September 6, 2002
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17
Mother Wit, lesbian and bisexual moms
P.O. Box 265, Kent 44240.
678-4686
NOW, National Organization for Women.
336-2578
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msdodge@akrobiz.com
⚫3rd Thur 8 pm, Fairlawn Park Civic Ctr, 2074 W. Market St., Akron Out in Akron Festival
849-0725
P.O. Box 13561, Akron, Ohio 44334
Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays
www.outinakron.org 342-5825 or 467-9078
⚫3rd Thurs 7:15 pm, 671 Canton Rd (Ohio 91) at Albrecht, Akron
Stonewall Akron P.O. Box 3216, Akron 44309
849-1520
WEST VIRGINIA AREA CODE 304 Lambda Panhandlers
stoneakron@aol.com
453-2609
P.O. Box 1961, Shepherdstown 25443
725-7977
Visions (N.E. Ohio) P.O. Box 26556, Akr. 44319
849-3746
Wayne County Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community
262-4142
Mountain State Bears Box 5333, Charleston 25361 chuck@wvdhhr.org
resourcedirectory
Men in Touch, sexuality, self-esteem 667 N. Main, Akron375-2000
P-FLAG, Parents, Friends of Les., Gays Ashtabula ... 440-964-3350 • Last Fri. 7 pm, Donohoe Ctr. confrc. room, U.S. 20 East, Ashtabula P-FLAG Erie and Crawford Cos., Pa.
814-835-7432
2nd Mon 7 pm, UU Congregation Erie, 7180 New Perry Hwy (Pa. 97) • 1st Mon 7 pm, UU Church, 346 Chestnut St., Meadville, Pa. P-FLAG Youngstown. 24-hour hotline, 330-747-2696 ⚫3rd Sun 3 pm, Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playh'se Lane, Y'town Three Rivers Leather Club, Box 5298, Pittsbgh 15206 724-328-0512 • 4th Fri 8:45 pm, Pittsburgh Eagle, 1740 Eckert St.
HAIR, SKIN, & TANNING SALONS MAIL SERVICES
Aesthetics Skin Care Center
216-381-1300
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service ▼ 3121 Bridge Ave, Cleveland
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
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny 16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood.
MASSOTHERAPY
Bodywork by Benjamin, Benjamin T. Vise, L.M.T. 2311 Fencegate St. N.E., Canton
330-493-9395
Fairview Massotherapy, Mark Porrello, L.M.T.
216-228-6622
20997 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park
440-356-9392
Comfort Dental Group 15901 Hilliard, Lakewood Community Family Medicine
216-226-3800
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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
216-631-8646
768-1005
⚫3rd Tues. 7:30 p, Unitarian Fellowship, 344 N. Columbus, Wooster DAYTON AREA CODE 937
Brotherhood of Bears, Box 3224, Dayton 45401
bobdayton@xoommail.com http://welcome.to/bobdayton
1st Mon 8:30 pm, Stage Door (Other Side) 44 N Jefferson St. Couples of Miami Valley DaytonDoubles@cs.com .. 864-7604 Dayton Gryphons Levi/Leather, meets 1st Sun
P.O. Box 283 Dayton 45401
P-FLAG, Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays 115 18th St, Wheeling 26003
232-8743
222-2274
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P-FLAG Park'rsb'rg, info@pflagparkersburg.org
428-8089
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P-FLAG 550 2nd St., #3, Huntington 25701
522-3328
P-FLAG 5022 Columbia Ave., Williamstown.
375-6412
427-0806
West Virginia Lesbian-Gay Coalition P.O. Box 11033, Charleston 25339
343-7305
Gryphoninfo@juno.com
http://www.geocities.com/Daytongryphons
COMPUTER SERVICES
The Final Coat
Dayton Pride Weekend
275-3059
Dr. Robert Kuhnhenn, Dr. Colette Willins 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
Professional painters
Home Environments, Box 720, Lakewood
440-899-4400
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ACLU Lesbian, Gay, AIDS Projects 125 Broad St, 18th Floor New York, N.Y. 10004 lgbthiv@aclu.org
212-549-2627
AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700, Washington D.C. 20009
202-986-1300
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 150 W. 26 St # 503, New York, N.Y. 10001
212-807-1700
330-786-0961
Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition
216-651-4685
Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091
202-583-8029
DaytonPride2001@aol.com
http://GayDayton.org/Pride/
Dignity Dayton, P.O. Box 55, Dayton 45401
640-2468
Gay/Bi Married Men, meet twice month, viktor4429@hotmail.com League at NCR Corp. http://www.league-ncr.org
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service Cleveland Graphik Factory web/graphic design, color prints www.graphikfactory.com
216-631-8646
Home Sweep Home, Housecleaning, errands. homesweephome@hotmail.com
..... 216-240-5292
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org
919 18th Street NW #800, Washington D.C. 20006 .... 202-628-4160
216-631-6437
Marquez Renovations
Cleveland
216-941-4150
Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office
www.lambdalegal.org
Miami Valley Community Coalition
Total Laser Care 445-0962 937-274-3251
Cleveland
216-738-4444
Free estimates
marreno@juno.com
Two Men & a Mop
Housecleaning
11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603 Log Cabin Republicans
312-663-4413
www.lcr.org
202-347-5306
P.O. Box 173, Dayton45401
www.equalityistherule.org
COUNSELING
lou@2mops.com
330-922-3837
1633 Q Street, N.W. #210 Washington, D.C. 20009
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Montgomery Co. Democratic Party Gay & Lesbian Caucus
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
HOTLINES
870 Market, #570 S.F. Cal. 94102
415-392-6257
151 South Wilkinson St., Dayton
222-4007
4th Thurs 8:30 pm, after the general county party meeting
Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG)
(440 WHERE NOTED) Access Behavioral Care, Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge & Associates
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
202-332-6483
AIDS-HIV-STD Hotline, Ohio TDD:
800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889)
2320 17th St N.W. Washington, DC 20009 www.ngltf.org
N. Olmsted 440-777-7574
National Organization for Women
202-628-8669
P.O.Box 3721, Dayton 45401
640-3333
•2nd Tue., 7:30 pm, St John's UCC, 515 E. 3rd St., Dayton; 274-1776 People of All Colors Together (PACT).
Shaker Hts. 216-295-9295 Mentor 440-974-9974 Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.
ohioaidshotline@catf.net Spanish AIDS Hotline
Washington, D.C.
800-344-7432
Stonewall Democrats
275-7629
P.O. Box 3713, Dayton 45401 Pactdayton@aol.com ⚫4th Saturday 1 p.m., Etemal Joy MCC, 1630 E. Fifth St.
Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge
440-930-5920
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour Community AIDS Network
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
831-5440
. Rainbow Families mahlidottir@hotmail.com
376-8060
D.L. Dunkle & Associates ▼
229-2100
Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours Battered Women's Hotline
216-391-4357
Safer Sex Support Group, ask for Brett Rinehart
461-2437
LORAIN, SANDUSKY
P-FLAG Lorain Co., Box 167, Lorain 44052 ⚫3rd Mon, 8 pm, First Cong. Church, 4th and Washington, Lorain P-FLAG Sandusky-Firelands ..... 419-433-6755, 419-627-0380
3rd Sun5 pm, Frost Center, Osbom Park, 3910 Perkins Ave., Sandusky P-FLAG Tiffin-Seneca, Sandusky, Hancock, Wood, Wyandot & Crawford Cos. 286 S. Sandusky St.,Tiffin 44883... 419-448-0562 • 2nd & 4th Sun 7:30pm senecapflag@hotmail.com
TOLEDO, MANSFIELD, MICHIGAN AREA CODE 419
Debra Dunkle, ACSW, LISW; John R. O'Connor, ACSW, LISW Lisa Gilbert, M.D.; Martha Webb, CCDC; Jane Miller, MSSA ,LISW
440-988-8215
12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleve Hts., 44106 Jane Miller, MSSA, USW 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
Black Swamp Bears, Box 8852, Toledo 43623
471-9102
John Domrose Foundation for Personal Rights
P.O. Box 12607, Toledo 43606
472-2364
Gay and Lesbian Parents of Toledo
475-8190
Gays & Lesbians United Box 6552, Toledo 43612. 292-1524 ⚫2nd Wed. 7 pm, St. Mark's Episcopal Ch, 2272 Collingwood, Toledo
AKRON AREA CODE 330 Clinic for Child Study, Family Therapy, Univ. Akron 972-6822 TOLEDO, MANSFIELD AREA CODE 419 Center for the Study of Experiential Psychotherapy University of Toledo
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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
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
Free Clinic of Cleveland 12201 Euclid Gay-Lesbian Youth Hotline Sun-Thu 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-midnight
888-395-4357
www.now.org
P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005 .... Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban
PASTRIES
www.stonewalldemocrats.org
202-625-1382
202-328-3247
419-352-5242
Chocodreams and Memories
Cleveland
440-230-0625
South, 716-484-8434
Sweet Arts, Custom cakes, pastries 17008 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
216-476-2253
PETS
216-651-6452 888-429-8761
614-299-7764 937-274-1776
Pet-tique 720 Literary Rd., Cleveland Tip of the Tail Grooming Salon 22920 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park
216-523-1390
440-777-9624
814-453-5656,814-456-9833
216-721-1115
530-4014
Center for Pastoral Care
GLAAD, Report media anti-gay defamation Morgantown, W.V. Gay-Les. Switchboard
800-347-8336 800-429-6334 304-292-4292
223 West First St., Mansfield 44902
522-3288
Lavender Triangle, Box 178079, Toledo 43615
531-0644
National Gay-Lesbian Hotline Mon-Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-5
MISC, Men's Information & Social Club
Tue 8 pm, Toledo
472-2364
ELECTROLYSIS
Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
888-843-4564 614-292-9212
PRO-Toledo P.O. Box 4642, Old West End Station Toledo 43620
472-2364
P-FLAG Mansfield, meets 3rd Wednesday, 7 pm 223 West First St., Mansfield 44902
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis, Lakwd......... 216-228-8886 FINANCIAL SERVICES
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
347 Dolores #301, S.F., Ca. 94110
Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland
800-822-7422 216-619-6192
522-3288
Sing Out Toledo
297-0623
•Rehearsals Wed 7 pm, St. Mark's Church, 2272 Collingwood Stonewall Democratic Club 3002 Parkwood, Toledo 43610 www.angelfire.com/mac/cstonewalldems/
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
Rape Crisis, Red Cross 2213 Clevel'd Av, Canton 330-452-1111 Rape Helpline, Columbus.
Rape, Abuse, incest National Network.
...
705-0068
Trident International (leather, Levi) Box 462, Toledo 43697 secretary@tridenttoledo.org
243-0603
Robert I. Gross, CPA 2121 S. Green Rd, South Euclid Primerica Financial Barbara White. 16101 Snow Rd., Suite 101, Brook Park
216-382-7373
rigcpa@en.com
Sexual Health Info Line Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning Trevor Project 24-hour
614-267-7020 800-656-4673 614-262-3556
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216-267-3816
216-999-8504
YOUNGSTOWN, WARREN,
814-456-9833
ASHTABULA, PENNSYLVANIA
ACLU of Northwest Pa. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512. 814-734-3458
info@eriegaynews.com http://www.eriegaynews.com
FLOWERS & PLANTS
Vase to Vase, 10431 Clifton Blvd, Cleve West Park Gardens & Gifts, 3206 Warren Rd, Cleve. 216-251-3111
FURNITURE & HOME DECOR
216-631-1441
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League of Gay and Lesbian Voters
Box 8083, Erie, Pa. 16505.
814-868-2422
Out 'n' About (lesbian, bi women)
330-746-4249
OutWatch Political coalition of LGBTQ activists
330-747-8776
⚫2nd Thur. 4:15 pm, Dorian Bookstore, Elm St, Youngstown, near YSU
PACT, People of All Colors Together
330-534-5904, *3
P.O. Box 1131, Youngstown, Ohio 44501
Erie Gay News 1115 W. 7th St., Erie, Pa
Gay & Lesbian Artists, care of Queen of Hearts,
134 Pine SE, Warren
330-395-1100
GLPCI (Gay, lesbian parents; Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake Co.)
440-974-8909
City Dweller 12005 Detroit Ave., Lakewood Norka Futon, Cleveland Heights
216-226-7106 216-371-8489
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
13324 Madison, Lakewood (Cleveland)
KSU Ashtabula LGBU▼
440-964-4289
Akron 330-253-9330
Betsy Wamer 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts.
3325 West 13th St, Ashtabula 44004
Meetings 1st and 3rd Thurs 8 pm, Room C-133, Main Hall
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..... 800-8598685
Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent............... 330-673-2808
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. 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev.... 216-566-0603
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216-221-6263 216-932-6900
Realty One, John Lauro Office
Realty One, Joe Haban Il
3085 West Market St., Akron
330-374-8350
www.akronhome.com
Cleveland johnlauro.realtor.com 216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056
800-850-8078 Toledo Referral Line, Domrose Fdn 4 pm to 10 pm. 419-472-2364 Townhall II 24-hour helpline. Walk-in 8 am-8 pm, 123 S. Water St, Kent WomenSpace Helpline, Cleve. M-F 10 am 4 pm. 216-696-3100 330-747-2696 Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline. 330-742-8796
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, Live call-in
WXUT 88.3 FM Toledo
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 11:30 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 REAL ESTATE
614-224-2288
330-678-4357
Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma Ravenna, 330-296-2255 Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup
440-842-7200
Progressive Urban Real Estate
216-619-9696
Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer, Ted Theophylactos, Jim Anderson, Jim Miner
4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
INSURANCE
Real Estate Mortgage Corp.
440-356-5363
20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River
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