November 19, 1999
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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COUNSELING
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
(440 WHERE NOTED)
Christopher J. Amato, Ph.D.
John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake................
440-899-1300
Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.
Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge
440-899-7625
Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
831-5440
Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge & Associates
295-9295
D.L. Dunkle & Associates
229-2100
Debra Dunkle, ACSW LISW; Jane Miller, MSSA LSW
Lisa Gilbert, M.D.; Martha Webb, CCDC;
12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleve Hts., 44106
Antone Feo, Ph.D. and Associates
440-899-1300
440-899-1300
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520-4061
800-457-0345
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440-899-1300 800-938-9973
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake
Laurelwood Counseling Center
6500 Rockside #160, Independence
Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW
5 South Main St., Oberlin
Jeffrey Mostade, PCC, NCC
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW
5 South Main Street, Oberlin
HOTLINES
AIDS Hotline Ohio
TDD:
Spanish
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour Community AIDS Network
800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889)
800-344-7432
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m.
Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline North, 716-679-3560
419-352-5242
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 .... 888-395-4357 Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline..... Evenings 216-861-5454 24-hour automated info line. 216-781-6736 Toll free 888-429-8761 TDD 216-861-4477 614-299-7764 937-274-1776 .814-453-5656, 814-456-9833 216-721-1115
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line. Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm Erie, Pa., Info Line......................................................... Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight
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GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation .. 800-429-6334 Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard
PASTRIES
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
PETS
Coventry Cats ▼
1810 Coventry Rd, Cleve. Hts.
PRINTERS & MAIL SERVICES
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service ▼ 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland
RADIO & TELEVISION
Rev. Mary Grigolia, Commitment vows
Hope Lutheran Church.
2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights
216-476-2253
• Worship Sun 8:15 & 10 am, Rev. Don King
221-4949 371-5252
Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)
Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372
⚫3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & prgrm, Christ Ch., 3445 Warmsville, Shkr Hts
216-321-3033
Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns)
20401 Hilliard, Rocky River
440-333-2255
Liberation United Church of Christ ▼
13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood
521-5556
• Worship, Sun 10:30 am
Rev. Dan Geslin
216-631-8646
Lutherans Concerned
P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120
321-4845
"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thur 11:30 am cable channel 21, Columbus "Alternating Currents" Cincinnati
• 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
Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM 513-961-8900
Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows
382-0480
Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church
800-347-8336
"Gay Talk Radio” Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo Live call-in "GayWaves" Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland "Hold That Door" Thursday, 10:00 p.m. -midnight, WUJC 88.7 FM, Cleveland
Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts.
382-0660
419-530-4172
Oberlin Unitarian Univer'lst Fellowship
12354 Ohio Rt. 58, Oberlin
440-775-3766
216-368-2208
304-292-4292
Nicholas Palumbo, ACSW, LISW
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline
"In the Company of Womyn" Sun. 9-11 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo
20800 Center Ridge #113
Pride Institute at Solutions
440-331-2898 800-342-5429
Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5....
888-843-4564
Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
614-292-9212
COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 Affirmations ▼ 918 S. Front St., Cols 43206
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
445-8277
347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110
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Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland
AKRON, CANTON, KENT AREA CODE 330 Helmuth Psychological Associates 3200 W. Market St., Akron 44333
Rape Helpline, Columbus
800-822-7422 216-619-6192 614-267-7020
873-9866
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
800-656-4673
Sexual Health Infomation Line
CROSS
Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm
614-262-3556
Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning
See Transgender
ELECTROLYSIS POS
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
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
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"Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30 pm, Cable Ch. 21, Cois.. 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 RES
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..
Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation 5050 Porter, N. Olmsted
Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC
Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle. Simpson United Methodist Church
Southwest Unitarian Universalst Church, Rev. Paul Beckel P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 440-816-1686
440-777-6622
861-7388
8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland
281-9776
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) AID'S Helpline
•Sept-June, Sun 10:30 am, Center Jr. High Sch, 10300 Pearl, Strong'vl
• 1st, 3rd Thu 7:30 pm, Meditation, YWCA, 13169 Smith, Middib'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
440-356-5363
⚫4th Sun. 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleve. (Tremont) 631-4981 Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong. 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
440-333-2255
330-747-2696
Office....
991-8400 Voicemail 999-2056
330-742-8796
INSURANCE
Chagrin Falls
Cottonwood, Chagrin Falls
440-808-8000
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
440-247-3355
13324 Madison, Lakewood
216-221-6263
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
(440 WHERE NOTED)
440-247-5268
State Farm, Jean Jones
1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 Betsy Warner
A Common Bond (Gay ex-Jehovah's Witnesses) Box 91853 Cle. 44101
Zion United Church of Christ Sun 10:30 am, 2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont)
861-2371
• Gay-lesbian book discuss'n, 2nd Mon, Borders Westlake, 961-5751 COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 "Always our Children" group, 3rd Sun 1 pm, St. Francis Church 386 Buttles.....
749-1982
330-864-8866
Archwood United Church of Christ
299-5781 The Beacon Fellowship, Box 298177, Columbus 43229 beaconflwshp@juno.com 265-1725
2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland
351-1060
2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts. 44118.
216-932-6900
• Worship Sun 9 & 11 am
• Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm
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
B'nai Emeth (Jewish)
556-1764
64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201
440-734-6677
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 Chevrei Tikva (Jewish) P.O. Box 18120,
Christ United Evangelical Church
Box 141264, Columbus 43214
291-4674
297-6317
440-331-9004
932-5551
ONGGO
House of Mastick 14047 Madison, Lakwd 216-221-6848 Norka Futon Cleveland Heights 216-371-8489 Lakewood 216-226-2660 .................................................. Akron 330-253-9330
GIFTS" CARDS, & 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
Four Seasons 11002 Clifton, Cleveland..
HEALTH
Lakewood Hospital
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216-281-1220
*******... 216-529-7020
216-228-6622
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny 16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
Community Family Medicine
Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins 29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake
JEWELERS
Keith Jewelers
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted
Marlen Fine 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
Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland 216-671-0663 Steve Skowran,
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Cleveland Hts. 44118-0120.
• 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
•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 115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023 First Church of Religious Science 3281 N High St., Columbus 43214 First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214. ⚫U.U. Humanists, 3rd Wed 7:30pm, 890-0653
740-587-0336
261-0887
267-4946
YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland
341-3729
Church of the Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts.
932-2065
440-899-1300
Cleveland Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia 791-2220
•Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Community Church of Chesterland
• Sisters of Lavender, Wed; 575-9646
11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland.
440-729-7898
Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering, 4th Sunday
488-2096
Cove United Methodist Church
521-7424
Humanist Community of Central Ohio
Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)
P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214
470-0811
P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101
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202-583-8029
202-628-4160
731-5365 ⚫4th Sun 11 am, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Ch., E. 126th at Shaker East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 8181 Center, Mentor
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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
202-332-6483
First Unitarian Church ▼
21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.
202-331-0066
751-2320 •Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows.. 440-247-2772
Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201 443-1073
• 2nd Thurs 7:30 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St. Jericho Road Community Church, UCC 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
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501-0076
202-986-1300 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W. 26 St #503, New York, N.Y. 10001....... 212-807-1700 Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition
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440-899-4400
Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek 5500 Ridge Rd., Parma
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Washington D.C. 20009
440-886-6500
Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey 2179 Taylor, Cleveland Hts
New Hope Alterntive Therapy Research ▼ 2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland
216-371-6200 ......... 216-363-5060
Northmn Ohio Physicians for Human Rights.. 216-281-7418 Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Cleve.. 216-751-4802
HOME REPAIRS
Joe's Plumbing, Basment Waterproofing
Cleveland
216-961-6086
216-651-4685
Home Environments, Professional Renovations Cleveland
........... 312-663-4413
Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091 Human Rights Campaign 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 ................................. 202-328-3247
Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
sixty minute man
YOU WENT TO THE
PARK ALREADY? THAT WAS QUICK.
WE ONLY MADE
IT TO THE END OF THE
BLOCK. SHE'S HAVING A BAD DAY.
POOR, SWEET DIGGER! ARE YOU STIFF, GIRL?
PANT
NOT TOO STIFF TO LICK
UP SOME CHUNKS FROM
A PILE OF BARF BEFORE I COULD
STOP HER.
OOF!
SO LONG, BUCKOS. I'M OFF TO THE FIRST INTERNA TIONAL DRAG KING EXTRAVAGANZA IN COLUMBUS.
LOIS! YOU'RE
NOT GOING ON THE PLANE
LIKE THAT!
I WANT TO FULLY IMMERSE MYSELF IN
THE TRANSGRESSIVE EXPERIENCE.
YOU SMELL LIKE YOU FULLY IMMERSED YOURSELF IN TRANSMISSION FLUID.
1999 BY ALISON BECHDEL
JERRY LENT ME
ONE OF HIS DIRTY UNIFORMS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? MAX AXLE, FRONT END EXPERT. I'M GONNA LIP-SYNCH To " I'M YOUR VEHICLE, BABY."
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GOD. THIS DRAG KING CRAZE IS SO RETROGRADE! MEN ARE DESTROY. ING THE PLANET! WHY COMPETE TO SEE WHO CAN MIMIC THEM MOST CONVINCINGLY?!
C'MON, PUP.
YOU CAN
DO IT.
UH...
BECAUSE I'M GOOD AT IT?
WHITE GUY GOES
ON A SHOOT-
WING SPREE
I DUNNO, LOIS. IT
JUST SEEMS SO.. So MISOGYNIST. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF YOU WERE CRITIQUING MASCULINE STEREOTYPES INSTEAD OF GLORIFYING THEM, BUT..
ANOTHER WHITE
GUY GOES ON ANOTHER SHOOTING SPREE
ONE COULD ARGUE THAT DRAG IS THE ULTIMATE CRITIQUE OF GENDER STEREO. TYPES, AND THUS INHERENTLY FEMINIST.
OH, PUTIT IN A TERM PAPER' LOOK, IT'S JUST A WAY OF EXPRESSING MY MASCULINE SIDE. MAYBE I AM GLORI FYING MASCULINITY IS THAT SO TERRIBLE?
NOTHER WHITE GUY.
NOTHER SHOOTING SPREE
HEY, WHO USED UP ALL MY ROSE MARY-CUCUMBER CONDITIONER? I NEED IT TO KEEP MY BEARD SILKY!
A REAL MACK DADDY IS A GLORIOUS THING
DUDE, JUST RUB A LITTLE CASTROL 30 WEIGHT INTO IT. WORKS FOR ME
SEE OUR NEW SHOOT
ING SPREE SECTIO
POR MORE ARE WS