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TOLEDO, MANSFIELD AREA CODE 419
Center for the Study of Experiential Psychotherapy
University of Toledo
Center for Pastoral Care
223 West First St., Mansfield 44902
ELECTROLYSIS
530-4014
522-3288
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis, Lakwd 216-228-8886
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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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
...
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
.............. 937-274-1776 814-453-5656,814-456-9833
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
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5
PASTRIES
PETS
August 30, 2002
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
17
216-651-6452
Chocodreams and Memories
Cleveland
440-230-0625
Integrity NE Ohio (Episcopal) Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372 ⚫3rd Sat 5 pm, potluck & prgrm, Christ Ch., 3445 Warmsville, Shkr Hts Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns).
440-333-2255
888-429-8761
614-299-7764
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr www.geocities.com/interweaveneohio
216-476-2253
Liberation United Church of Christ▼
13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107.
521-5556
•Worship and church school, Sun 10:30 am
Lutherans Concerned
371-5252
216-721-1115
Pet-tique 720 Literary Rd., Cleveland Tip of the Tail Grooming Salon
216-523-1390
2222 NorthTaylor Rd., Cleveland Heights 44112
440-777-9624
⚫4th Fri., Hope Lutheran Church, N.Taylor & Northvale, Cleveland Hts.
800-347-8336
22920 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park
More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts
932-1458
800-429-6334
304-292-4292
RADIO & TELEVISION
⚫2nd Sat 5:30 pm, potluck and program
888-843-4564
Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
614-292-9212
2121 S. Green Rd, South Euclid
"AIDS Update" Sun 7:30 pm, Thu 11:30 am cable ch.21, Cols "Alternating Currents" Sat. 3 pm, WAIF 88.3 FM Cinti...... 8900
Rev. Bill Newberry Unitarian Universalist minister Committment vows
767-1653
..... 513-961-
Noble Rd. Presbyterian Church
Sun 10 am, 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts.
382-0660
rigcpa@en.com
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
Primerica Financial Barbara White.. 16101 Snow Rd.,Suite 101, Brook Park
216-267-3816
347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110
800-822-7422
216-999-8504
Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland
216-619-6192
216-631-8646
440-899-4400
Community TB Coalition 14035 Euclid, E. Clev ... 216-778-5330,x3
New Hope Alternative Therapy Research▼
1285 Washington Ave, Cleve.
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 ............
Bodywork by Benjamin, Benjamin T. Vise, L.M.T. 2311 Fencegate St. N.E.,Canton
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
Norka Futon, Cleveland Heights
Lakewood 216-226-2660
216-226-7106 216-371-8489
Akron 330-253-9330
GIFTS, CARDS, & T-SHIRTS
Big Fun
........ 216-371-4386
1827 Coventry Rd, Cleve Hts........ Diverse Universe ▼ 12011 Detroit, Lake'd. 216-221-4297 (GAYS) Nightsweats & T-Cells 277 Martinel Dr., Kent 44240..... 800-8598685
Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent
Rape Crisis, Red Cross 2213 Clevel'd Av, Canton 330-452-1111
Rape Helpline, Columbus....
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
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Sexual Health Info Line Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm
614-267-7020 800-656-4673 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) 330-747-2696 330-742-8796 AIDS Helpline
INSURANCE
HAIR. SKIN, & TANNING SALONS JEWELERS
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
"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 "Harper's Bazzaroworld" Mon 5 pm, DATV Ch. 20, Dayton "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 11:30pm,
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
REAL ESTATE A
Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup
Progressive Urban Real Estate
440-842-7200 216-619-9696
Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer, Ted Theophylactos, Jim Anderson, Jim Miner
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
13324 Madison, Lakewood (Cleveland).
216-221-6263
330-673-2808
Betsy Warner 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts.
216-932-6900
4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
Real Estate Mortgage Corp.
20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River
216-381-1300
Broest & Wallis 14410 Madison, Lakewood
216-221-1434
Realty One, Joe Haban II.
3085 West Market St., Akron
Marlen Jewelers 19525 Detroit, Rocky River
440-331-9004
216-281-1220 216-671-0277
Realty One, John Lauro
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Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts...... 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev
Office
216-566-0603
MAIL SERVICES
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny
16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood.
216-228-6622
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service
Comfort Dental Group 15901 Hilliard, Lakewood .....
216-226-3800
3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland
Community Family Medicine
Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins
MASSOTHERAPY
29325 Health Campus Dr #1, Westlake
HEALTH CARE
www.akronhome.com
Cleveland johnlauro.realtor.com 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
North Olmsted U. Methodist Ch. 4600 Dover Ctr Rd. 440-779-6634 Olmsted Unitarian Universalist "Welcoming Congregation" Sun 11 am, 5050 Porter Rd, N. Olmsted ..... 440-777-6622 Rev. Paul Patterson Committment vows .......... 344-1374
Pilgrim Congregational Church, UCC ▼ Sun 10:30 am, Thu 6 pm, 2592 W 14, Cle. Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group
861-7388
651-5428
• 4th Thurs 9 am, Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center, 6600 Detroit Ave. Simpson U. Methodist Church 8519 Clark Ave., Cleve... 281-9776 Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church ................. 440-816-1686 P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 www.swuu.org
St. John's Episcopal Church Sun 11:30 am 2600 Church, Cleve (Ohio City).
Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) Euclid at E. 22nd, Cleveland http://community.cleveland.com/cc/trinity
781-5546
771-3630
Trinity Lutheran Ch, R.I.C 16400 Detroit Av Lake'd 226-8087 •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 Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland ▼ 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts.....
932-1898
440-356-5363
330-374-8350
• 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) Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.
631-4981
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
Rev. Brandie Woods
251-7338
(440 WHERE NOTED)
www.geocities.com/zenmstr001/index.html
Archwood United Church of Christ ▼
351-1060
Worship Sun 9 & 11 am 2800 Archwood Ave., Cleveland •Grace Celebration, share joy, singing, Thur 6 pm
Zion United Church of Christ Sun 10:30 am, 2716 W. 14th, Clev. (Tremont)
861-2371
B'nai Emeth (Jewish)
556-1764
330-493-9395
Fairview Massotherapy, Mark Porrello, L.M.T.
781-3839, toll free 888-283-3839
20997 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park
440-356-9392
Quiet Summit... Massage by Michael, Michael Sowinski 777 W. Market St. #C-3, Akron.
330-475-0775
Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland
216-671-0663
•
330-786-0961
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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
⚫Gay-lesbian book discuss'n, 2nd Mon, Borders Westlake, 961-5751 COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614
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
The Glass Factor, stained glass
216-651-6859
ACLU Lesbian, Gay, AIDS Projects 125 Broad St, 18th Floor
Home Environments, Box 720, Lakewood
216-651-4685
New York, N.Y. 10004 lgbthiv@aclu.org
212-549-2627
YMCA, 3200 Franklin Ave., Cleveland.............................. 341-3729 Church of the Redeemer (Methodist),
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Sun 10:30 am; http://www.calvaryoh.com/
Catholic Gay Men's Support Group
64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201
⚫2nd & 4th Sun. 6 pm, First Cong. Ch., 444 East Broad St., Cols.
Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202
dignitygc@aol.com
www.dignitygc.org
291-4674
451-6528
Sun 11 am, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts.
932-2065
Home Sweep Home, Housecleaning, errands homesweephome@hotmail.com
216-240-5292
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700,
Washington D.C. 20009
202-986-1300
Marquez Renovations
Cleveland
216-941-4150
Free estimates
marreno@juno.com
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W. 26 St #503, New York, N.Y. 10001
Cleveland Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 10906 Magnolia
First Baptist Church of Granville 115 W. Broadway, Granville 43023
740-587-0336
791-2220
212-807-1700
Two Men & a Mop
Housecleaning
Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition
•Worship Sun 11am; potluck at noon on last Sunday of month Community Church of Chesterland 11984 Caves Rd. 7898
First Church of Religious Science 3281 N High St, Columbus 43214
261-0887
440-729-
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer, Columbus 43214.
267-4946
lou@2mops.com
330-922-3837
Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091
202-583-8029
Cove United Methodist Church
521-7424
⚫U.U.Humanists, 3rd Wed 7:30pm, 890-0653
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org
HOTLINES
AIDS-HIV-STD Hotline, Ohio................. 800-332-AIDS (332-2437) TDD:
919 18th Street NW #800, Washington D.C. 20006 .... 202-628-4160 Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office www.lambdalegal.org
Sun 10:45 am, 12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland .....
Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering, 4th Sunday
488-2096
440-256-3400
GLBT Clergy Group, 3rd Thurs Logeaca@aol.com
252-7288
11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603
312-663-4413
ohioaidshotline@catf.net
Spanish AIDS Hotline
800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889) 800-344-7432
Log Cabin Republicans
www.lcr.org
202-347-5306
Euclid Ave. Congregational Church, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland
791-5200
1633 Q Street, N.W. #210 Washington, D.C. 20009
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour
870 Market, #570 S.F. Cal. 94102
415-392-6257
Community AIDS Network......
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
202-332-6483
Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours...............
216-391-4357
Battered Women's Hotline
Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free
2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 www.ngltf.org National Organization for Women
202-628-8669
888-395-4357
Washington, D.C.
First Unitarian Church▼ 21600 Shaker, Shaker Hts... 751-2320 •Sun. 10:30 am service "Welcoming Congregation" Committee Free Inquirers of N.E. Ohio (Humanist) •2nd Wed 7pm, Indepen'ce Lib, 6361 Selig Bl, www.freeinquirers.org Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows Hope Lutheran Church, R.I.C..
Granville MCC http://my.core.com/~risenregan/... 740-924-5083 •Sun 7 pm, First Baptist Church, 115 W. Broadway, Granville Humanist Community of Central Ohio
P.O. Box 141373, Cols. 43214
470-0811
330-869-2025
Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201
443-1073
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440-247-2772 371-5252
⚫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
www.now.org
Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line
Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m..
419-352-5242
Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline
North, 716-679-3560
South, 716-484-8434
202-328-3247
Stonewall Democrats www.stonewalldemocrats.org P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005 .................... 202-625-1382 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban
2222 N. Taylor Rd. at Northvale, Cleveland Heights •Worship Sun 8:30 & 11 a.m., summer 9:30 am; Rev. Don King House of Prayer, Joyce A. Speegle, pastor
•Holy Eucharist, Sun 12:15 pm, Broad St. Meth. Ch. 501 Broad
382-6694
•Sun 10 am, Notre Dame Coll., Rm 117, 4545 College Rd, S. Euclid
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GOD, MY ENTIRE LIFE HAS COME TO A STANDSTILL. IT'LL TAKE WEEKS OF MY PRECIOUS VACATION TO SHOP FOR A NEW COMPUTER AND GET EVERY THING SET UP AGAIN.
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I NEED A CAR NOW
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UH, I GOTTA GO. I WANT TO GETA GOOD SPOT AT THE DRIVE-IN.
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