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Shaker Hts. 216-295-9295

Mentor 440-974-9974

COUNSELING

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216

(440 WHERE NOTED)

Access Behavioral Care, Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge &

Associates

WindEm Landscaping Strongsville..

HOTLINES

AIDS Hotline Ohio

Human Rights Campaign

First Unitarian Church ▼

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

202-628-4160

21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.

751-2320

Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office.

440-846-9849

11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603.

312-663-4413

Millennium March on Washington.

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

221-4949

N. Olmsted 440-777-7524

1000 16th Street NW, #300, Washington, DC 20036

Hope Lutheran Church

371-5252

Christopher J. Amato, Ph.D.

TDD:

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

National Center for Lesbian Rights

2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights

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

415-392-6257

• Summer Worship Sun 9:30 am, Rev. Don King

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

440-899-1300

Spanish

Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.

Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour

Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge

440-899-7625

800-344-7432

Community AIDS Network................ 330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)

Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence

831-5440

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D.L. Dunkle & Associates

229-2100

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

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

202-332-6483

House of Prayer, Joyce A. Speegle, pastor •Sun 10 am, Notre Dame Coll., Rm 117, 4545 College Rd, S. Euclid Integrity-Northeast Ohio (Episcopal)

382-6694

202-331-0066

Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372

419-352-5242

Debra Dunkle, ACSW LISW; Jane Miller, MSSA LSW

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

John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW

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

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

Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard.

Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

202-328-3247

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

South, 716-484-8434

20401 Hilliard, Rocky River

440-333-2255

513-591-0222 216-391-4357

PASTRIES

Liberation United Church of Christ ▼

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood

521-5556

Antone Feo, Ph.D. and Associates

Battered Women's Hotline

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

• Worship, Sun 10:30 am

216-476-2253

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

440-899-1300

Lutherans Concerned

371-5252

Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free

888-395-4357

Institute for Sexual Wellness Westlake .............

440-899-1300

Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW

5 South Main St., Oberlin

800-457-0345

John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW

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800-938-9973

5 South Main Street, Oberlin

Pride Institute at Solutions....

800-342-5429

Senex Eldercare Counseling Jeffrey Mostade

12200 Fairhill Rd., #B-401,leveland

421-1793

445-8277

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873-9866

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

Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline............. .Evenings 216-651-5428

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.

GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard

RADIO & TELEVISION

P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120

321-4845

• 4th Fri., Hope Lutheran Church, Taylor & Northvale, Cleveland Hts.

24-hour automated info line

216-651-6452

Toll free

888-429-8761

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

More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Clev Hts

932-1458

• 2nd Sat 5:30 pm, potluck and program

614-299-7764

937-274-1776

"Alternating Currents"

Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM

Cincinnati

513-961-8900

Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows

382-0480

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814-453-5656,814-456-9833

216-721-1115

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

Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church

419-530-4172

Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts.

382-0660

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800-347-8336 800-429-6334 304-292-4292

"GayWaves" Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland

216-368-2208

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

440-775-3766

88.7 FM, Cleveland

Nova Behavioral Research

111 Tremont, S.W., Massillon

Reserve Psychological Consultants

National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5 Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance Project Inform, AIDS treatments

"In the Company of Womyn" Sun. 9-11 pm,

888-843-4564

WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo

614-292-9212

Cable Ch. 21, Cols.

833-4132

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

929-1326

Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland

800-822-7422 216-619-6192

216-631-1441

440-808-8000

440-247-3355

216-221-6848

216-371-8489

Akron 330-253-9330

96 Graham Road #A, Cuyahoga Falls

ELECTROLYSIS

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

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AmEx Financial Toby D. Oster Cle. 216-447-8870 ext. 267 AmEx Financial Tim Jenkins Clev. Nations Credit Financial Services 6901 Rockside Rd., Independence

216-447-8870 ext. 277 216-440-0900

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FLOWERS & PLANTS

Vase to Vase, 10431 Clifton Blvd, Cleve

FURNITURE

Brewster & Stroud, Westlake

Chagrin Falls.......

House of Mastick 14047 Madison, Lakwd

Norka Futon Cleveland Heights

Lakewood 216-226-2660

GIFTS, CARDS, & T-SHIRTS JEWELERS

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 BE

Aesthetics Skin Care Center

14100 Cedar Road Suite 320, University Heights

Keith Jewelers

26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts. Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev

MAIL SERVICES

216-381-1300

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland

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

"Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30 pm,

• 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 ESTATER

Century 21 Beyond 2000, Mark Snyder

"Hold That Door" Thursday, 10:00 p.m. -midnight, WUJC

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

Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation

440-777-6622

861-7388

Simpson United Methodist Church

614-224-2288

8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland.

281-9776

440-816-1686

Sept-June, Sun 10:30 am, Center Jr. High Sch, 10300 Pearl, Strong'vl

• 1st, 3rd Thu 7:30pm, Meditation, YWCA, 13169 Smith, Middlb'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

Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning

6370 York Road, Parma

Trevor Project 24-hour

800-850-8078

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

ERA Lentz Associates, Inc., Debbie Kidd Cleveland

419-472-2364

Townhall (I 24-hour helpline.

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

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Ravenna, 330-296-2255 330-678-4357

WomenSpace Helpline, Cleveland

Progressive Urban Real Estate

440-842-7200

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

Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) Euclid at E. 22nd, Cleveland http://community.cleveland.com/cc/trinity

771-3630

Trinity Lutheran Ch, 16400 Detroit Av Lake'd

226-8087

• Sun 10:30 am

www.corecomm.net/~trinitylutheran/ 252-5828

Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland ▼

2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts..

932-1898

440-356-5363

Monday-Friday 10 am-4 pm.

Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline

216-696-3100 330-747-2696

330-742-8796

20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River Realty One, John Lauro Cleveland johnlauro.realtor.com Office 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056

• 11 am Sun, worship; 3rd Tue 7 pm, Gay-Lesbian U.U. United Church of Christ Coalition for

Lesbian-Gay Concerns

861-7388

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

INSURANCE

Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer

13324 Madison, Lakewood

216-221-6263

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED)

Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.

631-4981

3204 Lorain, Clev. (Box 94184, Clev. 44101).

556-3316

•1st Sun 5pm, Meditation; ⚫3rd Sun 5 pm, New American Sprituality

West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼

State Farm, Jean Jones

20401 Hilliard, Rocky River

440-333-2255

Archwood United Church of Christ

1653 Merriman Rd. #108, Akron 44313

330-864-8866

Zion United Church of Christ Sun 10:30 am,

2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland

351-1060

Betsy Warner

2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont)

861-2371

• Worship Sun 9 & 11 am

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

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

• Gay-lesbian book discuss'n, 2nd Mon, Borders Westlake, 961-5751 COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614

B'nai Emeth (Jewish).

556-1764

c/o West Shore UU Ch, 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River 44116

440-734-6677

• Services Fri. 8 pm and Sat. 10:30 am, Torah study Sat 9:15 am Chevrei Tikva (Jewish) P.O. Box 18120,

216-381-3075

Cleveland Hts. 44118-0120

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216-566-0603

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

932-5551

"Always our Children" group, 3rd Sun 1 pm,

St. Francis Church 386 Buttles

299-5781

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

473-1117

Calvary Lutheran Ch., 1761 Bairsford, Cols

864-1301

2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Heights

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

• Sun 10:30 am; http://www.calvaryoh.com/

Catholic Gay Men's Support Group

64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201

YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland

341-3729

216-631-8646

Church of the Redeemer (Methodist),

Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202

dignitygc@aol.com

www.dignitygc.org

291-4674

451-6528

HEALTH CARE

Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts.

932-2065

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

MASSOTHERAPY

Lakewood Hospital

216-529-7020

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

Integrative Health, Gregg Langjahr L/ATC 1540 Mt. Carmel Drive, Wickliffe

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

First Baptist Church of Granville

791-2220

115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023

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

First Church of Religious Science

440-585-3605

216-228-6622

Community Church of Chesterland

3281 N High St., Columbus 43214

Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland

216-671-0663

11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland

440-729-7898

First Unitarian Universalist Church

Community Family Medicine

Steve Skowron

Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins

Cove United Methodist Church

521-7424

93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214

740-587-0336

261-0887

267-4946

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

440-899-1300

29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake

440-899-4400

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

⚫U.U. Humanists, 3rd Wed 7:30pm, 890-0653

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

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Dignity-Cleveland (Catholic)

• Sisters of Lavender, Wed; 575-9646

440-886-6500

P.O. Box 91697, Cleveland 44101

731-5365

Midwest Chiropractic, Dr. Suzanna Massey

2179 Taylor, Cleveland Hts ......

216-371-6200

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

⚫ 4th Sun 11 am, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Ch., E. 126th at Shaker

Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering, 4th Sunday

488-2096

202-986-1300

East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church

Humanist Community of Central Ohio

New Hope Alternative Therapy Research

2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland

216-363-5060

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W. 26 St #503, New York, N.Y. 10001

10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland

440-256-3400

P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214

470-0811

212-807-1700

Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Church

Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201

443-1073

Northrn Ohio Physicians for Human Rights..

216-281-7418

Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition

10034 Lorain Ave., Cleveland.

Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091

202-583-8029

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

9606 Euclid, Cleveland

791-5200

• 2nd Thurs 7:30 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St. 651-0129

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