May 24, 2002
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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Fairview Massotherapy, Mark Porrello, L.M.T.
20997 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park.
Quiet Summit...Massage by Michael, Michael Sowinski
777 W. Market St. #C-3, Akron
Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland
resourcedirectory
216-228-8886
ELECTROLYSIS
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis, Lakwd
FINANCIAL SERVICES
AmEx Financial, Toby D. Oster, Cleveland. 216-447-8870 ext 267 AmEx Financial, Tim Jenkins, Cleveland ... 216-447-8870 ext 277 CBF Services LLC
www.CBF-Services.com 216-961-1761
MASSOTHERAPY
Bodywork by Benjamin, Benjamin T. Vise, L.M.T. 2311 Fencegate St. N.E.,Canton
Realty One, Joe Haban II 3085 West Market St., Akron
330-374-8350
www.akronhome.com
Cleveland johnlauro.realtor.com 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056
Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church
440-816-1686
P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 www.swuu.org
330-493-9395
Realty One, John Lauro Office
St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11:30 am
2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City)
781-5546
Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) Euclid at E. 22nd, Cleveland
440-356-9392
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS
http://community.cleveland.com/cc/trinity
771-3630
Trinity Lutheran Ch, 16400 Detroit Av Lake'd
226-8087
330-475-0775
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
•Sun 10:30 am www.corecomm.net/~trinitylutheran/
252-5828
216-671-0663
(440 WHERE NOTED)
Robert I. Gross, CPA
216-382-7373
Archwood United Church of Christ ▼
351-1060
2121 S. Green Rd, South Euclid rigcpa@en.com
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Primerica Financial Barbara White
216-267-3816
Worship Sun 9 & 11 am 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland •Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm
Trinity United Ch of Christ 3525 West 25th St, Clev 351-7667 •Open, Affirming Sunday service 10:30 am •Bible study Wed noon Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland ▼
16101 Snow Rd.,Suite 101, Brook Park
216-999-8504
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Washington D.C. 20009
2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.
932-1898
B'nai Emeth (Jewish).
556-1764
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W. 26 St # 503, New York, N.Y. 10001
216-631-1441
Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition
Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091 Human Rights Campaign
216-226-7106 216-371-8489
Log Cabin Republicans
Akron 330-253-9330
1633 Q Street, N.W. #210 Washington, D.C. 20009
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 www.ngltf.org National Organization for Women
Washington, D.C.
www.now.org
330-673-2808
Stonewall Democrats www.stonewalldemocrats.org P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban
216-381-1300
PASTRIES
Chocodreams and Memories
FLOWERS & PLANTS
Vase to Vase, 10431 Clifton Blvd, Cleve
West Park Gardens & Gifts, 3206 Warren Rd, Cleve. 216-251-3111
FURNITURE & HOME DECOR ANY
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) Nightsweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Dr., Kent 44240..... 800-859-
8685
Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent
HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS
Aesthetics Skin Care Center
14100 Cedar Road Suite 320, University Heights
Four Seasons West 11006 Clifton Blvd, Cleve ...... 216-281-1220 Sun Palace Tanning 3832 W. 140th St., Cleve... 216-671-0277
HEALTH CARE
919 18th Street NW #800, Washington D.C. 20006.... 202-628-4160 Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office www.lambdalegal.org 11 E Adams # 1008, Chicago 60603
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
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 Brecksville United Church of Christ.. 440-526-4364 Worship Sun 10 am 23 Public Square, Brecksville Chevrei Tikva (Jewish) Box 18120,Cleve. Hts. 44118 ... 932-5551 Shabbat, 1st, 3rd Fri 8 pm, Unitarian Soc'ty, 2728 Lancashire, Cle Hts •Locations vary for Torah study, 3rd Sat; Kesher class, 3rd Sun Christian Bible Study Group
202-986-1300
212-807-1700
• 11 am Sun, worship; 3rd Tue 7 pm, Gay-Lesbian U.U. United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian-Gay Concerns
861-7388
202-583-8029
⚫4th Sun. 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleve. (Tremont) Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.
631-4981
www.hrc.org
3204 Lorain Ave., Cleveland (Box 94184, Cleve. 44101) •1st Sun 5pm, Meditiation; ⚫3rd Sun 5 pm, New American Sprituality West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River
440-333-2255
312-663-4413
YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland
341-3729
Zion United Church of Christ Sun 10:30 am,
www.lcr.org
202-347-5306
Church of the Redeemer (Methodist), Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts.
2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont)
861-2371
932-2065
415-392-6257
Cleveland Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia
• Gay-lesbian book discuss'n, 2nd Mon, Borders Westlake, 961-5751 COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614
791-2220
202-332-6483
•Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Community Church of Chesterland 11984 Caves Rd.
440-729-
202-628-8669
7898
All Believers Community Ch. revsiggyben@aol.com.... 475-0883 •Worship Sun 10 am, Stonewall Center, 1160 North High St. Calvary Lutheran Ch., 1761 Bairsford, Cols 864-1301
• Sun 10:30 am: http://www.calvaryoh.com/
Cove United Methodist Church
521-7424
202-625-1382
Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland
Catholic Gay Men's Support Group
64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201
440-256-3400
Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202
291-4674
451-6528
202-328-3247
Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland
dignitygc@aol.com
www.dignitygc.org
• 2nd & 4th Sun. 6 pm, First Cong. Ch., 444 East Broad St., Cols.
791-5200
First Baptist Church of Granville
First Unitarian Church
Cleveland
440-230-0625
21600 Shaker, Shaker Hts... 751-2320 ⚫Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Free Inquirers of N.E. Ohio (Humanist)
330-869-2025
216-476-2253
• 2nd Wed 7 pm. Indepen'ce Lib. 6361 Selig Bl, www.freeinquirers.org
115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023 First Church of Religious Science 3281 N High St., Columbus 43214. First Unitarian Universalist Church
740-587-0336
261-0887
Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows
440-247-2772
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny
PETS
Hope Lutheran Church, R.I.C.
371-5252
93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214. ⚫U.U. Humanists, 3rd Wed 7:30pm, 890-0653
267-4946
16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood.
216-228-6622
2222 N. Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights
Comfort Dental Group 15901 Hilliard, Lakewood
216-226-3800
Pet-tique 720 Literary Rd., Cleveland
Community Family Medicine
Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins
Tip of the Tail Grooming Salon 22920 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park
440-899-4400
lou@2mops.com
330-786-0961 216-651-4685 216-941-4150
marreno@juno.com
330-922-3837
HOTLINES
AIDS-HIV-STD Hotline, Ohio TDD:
ohioaidshotline@catf.net Spanish AIDS Hotline
29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake..
Community TB Coalition 14035 Euclid, E. Clev... 216-778-5330, x3 New Hope Alternative Therapy Research▼ 1285 Washington Ave, Cleve.
781-3839, toll free 888-283-3839
Women's Health Advantage........ 888-942-6446 (888-WHA-OHIO) Free mammogram, Pap test; Ash'bula, Mahon'g, Trumbull, Columbiana
HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS
The Final Coat Professional painters Home Environments, Box 720, Lakewood Marquez Renovations Cleveland
Free estimates
Two Men & a Mop
Housecleaning
RADIO & TELEVISION
"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thu 11:30 am cable ch.21, Cols "Alternating Currents" Sat. 3 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM Cinti..... 513-961-
8900
"Gay Talk Radio" Sun. 2 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo Live call-in
419-530-4172 "GayWaves" Fri 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland... 216-368-2208 "Hold That Door" Thursday, 10:00 p.m. -midnight, WUJC 88.7 FM, Cleveland
"In the Company of Womyn" Sun. 9 pm,WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo "Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30 pm, Cable Ch. 21, Cols.
• 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
House of Prayer, Joyce A. Speegle, pastor •Sun 10 am, Notre Dame Coll., Rm 117, 4545 College Rd, S. Euclid Integrity NE Ohio (Episcopal) Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372 ⚫3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & prgmm, Christ Ch., 3445 Warmsville, Shkr Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns)
..... 440-333-2255 20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr www.geocities.com/interweaveneohio Liberation United Church of Christ▼ 13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107 •Worship and church school, Sun 10:30 am
Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts..
P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214
216-523-1390 440-777-9624
•Worship Sun 8:30 & 11 a.m., Rev. Don King
Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering, 4th Sunday
488-2096
382-6694
GLBT Clergy Group, 3rd Thurs Logeaca@aol.com.... 252-7288 Granville MCC http://my.core.com/~risenregan/... 740-924-5083 •Sat 6 pm. First Baptist Church, 115 W. Broadway, Granville Humanist Community of Central Ohio
470-0811
Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201
443-1073
521-5556
• 4th Tues 7:30 pm, Stonewall Center, 1160 N. High St. Lamb of God Anglican Church, Box 164472, Cols. 43216 Logeaca@aol.com
252-7288
Lutherans Concerned
371-5252
614-224-2288
......
2222 NorthTaylor Rd., Cleveland Heights 44112 ⚫4th Fri., Hope Lutheran Church, N.Taylor & Northvale, Cleveland Hts. More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts. 2nd Sat 5:30 pm, potluck and program Rev. Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows ....
•Holy Eucharist, Sun 12:15 pm, Broad St. Meth. Ch. 501 E. Broad Lutherans Concerned of Central Ohio
447-7018
932-1458
767-1653
Box 10709, Columbus 43201 LCCentralOhio@lcna.org • 1st Sun 1 pm, St. Mark Church, 95 W 5th Ave, (Victorian Village) Cols. New Creation MCC, Box 163173, Cols 43216.......... 224-0314 •Services Sun 10:30 am, Wed 7:30 pm; St. Paul's, 787 E. Broad Newman Center 64 W. Lane Ave., Cols 43201 •Lesbian support group, Mon Catholic gay mens group, Wed 7:30 p
291-4674
382-0660
Community AIDS Network.
Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours... 216-391-4357
800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889)
REAL ESTATE
800-344-7432
Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation 5050 Porter, N. Olmsted
Pagan Community Council of Ohio P.O. Box 02089, Columbus 43202
261-1022
Rev. Paul Patterson
Committment vows
440-777-6622 344-1374
Redeemer Lutheran Church 1555 S.James Rd, Cols.... 237-1263 info@RedeemerLuth.com_
http://www.RedeemerLuth.com
Battered Women's Hotline
Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free
4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
888-395-4357
Real Estate Mortgage Corp.
419-352-5242
South, 716-484-8434
Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma
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
440-356-5363
440-842-7200
Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC ▼ Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle.
Religious Science Church, Sun 10:30 am,
861-7388
Pearls of Wisdom, 3224 N High
261-0887
216-619-9696
Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group
651-5428
⚫4th Thurs 9 am, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave. Simpson United Methodist Church
8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland
281-9776
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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
Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm Erie, Pa., Info Line
............ 513-591-0222
Evenings 216-651-5428
216-651-6452
814-453-5656,814-456-9833
Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight.
888-429-8761 614-299-7764 937-274-1776
216-721-1115
800-347-8336
800-429-6334
304-292-4292
Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5
888-843-4564
Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
614-292-9212
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110
800-822-7422
Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland
216-619-6192
GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline
Curbside
BLIND DATE PT.1 2001 ROBERT KIRBY
HEY, YOU MUST BE BRENDAN.
YEAH, THAT'S ME (ha ha).. HowYA DOING, J.T.?
REAL GOOD. I'M JUST GETTING MYSELF TOGETHER HERE. BE READY IN JUST A MINUTE.
UM, THANKS FOR LETTING ME COME OVER HERE... I ALWAYS HATE DOING THIS SORT OF THING IN PUBLIC.. EVERYONE CAN TELL YOU'RE MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EVERYTHING.. IT JUST FEELS SO AWKWARD... UH, NOT THAT, I'VE DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES!
by Robert Kirby
SURE, IT'S NO PROBLEM... DOT TOLD ME YOU WERE LIKE THAT.
SO, YOU WANNA GO TO JAVA THE HUT, MAYBE? WHEREVER YOU WANT IS COOL.
NOW
WHERE ARE
THOSE KEYS
LIKE WHAT?
UM, SURE. THAT PLACE IS COOL..
Rape Crisis, Red Cross 2213 Clevel'd Av, Canton 330-452-1111
Rape Helpline, Columbus
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
614-267-7020
800-656-4673
Sexual Health Info Line Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm .... 614-262-3556
Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning
Trevor Project 24-hour
800-850-8078
Toledo Referral Line, Domrose Fdn 4 pm to 10 pm. 419-472-2364
Townhall II 24-hour helpline
Ravenna, 330-296-2255
Walk-in 8 am-8 pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent
330-678-4357
WomenSpace Helpline, Cleve. M-F 10 am-4 pm. 216-696-3100
Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr)
AIDS Helpline
INSURANCE
330-747-2696
330-742-8796
1996
AIDS BIDE!
So. WHAT ELSE DID DOT. TELL YOU ABOUT ME?
THAT YOU'RE 26 YEARS OLD, YOU'RE GOING TO LIBRARY SCHOOL, YOU LOVE ANIMALS AND OLD KUNG FU FLICKS; YOU'RE A NEAT FREAK AND YOU'RE HER OLDEST FRIEND, SINCE THE SEVENTH GRADE.
HMM, NOT BAD. BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO ME THAN THAT!?
WELL I NEVER DOUBTED IT'SHALL
WE?
YEAH, LET'S
Go.
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
13324 Madison, Lakewood (Cleveland).
216-221-6263
AH.
Betsy Warner 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts.
216-932-6900
JEWELERS
..........
216-221-1434
Broestl & Wallis 14410 Madison, Lakewood Marlen Jewelers 19525 Detroit, Rocky River 440-331-9004
Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts.
Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev
.....
216-381-3075 216-566-0603
MAIL SERVICES
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service
3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland
216-631-8646
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