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COUNSELING

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED)

Christopher J. Amato, Ph.D.

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 ▼

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HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS

Joe's Plumbing, Basment Waterproofing Cleveland

Home Environments, Professional Renovations Cleveland

HOTLINES

TDD:

Human Rights Campaign

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE. 17

216-961-6086

216-651-4685

1012 14th St. NW Wash, D.C. 20005 Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office 11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603 Millennium March on Washington 1000 16th Street NW, #300, Washington, DC 20036 National Center for Lesbian Rights

202-628-4160

Cove United Methodist Church

Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood

521-7424

Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)

............ 312-663-4413

P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101

731-5365

⚫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

870 Market, #570 S.F. Cal. 94102

415-392-6257

Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church

800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889)

800-344-7432

Debra Dunkle, ACSW LISW; Jane Miller, MSSA LSW

Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 National Organization for Women Washington, D.C.

10034 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

651-0129

202-332-6483

•Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays-7 pm

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Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC

202-331-0066

9606 Euclid, Cleveland

791-5200

Lisa Gilbert, M.D.; Martha Webb, CCDC;

Community AIDS Network

330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)

John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW

12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleve Hts., 44106

Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m.

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

First Unitarian Church ▼

202-328-3247

21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts. .................

751-2320

•Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee

419-352-5242

Antone Feo, Ph.D. and Associates

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

440-899-1300

Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake

440-899-1300

Nicholas Palumbo, ACSW, LISW

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

20800 Center Ridge #113

520-4061

800-457-0345

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440-899-1300 800-938-9973

Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline 24-hour automated info line Toll free 888-429-8761

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Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline North, 716-679-3560

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

PETS

Coventry Cats ▼

PASTRIES

South, 716-484-8434

Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows .. 440-247-2772 Rev. Mary Grigolia, Commitment vows

221-4949

Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland

216-476-2253

Hope Lutheran Church

371-5252

2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights

• Worship Sun 8:15 & 10 am, Rev. Don King

Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)

1810 Coventry Rd, Cleve. Hts.

216-321-3033

Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372

⚫3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & prgrm, Christ Ch., 3445 Warmsville, Shkr Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns)

Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line.

Pride Institute at Solutions

.............................

440-331-2898 800-342-5429

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Chagrin Falls

440-247-5268

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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 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... 216-529-0737

FURNITURE

Brewster & Stroud, Westlake

Cottonwood, Chagrin Falls

House of Mastick 14047 Madison, Lakwd 216-221-6848

National Gay-Lesbian Hotline

Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm

Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning Trevor Project 24-hour

TDD 216-861-4477 .......... 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

PRINTERS & MAIL SERVICES

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service ▼ 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland

RADIO & TELEVISION

20401 Hilliard, Rocky River

440-333-2255

Liberation United Church of Christ ▼

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood

521-5556

216-631-8646

•Worship, Sun 10:30 am

Rev. Dan Geslin

Lutherans Concerned

800-347-8336

GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation .. 800-429-6334 Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard 304-292-4292

"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thur 11:30 am cable channel 21, Columbus "Alternating Currents" Cincinnati

Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM 513-961-8900

873-9866

Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5.

888-843-4564

929-1326

Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance

614-292-9212

Project Inform, AIDS treatments

347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110

800-822-7422

"Gay Talk Radio" Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo Live call-in "GayWaves" Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland

Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows.

419-530-4172

P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120

• 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

321-4845

382-0480

Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts..

382-0660

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

614-262-3556

800-850-8078

Toledo Referral Line, PRO-Domrose Foundation 4 pm to 10 pm

Townhall || 24-hour helpline

419-472-2364 Ravenna, 330-296-2255 Walk-in 8 am-8 pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent...... 330-678-4357 WomenSpace Helpline, Cleveland

440-808-8000

440-247-3355

Monday Friday 10 am 4 pm Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline

216-696-3100

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

REAL ESTATE

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 Seh, 10300 Pearl, Strong'vl •1st, 3rd Thu 7:30 pm, Meditation, YWCA, 13169 Smith, Middlb'g Hts

• Echoes of ending relationships, 2nd, 4th Thu 7:30 pm, call for info

Oberlin Unitarian Univer'Ist Fellowship

12354 Ohio Rt. 58, Oberlin

440-775-3766

440-777-6622

861-7388

281-9776

St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11 am 2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City)

781-5546

330-747-2696

330-742-8796

ERA Lentz Associates, Inc., Debbie Kidd Cleveland

216-227-KIDD (227-5433) 216-619-9696

Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland ▼ 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.........

932-1898

INSURANCE

United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian-Gay Concerns

861-7388

Norka Futon Cleveland Heights

216-371-8489 Akron 330-253-9330

Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer

13324 Madison, Lakewood

State Farm, Jean Jones

216-221-6263

330-864-8866

440-356-5363

Cleveland

Lakewood 216-226-2660.

GIFTS, CARDS, & T-SHIRTS»<>>

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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

Four Seasons 11002 Clifton, Cleveland. ......... 216-281-1220 HEALTH CARE

Lakewood Hospital

216-529-7020

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216-228-6622

Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny 16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood

Community Family Medicine

1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 Betsy Warner

2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts. 44118............. 216-932-6900

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 Steve Skowran,

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake ................

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

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. 631-4981 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

COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614

440-734-6677

Archwood United Church of Christ ▼

2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland

351-1060

"Always our Children" group, 3rd Sun 1 pm, St. Francis Church 386 Buttles

299-5781

440-331-9004

• Worship Sun 9 & 11 am

•Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm B'nai Emeth (Jewish)..

556-1764

The Beacon Fellowship, Box 298177, Columbus 43229 beaconfiwshp@juno.com

265-1725

216-671-0663

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

932-5551

64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201.

440-899-1300

• Shabbat, 1st & 3rd Fri 8 pm, Unitarian Society, 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Heights

Christ United Evangelical Church

Box 141264, Columbus 43214

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

291-4674

297-6317

• 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

Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins 29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek 5500 Ridge Rd., Parma.

440-899-4400

440-886-6500

Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey 2179 Taylor, Cleveland Hts

216-371-6200

AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Washington D.C. 20009

New Hope Alternative Therapy Research

2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland

216-363-5060

Northm Ohio Physicians for Human Rights.. 216-281-7418 Rona Levin, Clinical Hypnotherapist.

216-297-9774

1331 Maydor Lane, South Euclid 44121

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

202-583-8029

11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland......................... 440-729-7898

740-587-0336

YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland

341-3729

Church of the Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts. 932-2065 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

115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023

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