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

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