Radio" Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo Live call-in "GayWaves" Cleveland 216-368-2208 "Hold That Door" Thursday, 10:00 p.m. -midnight, WUJC 88.7 FM, Cleveland
Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church
Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts..
382-0660
419-530-4172
Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM
Oberlin Unitarian Univer'Ist Fellowship
12354 Ohio Rt. 58, Oberlin
440-775-3766
Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation
5050 Porter, N. Olmsted
440-777-6622
John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW
800-938-9973
Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC ▼
5 South Main Street, Oberlin
Nicholas Palumbo, ACSW, LISW
20800 Center Ridge #113
8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland
281-9776
Pride Institute at Solutions
COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 Affirmations▼ 918 S. Front St., Cols 43206........ 445-8277 AKRON, CANTON, KENT AREA CODE 330
Helmuth Psychological Associates
3200 W. Market St., Akron 44333
CROSSDRESSING
See Transgender
ELECTROLYSIS O
Rape Helpline, Columbus
800-347-8336 GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation .. 800-429-6334 Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard.....
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline
"In the Company of Womyn" Sun. 9-11 pm, 304-292-4292 WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo
"Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30 pm, Cable Ch. 21, Cols.. ...... 614-224-2288 •Also Tues and Thurs, 9:30 pm, Athens public access channel "This Way Out" Thursday, 5:30 pm, WCSB 89.3 FM, Clev "This Way Out" Monday, 7:30 pm, WOBC 91.5 FM, Oberlin
REAL ESTATE
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED) ERA Lentz Associates, Inc., Debbie Kidd Cleveland
227-KIDD (227-5433) Progressive Urban Real Estate 619-9696 4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer Real Estate Mortgage Corp..
440-331-2898
800-342-5429
Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5. Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
888-843-4564
614-292-9212
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110
Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland.
800-822-7422 216-619-6192 614-267-7020
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
800-656-4673
873-9866
Sexual Health Infomation Line
Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm
614-262-3556
Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning
Trevor Project 24-hour
800-850-8078
Toledo Referral Line, PRO-Domrose Foundation
4 pm to 10 pm
419-472-2364
Townhall II 24-hour helpline
Ravenna, 330-296-2255
Walk-in 8 am-8 pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent...... 330-678-4357
WomenSpace Helpline, Cleveland
Monday Friday 10 am 4 pm
216-696-3100
20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River Realty One, John Lauro
Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline
330-747-2696
Office
991-8400 Voicemail 999-2056
330-742-8796
ELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS
FA
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
440-808-8000
13324 Madison, Lakewood
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
(440 WHERE NOTED)
440-247-3355
State Farm, Jean Jones
440-247-5268
D
216-221-6848
INSURANCE
440-356-5363
Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle........ 861-7388 Simpson United Methodist Church
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Southwest Unitarian Universalst Church, Rev. Paul Beckel P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 440-816-1686 •Sept-June, Sun 10:30 am, Center Jr. High Sch, 10300 Pearl, Strong'vl • 1st, 3rd Thu 7:30 pm, Meditation, YWCA, 13169 Smith, Middlib'g Hts
• Echoes of ending relationships, 2nd, 4th Thu 7:30 pm, call for info
St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11 am
2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City)
781-5546
Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.
932-1898
United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian-Gay Concerns
861-7388
• 4th Sun. 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleve. (Tremont) Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.. 631-4981
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3204 Lorain, Clev. (Box 94184, Clev. 44101) 556-3316 •1st Sun 5pm, Meditiation; 3rd Sun 5 pm, New American Sprituality West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River
Zion United Church of Christ Sun 10:30 am, 2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont).
440-333-2255
861-2371
•Gay-lesbian book discuss'n, 2nd Mon, Borders Westlake, 961-5751
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis Lakw. 216-228-8886
FINANCIAL SERVICES
AmEx Financial Toby D. Oster Cle. 216-447-8870 ext. 267 AmEx Financial Tim Jenkins Clev... 216-447-8870 ext. 277
FURNITURE
Brewster & Stroud, Westlake
Chagrin Falls
Cottonwood, Chagrin Falls
House of Mastick 14047 Madison, Lakwd
Norka Futon Cleveland Heights Lakewood 216-226-2660...........................................
216-371-8489 Akron 330-253-9330
GIFTS, GARDO, & T-SHIRTS
Big Fun ▼ 1827 Coventry Rd, Cleve Hts. 216-371-4386 Night Sweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Drive, Kent 44240 Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent.... 330-673-2808
HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS
Four Seasons 11002 Clifton, Cleveland.
HEALTH CARE
216-281-1220
1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 Betsy Warner
2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts. 44118
216-221-6263
A Common Bond (Gay ex-Jehovah's Witnesses) Box 91853 Cle. 44101
749-1982
330-864-8866
Archwood United Church of Christ
216-932-6900
2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland
351-1060
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• Worship Sun 9 & 11 am
•Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm
B'nai Emeth (Jewish)
556-1764
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted Marlen Fine Jewelers
440-734-6677
440-331-9004
c/o West Shore UU Ch, 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River 44116 •Services Fri. 8 pm and Sat. 10:30 am, Torah study Sat 9:15 am Chevrel Tikva (Jewish) P.O. Box 18120, Cleveland Hts. 44118-0120
932-5551
•Shabbat, 1st & 3rd Fri 8 pm, Unitarian Society,
2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Heights
•Locations vary for Torah study, 3rd Sat; Kesher class, 3rd Sun Christian Bible Study Group
299-5781 The Beacon Fellowship, Box 298177, Columbus 43229 beaconfiwshp@juno.com 265-1725
Calvary Lutheran Ch., 1761 Bairsford, Cols 864-1301 • Sun 10:30 am; www.elca.org/syn/cong/oh/43232/calvary1.html Catholic Gay Men's Support Group
64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201.
Christ United Evangelical Church
Box 141264, Columbus 43214
291-4674
....... 297-6317
•Sun 6p, 1st Cong. Ch., 444 E Broad; Bible study Wed 7p, call for place Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202.... 451-6528 dignitygc@aol.com www.dignitygc.org
• 2nd & 4th Sun. 6 pm, First Cong. Ch., 444 East Broad St., Cols. First Baptist Church of Granville
COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 "Always our Children” group, 3rd Sun 1 pm, St. Francis Church 386 Buttles
Keith Jewelers
19525 Detroit Rd., Rocky River
Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts. 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev.. 216-566-0603
MASSOTHERAPY B
YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland
341-3729
Lakewood Hos ital
216-529-7020
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny
Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland 216-671-0663 Steve Skowran, 24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake................
440-899-1300
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16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
216-228-6622
Church of the Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts. Cleveland Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia 791-2220
115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023 740-587-0336 First Church of Religious Science 3281 N High St., Columbus 43214
261-0887
932-2065
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214.
267-4946
⚫U.U. Humanists, 3rd Wed 7:30pm, 890-0653
Community Family Medicine
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month
•Sisters of Lavender, Wed; 575-9646
Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins 29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake
Community Church of Chesterland
440-899-4400
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Washington D.C. 20009
11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland.
440-729-7898
Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering, 4th Sunday
488-2096
202-986-1300
Cove United Methodist Church
521-7424
Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek 5500 Ridge Rd., Parma
Humanist Community of Central Ohio
440-886-6500
Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W. 26 St #503, New York, N.Y. 10001....... 212-807-1700 Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition
Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)
P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214
470-0811
2179 Taylor, Cleveland Hts
P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101
731-5365
216-371-6200
New Hope Alterntive Therapy Research
Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091 Human Rights Campaign
202-583-8029
• 4th Sun 11 am, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Ch., E. 126th at Shaker East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼
216-363-5060
216-961-6086
216-651-4685
2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland
Northmn Ohio Physicians for Human Rights.. 216-281-7418 Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Cleve.. 216-751-4802
Joe's Plumbing, Basment Waterproofing Cleveland......
Home Environments, Professional Renovations Cleveland
................ 312-663-4413
1012 14th St. NW Wash, D.C. 20005 Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office 11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603 National Center for Lesbian Rights 870 Market, #570 S.F. Cal. 94102 Nationall Gay and Lesbian Task Force 2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 National Organization for Women Washington, D.C.
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban
202-628-4160
8181 Center, Mentor
440-255-8171
Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church 10034 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
651-0129
415-392-6257
•Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays 7 pm Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC
9606 Euclid, Cleveland
791-5200
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202-332-6483
First Unitarian Church ▼
21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.
202-331-0066
202-328-3247
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HACLIUNEA.
AIDS Hotline Ohio
TDD:
800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889)
Spanish
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
216-476-2253
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour
Community AIDS Network
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800-344-7432
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line
Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m.
419-352-5242
Coventry Cats▼
1810 Coventry Rd, Cleve. Hts.................
216-321-3033
Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel
trite and true
OKAY, I CAN GET OUT OF DEBT, SPENDA YEAR DOING RESEARCH, ANOTHER YEAR IN BARCELONA OR PARIS WRITING MY BOOK, THE YEAR AFTER THAT TREKKING IN NEPAL, AND STILL HAVE CHANGE LEFT OVER TO BUY A DECENT COUCH.)
TIKKA TIKKA TIK
SYDNEY, GIVE IT UP. YOU'RE NOT GONNA WIN A MACARTHUR GENIUS GRANT.
I KNOW YOU'RE THREAT. ENED BY MY HIGH LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT, MO, BUT THAT'S NO REASON TO BE PISSY.
RIGHT. WELL. YOU SET THE WORLD ON FIRE. I'M GOING OVER TO HARRIET'S.
THE INDONESIAN ARMY HAS RECEIVED OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OF MILITARY AID FROM THE US...
... INCLUDING SECRET TRAININGS FOR THE SPECIAL FORCES WHO DIRECTED ANTI-INDEPENDENCE MILITIAS IN THEIR SLAUGHTER OF TIMORESE CIVILIANS...
... AFTER ADMITTING THAT HE'D LOST CONTROL OF HIS TROOPS, INDONESIA'S GENERAL WIRANTO DEMONSTRATED HIS EMOTION ABOUT LEAVING EAST TIMOR BY PUBLICLY CROONING "FEELINGS.
FOR A SCINTILLATING DISCUSSION OF HER LATEST ULTRASOUND? I THOUGHT SHE WAS BORING YOU SILLY WITH ALL THAT BABY TALK.
HEY, HARRIET'S TRITE OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE MIRACLE OF A NEW HFE BEAT LISTENING TO YOU ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
OKAY! YOU'VE MILKED THIS SYDNEY-IN-THE-DOGHOUSE. THING JUST ABOUT LONG ENOUGH. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STOP BEING MAD?
RING
NOT MADE UP!
...THE US COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE PACIFIC RESPONDED WITH A MOVING RENDITION OF "WIND BENEATH MY WINGS."
MADE
UP.
SO I WAS THE ONE WITH ALL THE GLORY
751-2320 •Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows 440-247-2772 Rev. Mary Grigolla, Commitment vows ................. 221-4949 Hope Lutheran Church.
2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights • Worship Sun 8:15 & 10 am, Rev. Don King Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)
Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201 443-1073 •2nd Thurs 7:30 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St. Jericho Road Community Church, UCC ................ 501-0076 333 Jericho Rd. off Ohio 256, Pickerington www.jerichoroaducc.org
bjscott1@earthlink.net
Lamb of God Anglican Church, Box 164472, Cols. 43216 Logeaca@aol.com. 252-7288 •Holy Eucharist, Sun 5 pm, Broad St. Meth. Ch. chapel, 501 E. Broad Lutherans Concerned of Central Ohio. 447-7018
Box 10709, Columbus 43201 Icco@infinet.com •1st Sun 1 pm, Redeemer Church, 1555 South James Rd., Columbus Rev. Jim Myers, Committment vows, counseling 868-1851 New Creation MCC, Box 163173, Cols 43216... 224-0314 •Services Sun 10:30 am and Wed 7 pm
St. Paul's Church, 787 East Broad St
Newman Center 64 W. Lane Ave., Cols 43201 371-5252
291-4674
•Lesbian support group, Monday
•Catholic Gay Men's group, Wed 7:30pm Northminster Presbyterian Church, Sun 10:45 am 203 King Ave., Columbus.
297-6317
Pagan Community Council of Ohio P.O. Box 02089, Columbus 43202
261-1022
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Male, 939-0405. Female, 691-9372 ⚫3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & prgrm, Christ Ch., 3445 Warmsville, Shikr Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns) 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River
440-333-2255
(©1999 3: AL SON BECHDEL
HELLO?
HUH-WO, AUNTIE! DERE'S A WIDDLE BITTY BABY HERE TO TALK TO YOU.
I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER
AND YOU WERE THE ONE
WITH ALL THE STRAIN....
•CLIKO
MO?!
VIRGINIA? NO, IT'S SYDNEY. HANG ON.
I THINK YOUR MOTHER HAS. OFFICIALLY LOST IT.
MOM? WHAT'S WRONG?
ROSE HAD THE BABY! A PERFECT LITTLE GIRL! OH, MONICA! SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU DID, ONLY MUCH PRETTIER! N
OH MY GOD! REALLY?!
WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED?!
MY SISTER-IN-LAW
I THINK
HAD HER BABY! I'M AN AUNT! MY BROTHER'S A FATHER! MY MOTHER'S A GRANDMA! MY
I CAN
GENER
ALIZE
FROM
THERE.
DAD'S A..
OH MY GOD! SHE LOOKS LIKE ME! A NEW LIFE! TINY FINGERS AND TOES! IT'S A MIRACLE!
SHE LOOKS LIKE YOU? SNRK!
Junge
SISP IT'S SCOTT. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? LPGA, HERE WE COME! MAYBE SHELL EVEN BE A LESBIAN! THE BEST GOLFERS ALWAYS ARE, YOU KNOW.