December 17
999
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
......440-838-5454
Graphik Factory
www.graphikfactory.com
216-226-5467
resourcedirectory
COMPUTER SERVICES AND GE
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service Cleveland 216-631-8646
Bill & Bob's BBS www.bilinbobs.com Set modem to 8-N-1
web/graphic design, color prints
Human Rights Campaign
HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS National Center for Lesbian Rights
New Hope Alternative Therapy Research 2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland
Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)
216-363-5060
1012 14th St. NW Wash, D.C. 20005
202-628-4160
P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101
731-5365
Northrn Ohio Physicians for Human Rights.. 216-281-7418 Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist 1331 Maydor Lane, South Euclid 44121
216-297-9774
Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office 11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603 Millennium March on Washington
312-663-4413
• 4th Sun 11 am, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Ch., E. 126th at Shaker East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 8181 Center, Mentor
440-255-8171
1000 16th Street NW, #300, Washington, DC 20036
Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church
10034 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
651-0129
Total Laser Care, Cleveland.................
216-738-4444
870 Market, #570 S.F. Cal. 94102
415-392-6257
•Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays 7 pm
COUNSELING
Joe's Plumbing, Basment Waterproofing Cleveland
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC
216-961-6086
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
Home Environments, Professional Renovations Cleveland
2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 ..... 202-332-6483 National Organization for Women
9606 Euclid, Cleveland
791-5200
First Unitarian Church ▼
216-651-4685
Washington, D.C.
202-331-0066
21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.
751-2320
(440 WHERE NOTED)
Christopher J. Amato, Ph.D.
HOTLINES
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban
202-328-3247
• Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows .. 440-247-2772
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
440-899-1300
AIDS Hotline Ohio
Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.
TDD:
Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge
440-899-7625
Spanish
800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889) 800-344-7432
Rev. Mary Grigolia, Commitment vows
PASTRIES
Hope Lutheran Church
221-4949 371-5252
2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries
Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
831-5440
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour
• Worship Sun 8:15 & 10 am, Rev. Don King
17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
216-476-2253
Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge & Associates
295-9295
Community AIDS Network
...........
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
D.L. Dunkle & Associates ▼
229-2100
Debra Dunkle, ACSW LISW; Jane Miller, MSSA LSW
Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m.
PETS
Lisa Gilbert, M.D.; Martha Webb, CCDC;
John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW
Coventry Cats
Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)
Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372
⚫3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & prgrm, Christ Ch., 3445 Wamsville, Shkr Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns)
1810 Coventry Rd, Cleve. Hts.
12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleve Hts., 44106
216-321-3033
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
Lutherans Concerned
216-631-8646
P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120
Antone Feo, Ph.D. and Associates
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake................ 440-899-1300 Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake 440-899-1300 Laurelwood Counseling Center
6500 Rockside #160, Independence
Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW
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520-4061
5 South Main St., Oberlin
800-457-0345
Jeffrey Mostade, PCC, NCC
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
440-899-1300
John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW
800-938-9973
5 South Main Street, Oberlin
Nicholas Palumbo, ACSW, LISW
20800 Center Ridge _#113
Pride Institute at Solutions
440-331-2898
800-342-5429
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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
Reserve Psychological Consultants
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 Evenings 216-861-5454 216-781-6736
Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline 24-hour automated info line Toll free 888-429-8761
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TDD 216-861-4477
PRINTERS & MAIL SERVICES
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland
RADIO & TELEVISION
Cincinnati
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line. Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm Erie, Pa., Info Line.................... "Alternating Currents" .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
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
Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church
614-299-7764 937-274-1776
"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thur 11:30 am cable channel 21, Columbus Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM
Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows.....
382-0480
513-961-8900
"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
Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts..
382-0660
Oberlin Unitarian Univer'ist Fellowship 12354 Ohio Rt. 58, Oberlin
440-775-3766
440-777-6622
861-7388
281-9776
800-347-8336 GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation.. 800-429-6334 Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard ..... 304-292-4292
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline
Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5.
888-843-4564
800-822-7422
Grid Radio, 96.9 FM Cleveland
....... 216-368-2208 www.gridradio.com
4 pm-3 am Mon-Fri; 1 pm-3 am Sat-Sun "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 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
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
8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland
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, Middib'g Hts
Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
614-292-9212
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
873-9866
347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110
929-1326
Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland
216-619-6192
Rape Helpline, Columbus
614-267-7020
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
800-656-4673
Sexual Health Infomation Line
Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm
614-262-3556
Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning
St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11 am
Trevor Project 24-hour
800-850-8078
2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City)
781-5546
Toledo Referral Line, PRO-Domrose Foundation
REAL ESTATE
Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland
2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.
932-1898
4 pm to 10 pm.
Townhall #I 24-hour helpline
ERA Lentz Associates, Inc., Debbie Kidd Cleveland
216-227-KIDD (227-5433) 216-619-9696
United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian-Gay Concerns
861-7388
• Echoes of ending relationships, 2nd, 4th Thu 7:30 pm, call for info
96 Graham Road #A, Cuyahoga Falls
ELECTROLYSIS
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
FLOWERS & PLANTS
Jon Brittain Florist 14526 Detroit, Lakew'd
FURNITURE
Brewster & Stroud, Westlake
Chagrin Falls
Cottonwood, Chagrin Falls
House of Mastick 14047 Madison, Lakwd
Norka Futon Cleveland Heights Lakewood
216-226-2660.
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419-472-2364 Ravenna, 330-296-2255 Walk-in 8 am-8 pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent...... 330-678-4357
216-221-6263
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330-864-8866
216-932-6900
Progressive Urban Real Estate
4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer Real Estate Mortgage Corp..
20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River Realty One, John Lauro Office
440-356-5363
Cleveland 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
(440 WHERE NOTED)
• 4th Sun. 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleve. (Tremont) Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.
3204 Lorain, Clev. (Box 94184, Clev. 44101)
631-4981
........ 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
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
WomenSpace Helpline, Cleveland
216-529-0737
Monday Friday 10 am 4 pm Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline
216-696-3100
330-747-2696
330-742-8796
440-808-8000
440-247-3355
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
440-247-5268
13324 Madison, Lakewood
State Farm, Jean Jones
216-221-6848 216-371-8489 Akron 330-253-9330
GIFTS, CARDS, & T-SHIRTS
Big Fun 1827 Coventry Rd, Cleve Hts..... 216-371-4386 Clifton Web▼ 11512 Clifton, Cleveland 216-961-1120 Night Sweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Drive, Kent 44240 Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent.... 330-673-2808
HAIR, SKIN & TANNING SALONS
INSURANCE
1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 Betsy Warner
2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts. 44118.
JEWELERS
"Always our Children" group, 3rd Sun 1
pm,
St. Francis Church 386 Buttles
Archwood United Church of Christ ▼
2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland
351-1060
• Worship Sun 9 & 11 am
299-5781 The Beacon Fellowship, Box 298177, Columbus 43229 beaconflwshp@juno.com 265-1725
• Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm B'nai Emeth (Jewish).
26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted Marlen Fine Jewelers
............ 440-734-6677
556-1764 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, Cleveland Hts. 44118-0120
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
291-4674
Christ United Evangelical Church
932-5551
Box 141264, Columbus 43214
297-6317
Keith Jewelers
19525 Detroit Rd., Rocky River
440-331-9004 Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts. 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev.. 216-566-0603
MASSOTHERAPY
• 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
Four Seasons 11002 Clifton, Cleveland
216-281-1220
HEALTH CARE
Lakewood Hospital
216-529-7020
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny
Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Steve Skowran,
216-671-0663
24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake
440-899-1300
16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
216-228-6622
Community Family Medicine
Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins
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29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek 5500 Ridge Rd., Parma
440-899-4400
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Washington D.C. 20009
440-886-6500
Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey
2179 Taylor, Cleveland Hts
216-371-6200
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 Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091
YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland Church of the Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts. 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
341-3729
932-2065
11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland.
440-729-7898
521-7424
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Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood
768
202-583-8029
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Cove United Methodist Church
• Sun 6p, 1st Cong. Ch., 444 E Broad; Bible study Wed 7 p, call for place Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202 451-6528 dignitygc@aol.com www.dignitygc.org
740-587-0336
261-0887
• 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 Sisters of Lavender, Wed; 575-9646
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267-4946
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