July 5, 2002

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17

Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge..

Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence

440-930-5920 831-5440

resourcedirectory

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

Two Men & a Mop lou@2mops.com

HOTLINES

Housecleaning

AIDS-HIV-STD Hotline, Ohio TDD:

ohioaidshotline@catf.net Spanish AIDS Hotline

Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour Community AIDS Network

Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office www.lambdalegal.org

330-922-3837

11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603

Log Cabin Republicans

www.lcr.org

312-663-4413 202-347-5306

First Unitarian Church▼ 21600 Shaker, Shaker Hts... 751-2320 •Sun 10:30 am service Welcoming Congregation Committee Free Inquirers of N.E. Ohio (Humanist)

330-869-2025

1633 Q Street, N.W. #210 Washington, D.C. 20009

⚫2nd Wed 7 pm Indepence Lib. 6361 Selig Bl www.freeinquirers org

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows

440-247-2772

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

D

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

415-392-6257

Hope Lutheran Church, R.I.C.

371-5252

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

202-332-6483

800-344-7432

2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 www.ngltf.org National Organization for Women

202-628-8669

330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)

Washington, D.C.

www.now.org

Clinic for Child Study, Family Therapy, U. Akron

330-972-6822

D.L. Dunkle & Associates ▼

229-2100

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

216-391-4357

Stonewall Democrats

www.stonewalldemocrats.org

Debra Dunkle, ACSW, LISW; John R. O'Connor, ACSW, LISW Lisa Gilbert, M.D.; Martha Webb, CCDC; Jane Miller, MSSA ,LISW

Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free

888-395-4357

12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleve Hts., 44106 Jane Miller, MSSA, LISW 5 S. Main St., Oberlin John R. O'Connor, ACSW, LISW

800-457-0345

North, 716-679-3560

800-938-9973

5 South Main Street, Oberlin

Senex Eldercare Counseling Jeffrey Mostade 12200 Fairhill Rd., #B-401, Cleveland

421-1793

COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614

Affirmations 918 S. Front St., Cols 43206.

445-8277

TOLEDO, MANSFIELD AREA CODE 419

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

Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline

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 ...........

P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

202-625-1382

2222 N. Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights •Worship Sun 8:30 & 11 am summer 9.30 am: Rev Don King House of Prayer, Joyce A. Speegle, pastor 382-6694 •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 & prgrm, Chnst Ch. 3445 Warmsville. Shkr Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns)

440-333-2255

202-328-3247

20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr www.geocities.com/interweaveneohio Liberation United Church of Christ ▼

419-352-5242

PASTRIES

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107.

521-5556

•Worship and church school, Sun 10:30 am

South, 716-484-8434

513-591-0222 Evenings 216-651-5428 216-651-6452 888-429-8761 614-299-7764 937-274-1776

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

Cleveland

440-230-0625

Lutherans Concerned

371-5252

2222 NorthTaylor Rd., Cleveland Heights 44112

216-476-2253

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

PETS

More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts

932-1458

⚫2nd Sat 5:30 pm, potluck and program

Pet-tique 720 Literary Rd., Cleveland Tip of the Tail Grooming Salon

216-523-1390

Rev. Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister

440-777-9624

Committment vows

767-1653

814-453-5656,814-456-9833

22920 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park

Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church

Center for the Study of Experiential Psychotherapy University of Toledo

530-4014

Center for Pastoral Care

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

216-721-1115

Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts.

382-0660

800-347-8336

223 West First St., Mansfield 44902

522-3288

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

800-429-6334 304-292-4292

Olmsted Unitarian Universalist "Welcoming Congregation" Sun 11 am, 5050 Porter Rd, N. Olmsted. Rev. Paul Patterson

440-777-6622

Committment vows

344-1374

ELECTROLYSIS

8900

National Gay-Lesbian Hotline

861-7388

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

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

216-228-8886

Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance

888-843-4564 614-292-9212

651-5428

Project Inform, AIDS treatments

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

800-822-7422

216-619-6192

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

Robert I. Gross, CPA

www.CBF-Services.com 216-961-1761

2121 S. Green Rd, South Euclid

Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland

Rape Crisis, Red Cross 2213 Clevel'd Av, Canton 330-452-1111 Rape Helpline, Columbus

614-267-7020

216-382-7373

Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network

rigcpa@en.com

Sexual Health Info Line Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm

800-656-4673 614-262-3556

....

216-267-3816

Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning

216-999-8504

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

800-850-8078

Primerica Financial Barbara White 16101 Snow Rd.,Suite 101, Brook Park

FLOWERS & PLANTS

Vase to Vase, 10431 Clifton Blvd, Cleve..........

216-631-1441

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

FURNITURE & HOME DECOR

City Dweller

.......

12005 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 216-226-7106 216-371-8489 Akron 330-253-9330

Norka Futon, Cleveland Heights

Lakewood 216-226-2660

GIFTS, CARDS, & T-SHIRTS

Big Fun

Trevor Project 24-hour

Toledo Referral Line, Domrose Fdn 4 pm to 10 pm. 419-472-2364 Townhall Il 24-hour helpline..

Ravenna, 330-296-2255

******..........

330-678-4357

Walk-in 8am-8pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent WomenSpace Helpline, Cleve. M-F 10 am-4 pm. 216-696-3100

Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline

INSURANCE

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-

"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.

Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC ▼ Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle.. Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group

•4th Thurs 9 am, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave. Simpson United Methodist Church

8519 Clark Ave., Cleveland

Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church

281-9776 440-816-1686

P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 www.swuu.org

614-224-2288

St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11:30 am 2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City).

781-5546

Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) Euclid at E. 22nd, Cleveland

http://community.cleveland.com/cc/trinity

771-3630

226-8087

•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

Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup

Progressive Urban Real Estate

Trinity Lutheran Ch, R.I.C 16400 Detroit Av Lake'd •Sun 9:30 am (summer) members.core.com/~trinitylutheran Trinity United Ch of Christ 3525 West 25th St, Clev ..... 351-7667 •Open, Affirming Sunday service 10:30 am •Bible study Wed noon

440-842-7200

Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland ▼

330-747-2696 330-742-8796

216-619-9696

2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.

932-1898

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

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

4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

Lesbian-Gay Concerns

861-7388

Real Estate Mortgage Corp.

440-356-5363

Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer

20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River

• 4th Sun. 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, 2592 West 14th St., Cleve. (Tremont) Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.

631-4981

13324 Madison, Lakewood (Cleveland).

216-221-6263

Realty One, Joe Haban II

Betsy Warner 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts......

216-932-6900

3085 West Market St., Akron

Realty One, John Lauro

216-371-4386

JEWELERS

S

Office

Broestl & Wallis 14410 Madison, Lakewood Marlen Jewelers 19525 Detroit, Rocky River Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts. Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev

216-221-1434

440-331-9004

216-381-3075

216-566-0603

(440 WHERE NOTED)

Archwood United Church of Christ ▼

351-1060

216-381-1300

MAIL SERVICES

Worship Sun 9 & 11 am 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland •Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm

216-281-1220

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service▼

......

216-671-0277

3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland

B'nai Emeth (Jewish).

556-1764

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

1827 Coventry Rd, Cleve Hts. Diverse Universe ▼ 12011 Detroit, Lake'd. 216-221-4297(GAYS) Nightsweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Dr., Kent 44240 800-859-8685 330-673-2808 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 Sun Palace Tanning 3832 W. 140th St., Cleve.

HEALTH CARE

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

Comfort Dental Group 15901 Hilliard, Lakewood

MASSOTHERAPY

216-631-8646

440-333-2255

...... 251-7338

330-374-8350

www.akronhome.com

Cleveland johnlauro.realtor.com 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216

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 Rev. Brandie Woods

www.geocities.com/zenmstr001/index.html

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

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

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

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

Catholic Gay Men's Support Group

64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201

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

dignitygc@aol.com

www.dignitygc.org

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

861-2371

291-4674 451-6528

Bodywork by Benjamin, Benjamin T. Vise, L.M.T.

216-228-6622 216-226-3800

2311 Fencegate St. N.E.,Canton

330-493-9395

Fairview Massotherapy, Mark Porrello, L.M.T.

.....

Community Family Medicine

Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins

20997 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park.

440-356-9392

First Baptist Church of Granville

Quiet Summit... Massage by Michael, Michael Sowinski

115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023

740-587-0336

Cleveland

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 Home Sweep Home, Housecleaning, errands homesweephome@hotmail.com

Marquez Renovations

Free estimates

777 W. Market St. #C-3, Akron

330-475-0775

440-899-4400

YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland

341-3729

First Church of Religious Science

Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland

216-671-0663

Church of the Redeemer (Methodist),

3281 N High St., Columbus 43214

261-0887

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

932-2065

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACLU Lesbian, Gay, AIDS Projects 125 Broad St, 18th Floor New York, N.Y. 10004 lgbthiv@aclu.org

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

First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214

267-4946

791-2220

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

212-549-2627

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

202-986-1300

•Worship Sun 11 am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Community Church of Chesterland 11984 Caves Rd. ...... 7898 Cove United Methodist Church

440-729-

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

488-2096

521-7424

330-786-0961

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

212-807-1700

216-651-4685

Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition

216-240-5292

Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091

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

440-256-3400

202-583-8029

GLBT Clergy Group, 3rd Thurs Logeaca@aol.com 252-7288 Granville MCC http://my.core.com/~risenregan/ •Sat 6 pm, First Baptist Church, 115 W. Broadway, Granville Humanist Community of Central Ohio P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214

740-924-5083

216-941-4150

Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.org

.

Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland..........

Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201

470-0811 443-1073

791-5200

919 18th Street NW # 800, Washington D.C. 20006 .... 202-628-4160

marreno@juno.com

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PENICILLIN SUDZ

KILLS GERMS

IT COULD

BE A FALSE POSITIVE. LEMME DO ANOTHER ONE TO MAKE

SURE.

Tam's ANLAMP

CURRY FLANDR

2 TESTS

2002 BY ALISON BECHDEL

YOU'RE JUST SURPRISED AND CONFUSED. WE NEED TO CALM DOWN AND THINK ABOUT THIS, OKAY?

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"WE? WHO PEED ON THIS STICK, BIG BOY, YOU OR

•ME?

ACME

PREGNANCY TEST

ACME

PREGNANCY

TEST

2 TESTS

OOPS! 'SCUSE ME!

LOIS, GET

THE @#*& OUT OF HERE!

HONEY, YOU DID TWO! THERE AREN'T ANY MORE. BESIDES, CAN'T YOU TELL? I MEAN, DO YOU FEEL DIFFERENT?

DIFFERENT HOW? MYSTERIOUSLY SERENE? ECSTATIC? FILLED WITH e#*&ING LIGHT?

UM... OR BLOATED? CONSTIPATED?

STUART, I CAN'T DO THIS! I'M NOT READY! I LIKE MY LIFE THE WAY IT IS! IM TOO OLD! WHAT ABOUT MY CAREER? WE CAN'T AFFORD IT!

YES, OKAY? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE EVEN

CAN YOU TWO GO CHAT SOMEWHERE ELSE?I HAVE TO WHIZ AND THE DOWNSTAIRS TOILET'S STOPPED UP.

он му GOD! ARE

you...

WE'RE PREGNANT. NOW GET OUT.

BESIDES! THIS IS WHY HUMANITY'S DOOMED! WHILE GOOD PEOPLE ARE BUSY CLEANING PUKE OFF OF "GOODNIGHT MOON," BUSH IS YANKING U.S. SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT! AND JOHN ASHCROFT IS PRAISING THE LORD AND PASSING OUT RIFLES!

WHAT IS IT

WITH THIS TRYING! YOU COULD HAVE AT PRONOUN LEAST MENTIONEDITATTHE LAST HOUSE MEETING. WOW! PROBLEM? WE'RE GONNA BE PARENTS?

HEY, TOILET HOW CAN I SPEND MY TIME TOILET TRAINING TRAINING'S NO ONE TODDLER WHEN JUST POSITIVE BIG DEAL ITS THE WHOLE PLANET IS BEING SHAT UPON? REINFORCE-

I'M THE ONE WHO'S PREGNANT. AND I'M THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

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