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WEST VIRGINIA AREA CODE 304

HEALTH CARE

August 3, 2001

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17

Euclid Ave, Congregational Church, UCC

Lambda Panhandlers

9606 Euclid, Cleveland

791-5200

P.O. Box 1961, Shepherdstown 25443

725-7977

Mountain State Bears Box 5333, Charleston 25361

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

216-228-6622

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

First Unitarian Church ▼

202-986-1300

21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts.

751-2320

chuck@wvdhhr.org

768-1005

Community Family Medicine

P-FLAG, Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays > 115 18th St, Wheeling 26003

Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins

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

212-807-1700

•Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Free Inquirers of N.E. Ohio (Humanist)

330-869-2025

232-8743

P-FLAG Park'rsb'rg, info@pflagparkersburg.org

428-8089

P-FLAG 550 2nd St., #3, Huntington 25701

522-3328

P-FLAG 5022 Columbia Ave., Williamstown.

375-6412

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West Virginia Lesbian-Gay Coalition

P.O. Box 11033, Charleston 25339

COMPUTER SERVICES

29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake Europtical, 19115 Detroit Rd., Rocky River New Hope Alternative Therapy Research▼ 2012 W. 25th St. #916, Cleveland .......... 216-363-5060 Women's Health Advantage 888-942-6446(888-WHA-OHIO) Free mammogram, Pap test; Ash'bula, Mahon'g, Trumbull, Columbiana

440-899-4400

Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition

440-895-3030

Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091

202-583-8029

•2nd Wed 7 pm, Indepen'ce Lib, 6361 Selig Bl, www.freeinquirers.org Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows

440-247-2772

Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.org

Rev. Mary Grigolia, Commitment vows.....

221-4949

919 18th Street NW # 800, Washington D.C. 20006 ... 202-628-4160 Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office

Hope Lutheran Church

371-5252

2222 Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights

343-7305

HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service Cleveland

216-631-8646

Home Environments, Box 720, Lakewood Marquez Renovations

Cleveland

216-651-4685 216-941-4150

Graphik Factory web/graphic design, color prints

Free estimates

www.graphikfactory.com..

216-226-5467

Turtle-Dove Construction

marreno@aol.com Dan Lichty

11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603 National Center for Lesbian Rights 870 Market, # 570 S.F. Cal. 94102 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 National Organization for Women Washington, D.C.

312-663-4413

•Summer worship Sun 9:30 a.m., Rev. Don King

415-392-6257 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

Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372

202-628-8669

www.now.org

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

330-677-9004

Total Laser Care Cleveland

216-738-4444

249 Harris St., Kent

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

20401 Hilliard, Rocky River

440-333-2255

202-328-3247

Liberation United Church of Christ ▼

COUNSELING

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216

(440 WHERE NOTED)

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

Associates

Shaker Hts. 216-295-9295

Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.

N. Olmsted 440-777-7574

Mentor 440-974-9974

Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge

440-899-7625

Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence

831-5440

D.L. Dunkle & Associates▼

229-2100

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

440-460-0140

Jane Miller, MSSA, LSW

5 South Main St., Oberlin

800-457-0345

Family Behavioral Health Care Center

Louis A. Busacca, M.Ed, NCC, LPC 5495 Mayfield, Lyndhurst

HOTLINES

AIDS Hotline Ohio TDD:

Spanish

Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour Community AIDS Network.

Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours Battered Women's Hotline

Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m..

Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline

North, 716-679-3560

Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline........ 24-hour automated info line Toll free

Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line

330-375-2437 (375-AIDS) 216-391-4357

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

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107

521-5556

PASTRIES

•Worship and church school, Sun 10:30 am

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

Lutherans Concerned

371-5252

Chocodreams and Memories Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland

Cleveland

440-230-0625

P.O. Box 20088, Shaker Hts. 44120

321-4845

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

216-476-2253

More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Clev Hts

932-1458

PHOTOGRAPHY

•2nd Sat 5:30 pm, potluck and program

888-395-4357

419-352-5242

.

South, 716-484-8434 513-591-0222 Evenings 216-651-5428

Cindy Shadler Photography RADIO & TELEVISION "AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thur 11:30 am cable channel 21, Columbus "Alternating Currents" Sat. 3-5 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM Cincinnati 513-961-8900

Westlake

440-871-7451

Rev. Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows

767-1653

Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church

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

382-0660

Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation 5050 Porter, N. Olmsted

440-777-6622

216-651-6452 888-429-8761

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

Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC ▼ Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle.. Simpson United Methodist Church 8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland

861-7388

281-9776

419-530-4172

"GayWaves"

614-299-7764

Friday 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM

Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 www.swuu.org

440-816-1686

Cleveland

216-368-2208

John R. O'Connor, ACSW LISW

800-938-9973

5 South Main Street, Oberlin

Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm Erie, Pa., Info Line

937-274-1776

814-453-5656,814-456-9833

Pride Institute at Solutions

800-342-5429

Senex Eldercare Counseling Jeffrey Mostade

12200 Fairhill Rd., #B-401, Cleveland

421-1793

Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight

216-721-1115

800-347-8336

"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,

St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11 am

2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City)

781-5546

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

771-3630

COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614

Affirmations 918 S. Front St., Cols 43206

445-8277

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

800-429-6334

Cable Ch. 21, Cols.

614-224-2288

304-292-4292

• Also Tues and Thurs, 9:30 pm, Athens public access channel

AKRON, CANTON AREA CODE 330

National Gay-Lesbian Hotline

Helmuth Psychological Associates

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

3200 W. Market St., Akron 44333

873-9866

Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance

888-843-4564 614-292-9212

Nova Behavioral Health

Project Inform, AIDS treatments

111 Tremont, S.W., Massillon

833-4132

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

800-822-7422

832 McKinley Ave., N.W., Canton

455-9407

Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland

216-619-6192

"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 REASO

Century 21 Beyond 2000, Mark Snyder

Trinity Lutheran Ch, 16400 Detroit Av Lake'd

• Sun 10:30 am www.corecomm.net/~trinitylutheran Trinity United Ch of Christ 3525 West 25th St, Clev •Worship Sun 10:30 am ⚫Bible Study Wed noon

226-8087

252-5828

351-7667

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Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland ▼

2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.

932-1898

⚫11 am Sun, worship; 3rd Tue 7 pm, Gay-Lesbian U.U

United Church of Christ Coalition for

Lesbian-Gay Concerns

861-7388

1207 W. State St., Alliance

821-1995

6370 York Road, Parma

440-842-7200

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

Rape Helpline, Columbus

614-267-7020

Reserve Psychological Consultants

929-1326

Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network

800-656-4673

ERA Lentz Associates, Inc., Debbie Kidd Cleveland

Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.

631-4981

96 Graham Road #A, Cuyahoga Falls

216-590-KIDD (590-5433)

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

556-3316

Sexual Health Infomation Line

Goliath Mortgage, Grace Bolden

ELECTROLYSIS

Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm.

614-262-3556

23850 Commerce Park Rd., Beachwood

•1st Sun 5pm, Meditiation; 3rd Sun 5 pm, New Amencan Sprituality West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼

Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning

Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis, Lakwd

216-228-8886

Trevor Project 24-hour

800-850-8078

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AmEx Financial, Toby D. Oster, Cleveland. 216-447-8870 ext 267 AmEx Financial, Tim Jenkins, Cleveland ... 216-447-8870 ext 277 Primerica Financial Barbara White

16101 Snow Rd.,Suite 101, Brook Park

FLOWERS & PLANTS

Vase to Vase, 10431 Clifton Blvd, Cleve

216-999-8504

West Park Gardens & Gifts, 3206 Warren Rd, Cleve. 216-251-3111

FURNITURE & HOME DECOR

Brewster & Stroud, Westlake

Chagrin Falls

City Dweller 12005 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

Norka Futon, Cleveland Heights

Lakewood 216-226-2660

GIFTS, CARDS & T-SHIRTS

Big Fun

1827 Coventry Rd, Cleve Hts.

.......216-371-4386

Diverse Universe ▼ 12011 Detroit, Lake'd. 216-221-4297 (GAYS)

Night Sweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Drive, Kent 44240

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

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

419-472-2364

4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

Townhall II 24-hour helpline

Ravenna, 330-296-2255

Real Estate Mortgage Corp..

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

330-678-4357

216-267-3816

216-696-3100

330-747-2696 330-742-8796

Office

216-631-1441

Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent

Prysm 14309 Madison Ave., Lakewood

INSURANCE CO

Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer

13324 Madison, Lakewood (Cleveland). Betsy Warner

(440 WHERE NOTED)

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

216-221-6263

Archwood United Church of Christ ▼

2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland

351-1060

2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts. 44118.

216-932-6900

First Baptist Church of Granville 115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023

440-808-8000

•Worship Sun 9 & 11 am

440-247-3355

216-226-7106

JEWELERS

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

B'nai Emeth (Jewish)

216-371-8489

Keith Jewelers

Akron 330-253-9330

26117 Brookpark Rd., North Olmsted

440-734-6677

Marlen Jewelers

19525 Detroit Rd, Rocky River

Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts.

440-331-9004 216-381-3075

Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St, Clev

216-566-0603

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) Box 18120,Cleve. Hts. 44118 ... 932-5551 •Shabbat, 1st, 3rd Fri 8 pm, Unitarian Socity, 2728 Lancashire, Cle Hts •Locations vary for Torah study, 3rd Sat; Kesher class, 3rd Sun Christian Bible Study Group

First Church of Religious Science 3281 N High St., Columbus 43214 First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214

556-1764

740-587-0336

261-0887

267-4946

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

⚫Sisters of Lavender, Wed; 575-9646

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

488-2096

GLBT Clergy Group, 3rd Thurs

Logeaca@aol.com252-7288

YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland

341-3729

MAIL SERVICES

Church of the Redeemer (Methodist),

330-673-2808

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

932-2065

Granville Metropolitan Community Church 740-924-5083

• Sun 7 pm, First Baptist Church, 115 W. Broadway, Granville Humanist Community of Central Ohio

........

216-521-3998

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service▼

3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland

216-631-8646

HAIR. SKIN & TANNING SALONS

Aesthetics Skin Care Center 14100 Cedar Road Suite 320, University Heights

MASSOTHERAPY

Cleveland Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia •Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Community Church of Chesterland

P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214

791-2220

Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201

470-0811 443-1073

216-381-1300

11984 Caves Rd., Chesterland

440-729-7898

Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland Steve Skowron

216-671-0663

Cove United Methodist Church

..... 521-7424

24500 Center Ridge #100, Westlake

440-899-1300

Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland

• 2nd Thurs 7:30 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St. Lamb of God Anglican Church, Box 164472, Cols. 43216 252-7288 Logeaca@aol.com.... •Holy Eucharist, Sun 12:15 pm, Broad St. Meth. Ch. 501 E. Broad

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Progressive Urban Real Estate

Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer, Ted Theophylactos, Jim Anderson

20325 Center Ridge Rd. # 220, Rocky River Realty One, Joe Haban II, Realtor

Realty One, John Lauro Cleveland johnlauro.realtor.com

216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056

RELICIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216

216-514-1110 216-619-9696

20401 Hilliard, Rocky River

440-333-2255

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

861-2371

440-356-5363

330-374-8350

• Gay-lesbian book discuss'n, 2nd Mon. Borders Westlake. 961-5751 COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 All Believers Community Ch. revsiggyben@aol.com •Worship Sun 10 am, Stonewall Center, 1160 North High St. Calvary Lutheran Ch., 1761 Bairsford, Cols

475-0883

864-1301

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

Catholic Gay Men's Support Group

64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201

291-4674

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

451-6528

dignitygc@aol.com

www.dignitygc.org

440-256-3400

Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel

GIRLS! GIRTS! GIRLS!

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SHE HAD A KID?!

HOW WAS ISUPPOSED TO KNOW? WHAT AMI, YENTA THE MATCHMAKER? YOU'RE PAYING ME FOR MY SERVICES?

HEY, JONAH,

CATCH!

TONK!

HEY, BIG GUY! YOU'RE OKAY. IT JUST NICKED you.

PUT

ME DOWN, PLEASE.

OW!

2001 BY ALISON BECHDEL

ABOUT THE SAME PLACE AS THE GIRL SCOUTS:

AMERICAN FAMILY

ASSOCIATION ATTACKS GIRL →SCOUTS FORT

NOT EXCLUDING

LESBIANS

367

HEY, UH... LOUIS. YOU WERE GREAT AT THE RALLY TODAY.UM, ARE THOSE YOUR OWN SIDEBURNS COMING IN? THEY LOOK GOOD.

HUH? OH, JEEZ. I FORGOT TO TAKE THEM OFF. LISTEN,' MO. I'M NOT TAKING TESTOSTERONE.

REALLY? SO IF YOU'RE NOT DOING HORMONES, THAT MAKES YOU, LIKE, A NO-HO TRANNY, RIGHT?

JEEZ, SOMEONE'S BEEN DOING HER HOMEWORK. BUT ACTUALLY, I'M NOT TRANSITIONING AT ALL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHY NOT?

OH, NOW YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED?

SO DIDJA HEAR HOW THIS LESBIAN CLUB, GIRLBAR, APPROACHED THE WNBA TEAM IN LOS ANGELES ABOUT SELLING TICKET PACKAGES, AND THE TEAM SAID "LESBIANS? EW, NO WAY!" NOW THIS SEASON THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE FILLING SEATS, SO THEY CALL GIRLBAR BACK AND SAY THEY'VE RECONSIDERED.

WHAT AN INSULT. WHERE WOULD WOMEN'S BASKET BALL BE WITHOUT THE WHOLESOME, VIGOROUS, ALLAMERICAN LESBIAN?

MAYBE YOU'RE IN DENIAL. MAYBE IT'S YOUR INTERNALIZED TRANSPHOBIA

I DON'T THINK

SO, DOCTOR. I

A

ENJOY BEING GIRL. IN A PER. VERSE KIND

OF WAY.

10% TRIB

PRIDE

ISSUE,

CAN I PLAY? WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

WE'RE NOT GUYS, WE'RE POWERPUFFS. YOU CAN BE BUTTERCUP. I'M BLOSSOM. AND HE'S BUBBLES.