February

resourcedirectory

Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge

D.L. Dunkle & Associates ▼

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............... 440-899-1300 Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake 440-899-1300

INSURANCE

Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.

WomenSpace Helpline, Cleveland

440-899-7625

Monday Friday 10 am 4 pm

216-696-3100

Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence 831-5440

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Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr)

330-747-2696

Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge & Associates

295-9295

AIDS Helpline

330-742-8796

229-2100

Debra Dunkle, ACSW LISW; Jane Miller, MSSA LSW

Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer

13324 Madison, Lakewood

216-221-6263

State Farm, Jean Jones

1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313 Betsy Warner

330-864-8866

2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts. 44118

216-932-6900

800-457-0345 800-938-9973

Keith Jewelers

800-342-5429

26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted Marlen Fine Jewelers

440-734-6677

445-8277

Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW

5 South Main St., Oberlin

John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW

5 South Main Street, Oberlin

Pride Institute at Solutions

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COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 Affirmations ▼ 918 S. Front St., Cols 43206

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 EN

873-9866

929-1326

Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis Lakw. 216-228-8886 INANCIAL SERVICES

AmEx Financial Toby D. Oster Cle. 216-447-8870 ext. 267 AmEx Financial Tim Jenkins Clev... 216-447-8870 ext. 277

FLOWERS & P

Jon Brittain Florist 14526 Detroit, Lakew'd... 216-529-0737

19525 Detroit Rd., Rocky River

"GayWaves" Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland

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

L ESTATE CONS

ERA Lentz Associates, Inc., Debbie Kidd Cleveland

216-227-KIDD (227-5433) 216-619-9696 Progressive Urban Real Estate 440-331-9004 4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer Real Estate Mortgage Corp..

Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts. 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev.. 216-566-0603

LASSOTHERAPY

Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland ... 216-671-0663 Steve Skowran,

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

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440-899-1300

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF

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

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 Human Rights Campaign

Hope Lutheran Church

2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights • Worship Sun 8:15 & 10 am, Rev. Don King Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)

Male, 939-0405

371-5252

Female, 691-9372

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

20401 Hilliard, Rocky River

440-333-2255

Liberation United Church of Christ ▼

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood

521-5556

Rev. Dan Geslin

Lutherans Concerned

P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120

• Worship, Sun 10:30 am

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

Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church

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

440-356-5363

Oberlin Unitarian Univer'ist Fellowship 12354 Ohio Rt. 58, Oberlin

Cleveland 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056

20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River Realty One, John Lauro Office

RELICIOUS

RITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED)

382-0480

382-0660

440-775-3766

440-777-6622

861-7388

281-9776

Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation 5050 Porter, N: Olmsted

Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC ▼ Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle.

Southwest Unitarian Universalst Church, Rev. Paul Beckel P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136

Simpson United Methodist Church

8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland

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, Middlb'g Hts

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

Archwood United Church of Christ ▼

2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland

351-1060

• Worship Sun 9 & 11 am

• Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm

B'nai Emeth (Jewish).

202-583-8029

1012 14th St. NW Wash, D.C. 20005

202-628-4160

Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office

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.

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

932-5551

United Church of Christ Coalition for

Chagrin Falls

Brewster & Stroud, Westlake

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 C RD

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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

440-808-8000 440-247-3355

11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603 Millennium March on Washington

312-663-4413

Shabbat, 1st & 3rd Fri 8 pm, Unitarian Society,

2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Heights

Lesbian-Gay Concerns

861-7388

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1000 16th Street NW, #300, Washington, DC 20036 National Center for Lesbian Rights

• Locations vary for Torah study, 3rd Sat; Kesher class, 3rd Sun Christian Bible Study Group

⚫4th Sun. 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleve. (Tremont)

Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.

631-4981

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

415-392-6257

YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland

341-3729

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

202-332-6483

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

932-2065

202-331-0066

Cleveland Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia 791-2220

3204 Lorain, Clev. (Box 94184, Clev. 44101) •1st Sun 5pm, Meditiation; ⚫3rd Sun 5 pm, New American Sprituality West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River....

556-3316

440-333-2255

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

202-328-3247

• Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Community Church of Chesterland

Zion United Church of Christ Sun 10:30 am, 2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont)

861-2371

11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland.

440-729-7898

PASTRIES

Cove United Methodist Church

521-7424

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

Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)

• 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

299-5781

216-476-2253

P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101

731-5365

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

265-1725

Four Seasons 11002 Clifton, Cleveland.

216-281-1220

JBAL

⚫4th Sun 11 am, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Ch., E. 126th at Shaker East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 8181 Center, Mentor

Calvary Lutheran Ch., 1761 Bairsford, Cols

864-1301

440-255-8171

Lakewood Hospital

216-529-7020

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland

• Sun 10:30 am; www.elca.org/syn/cong/oh/43232/calvary1.html Catholic Gay Men's Support Group

216-631-8646

Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church

64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201

291-4674

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

10034 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

651-0129

Christ United Evangelical Church

216-228-6622

RADI

TELEVISION

Community Family Medicine

•Worship Sundays 6:30 pm; prayer service Wednesdays 7 pm Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC

Box 141264, Columbus 43214

297-6317

Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins 29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake

440-899-4400

Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Monica Wloszek 5500 Ridge Rd., Parma

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

9606 Euclid, Cleveland

791-5200

Sun 6 pm, 1st Cong. Ch., 444 E Broad; Bible study Wed 7 pm, call for place

First Unitarian Church ▼

Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM

21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.

440-886-6500

Cincinnati

513-961-8900

Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey

2179 Taylor, Cleveland Hts

216-371-6200

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"Gay Talk Radio” Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo Live call-in .............

419-530-4172

751-2320 •Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows.. 440-247-2772 Rev. Mary Grigolia, Commitment vows...... 221-4949

New Hope Alternative Therapy Research

2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland

216-363-5060

Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202 451-6528 dignitygc@aol.com

• 2nd & 4th Sun. 6 pm, First Cong. Ch., 444 East Broad St., Cols. First Baptist Church of Granville

115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023

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www.dignitygc.org

740-587-0336

Northrn Ohio Physicians for Human Rights.. 216-281-7418

Joe's Plumbing, Basement Waterproofing

Cleveland

Home Environments, Professional Renovations

Cleveland.....

HOTLINE

AIDS Hotline Ohio

TDD:

216-961-6086

216-651-4685

Curbside

KAPTAIN SENSIBLE © 1999 BY R. KIRBY SOMETIMES I REALLY WONDER ABOUT

800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889) 800-344-7432

YOU, KEVIN....

Spanish

Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour Community AIDS Network ...........

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

24-hour automated info line

Toll free 888-429-8761

Evenings 216-861-5454 216-781-6736

TDD 216-861-4477

614-299-7764

937-274-1776

Erie, Pa., Info Line ..................... 814-453-5656, 814-456-9833

Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line

Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm

Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid

216-721-1115

Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight

800-347-8336

GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation .. 800-429-6334

304-292-4292

888-843-4564 614-292-9212

800-822-7422

JOHN

BRISHAM

THEN YOU STARTED UP WITH RAIN AGAIN..EVERY SO OFTEN AT LEAST. NOW I WONDER IF THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA. FOR A WHILE THERE EVERYONE WAS KINDA WAITING FOR YOU GUYS TO GET BACK TOGETHER FOR GOOD, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

Yo, How Do I GET A CUPPA COFFEE IN THIS JOINT?

Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard

National Gay-Lesbian Hotline

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

Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance

Project Inform, AIDS treatments

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

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

Trevor Project 24-hour

800-850-8078

4 pm to 10 pm.

Townhall # 24-hour helpline

Toledo Referral Line, PRO-Domrose Foundation

Walk-in 8 am-8 pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent...... 330-678-4357

419-472-2364

WHY, RAIN ROSS!

Ravenna, 330-296-2255

WHEN I FIRST MOVED IN YOU SEE MED SO SOLID: THE STRAIGHT-A STUDENT, ALL GROWN UP NEVER ABSENT, NEVER LATE, EVERYTHING NEAT AND TIDY AND IN IT'S PROPER PLACE.. YES, MOTHER, IT'S

ALL SET I'LL

BE AT THE AIRPORT FOR JEROME AT 10:45, FROM THERE WE'LL GO GET PATRICIA AND CHARLES-PROBABLY AROUND NOON IF WE'RE LUCKYTHEN ...OH, ANOTHER BOTTLE OF RED?

OK, AFTER I GET

WHAT

WOULD

THEY

DO WITH-

PAT. YES, DON'T WORRY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT...

OUT

ME...

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THAT GUY JORGE, ALTHOUGH SINCE HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND, I GUESS NOTHING IS HAPPENING. YOU'RE STILL MISTER GOOD-GUY YOU DON'T TOUCH WHAT ISN'T YOURS, MUCH AS YOU'D LIKE TO.

NEW SWEATER, HUH? YOU

DIDN'T GET

ALL PRETTY

JUST FOR

ME, DID YOU?

FANCY MEET-

ING YOU

HERE!

OH

JORGE

HEE HEE

HEL

BY ROBERT KIRBY

.INCLUDING YOUR MEN. THERE THEY WERE, IN ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND OUT THE NEXT MORNING, NEVER TO RETURN, NOT EVEN THE REALLY CUTE ONES.

WELL, THANK YOU....

SURE THING! CALL ME ANYTIME!

RIGHT.

THE FIRST TIME. I HEARD YOUR NERVOUS "OOH, JORGE "GIGGLE, IT DISTURBED ME: THE ROCK HAD DEEPER VULNERABILITIES THAN I'D SUSPECTED. THEN I REMEMBERED THAT THAT WAS A GOOD THING. TRY TELLING YOU THAT THOUGH. YOU'RE SURE MILK IS ALL YOU NEED? THERE'S NOTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT??

AH, No.. A QUART OF MILK'LL DO JUST FINE...

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