223-7340
1470 West 34 North Jefferson St., Dayton Jags Night Club▼ 1227 Wilmington, Dayton Jessie's Celebrity ▼ 850 N. Main St., Dayton Reflections 629 South Main St., Dayton Right Comer 105 E. Third at Jefferson, Dayton Stage Door (Men) 44 North Jefferson, Dayton Up on Main (Women)▼ 1919 North Main, Dayton Chances 1912-14 Edwards Av. Springfield
294-0713
461-2582
223-1595
Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Center ▼
228-1285
223-7418
4119 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnat P.O. Box 141061. Cin'ti 45250
513-591-0200 24-hour hotline, 513-591-0222 www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
278-3650
324-0383
Why Not (Men) 5 North Murray. Springfield
322-4208
Cincinnati Women's Resource Center 4039 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati 45223 Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Center 6600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
513-541-4198
216-651-5428
www.lgcsc.org
888-429-8761
Box 6177, Cleveland 44101
Dayton Lesbian-Gay Center
Hotline
937-274-1776
The Alley 441 E. Market St. Warren
330-394-9483
P.O. Box 1203, Dayton 45401; http://direct.at/DLGC Harvey Milk Center ▼
304-345-9938
Crazy Duck (Mixed)121 Pine Ave. SE, Warren Queen of Hearts▼ 134 Pine Ave. SE, Warren
330-394-3825
330-395-1100
408 Tennessee, Charleston, W.V. 25302 P.O.Box 5333, Charleston, W.V. 25361
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BARS & CLUBSK
AKRON, CANTON AREA CODE 330 Continued from the previous page
Boardwalk (Mixed, danc)▼ 1227 W Tuscarawas, Canton 453-8000 Chico's 2360 Mahoning, Canton
Grand Palace
617 Brooks, Charleston
The Tap Room▼ 1022 Quarrier St., Charleston. Trax 504 W. Washington St., Charleston Calamity Cafe▼ 1555 3rd Ave, Huntington Driftwood Lounge 1121 7th Ave., Huntington Polo
Ohio Human Rights Bar Association
342-9532 342-9563
Ohio Gender & Sexuality Freedom Coalition
......... 216-939-9988
Queer,trans,poly, kink www.egroups.com/group/OhioGSFC
Gray Pride, Gay and Lesbian Aging DougBraun@aol.com
..........
345-8931
525-4171
696-9858
733 7th Ave. rear, Huntington
522-3146
1487 W. 5th Av. #247, Columbus 43212 Ohio National Organization for Women msdodge@akrobiz.com
614-265-7530 330-336-2578
452-8098 456-8622
The Stonewall 820 7th Ave., Huntington
529-1069
Vice Versa
335 High St., Morgantown
292-2010
543-1220
Genders
322 5th St, Parkersburg.
485-2929
ACT UP
True Colors
Zoo'z
102 12th St., Vienna (Parkersburg). 1429 Market St., Wheeling.
295-8783
232-1267
Box 620045, Cleveland 44102
228-8828
223-1417
540 Club
540 Walnut St., Canton
Studio 704
704 4th St S.W., Canton
DAYTON, SPRINGFIELD,
The Asylum▼ 605 S. Patterson St., Dayton.
YELLOW SPRINGS AREA CODE 937
City Cafe 121 N Ludlow, Dayton..
Club Diva (Women) 6303 Rip Rap Rd, Huber Hts 235-9511
Colors Lounge (Women) 2600 Valley Pike, Dayton.. 233-5879
DJ's Saloon 237 North Main St., Dayton
Winds Cafe (Mixed) ▼ 215 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs .. 767-1144 YOUNGSTOWN, WARREN,
ERIE, STEUBENVILLE
CLOTHING
M. Lang Executive Attire 1275 Euclid Ave. Cleve.. 216-771-4197
COMMUNITY CENTERS
Akron Pride Center
71 N. Adams St
Akron Area Pride Collective. P.O. Box 22254, Akron 44302 www.akronpndecenter.org
330-253-2220
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED)
861-4946;888-334-4849 Adoption Network, 291 East 222nd St., Cleve.............................................. 261-1511 Aging Taskforce, Gay-Lesbian aging professional and community group, Doug Braun 791-8039 ext. 328 330-434-4860
Arktos, Bear club Box 14838, Cleve. 44114 http://home.neo.lrun.com/arktos/
Asians and Friends, Box 29031, Parma 44129.... 226-6080 ext. 3 www.geocities.com/westhollywood/castro/6101
Awakenings Gay, lesbian and bisexual support group (free).....
440-526-0468,800-486-0904
Bellefaire JCB, adoption www.bellefairejcb.org..... 932-2800 22001 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Hts
800-205-8534
.......
791-8039 ext. 328 Hard Hatted Women 4209 Lorain Ave., Cleve................ 961-4449 Heights Families for Equality, Clev. Hts. partner benefits 556-0571 P.O. Box 181367, Cleve. Hts. 44118 www.heightsfamilies.org Human Rights Campaign
800-790-2538
Box 606057, Cleveland 44106 www.hrc.org Insight, personal and professional networking .............. 556-0576 Incest Survivors, men, women kxk24@po.cwru.edu... 321-9577 Lakw'd Euchre Club lakewoodeuchreclub@yahoo.com. 226-5609 League for Lesbian and Gay Prisoners
NARAL, Nat'l Abortion & Repro. Rights Action League 614 Superior #608, Cleveland
631-4743
522-0169
The Network P. O. Box 91643, Cleveland 44101-3643 440-962-3662 NOCI, Northern Ohio Coalition, Inc.
781-6624
1406 West 29th, Cleveland 44113
www.noci-online.org
556-0590
www.ncmchorus.org
North Coast Men's Chorus
P.O. Box 552, Lakewood 44107 Northm Ohio Physicians for Human Rights. 281-7418 Ohio AIDS Coalition Naimah Muhammad, 621-0766 x234 Ohio Bears Club rookchuck@yahoo.com 440-564-7474 http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ohiobears
.............
Oven Productions, Box 18175, Cleveland Hts 44118 798-0456 P-FLAG, Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians, Gays. 556-1701 11644 Harborview Dr, Cleve. 44102 www.pflagcleveland.org mail@pflagcleveland.org
Prime Timers, mature gay, bi men & admirers www.ptcleveland.org
ptcleveland@yahoo.com
291-4648
Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians www.plagal.org Box 44313, Cleve 44144 ceciliabrown419@aol.com.. 634-2866 Rainbow Wranglers, country-western line dance club Box 609066, Cleve. 44101
Bi and Beyond www.ohiogsfc.homestead.com 939-9988 ohioactivist@hotmail.com nicelystudy@core.com Black & White Men Together Box 5144, Cleve 44101 ... 397-2968 BlackOut Unlimited P.O. Box 6362, Cleve 44101 937-2268 Office: 2800 Euclid #400, Cleve. www.blackoutunlimited.org Black Unity Celebration 937-2268 Brothers Circle African-American same-gender-loving men's support group
.........
bcc@blackoutunlimited.org
937-2268
Butch-FtM-Femme Network
440-553-3021
Box 274, Wickliffe 44092 wellness@core.com Cleveland Activist Network ohioactivist@hotmail.com 939-9988 Cleveland Bears, Box 192, Willoughby 44096 clevebears@aol.com
......
The Zone 1711 State St., Erie, Pa..
LORAIN, LIMA
Blu Jeans (Mixed)▼ 3606 W Sylvania, Tol. Bretz Bar (Mixed)▼ 2012 Adams, Toledo .... Caesar's (Mixed) 725 Jefferson, Toledo Hooterville Station (Men)▼ 119 N Erie, Tol. R House (Mixed) 5534 Secor Rd, Toledo Rip Cord (Leathr-Levi)▼ 115 N. Erie, Tol. Rustler Saloon (Men) 4023 Monroe bk, Tol Hollywood Nights 470 Newman St, Mansfield
Club Blue Note 2810 Market St., Youngstown. 330-782-3694 Mixx 21 West Hylda, Youngstown..
Paigens Nightclub 2619 Market St., Youngstown 330-782-8576 Club 2000 122 North Sixth St., Steubenville 740-284-1291 The Village 133 W. 18th St., Erie, Pa. 814-452-0125 814-459-1711
TOLEDO, SANDUSKY, MANSFIELD,
Mentor Center (Hugs East) ▼
8521 East Ave, Mentor, Ohio 44060 Box 253, Mentor, Ohio 44061
1160 North High St. at 4th Ave, Columbus stonewall@stonewall-columbus.org www.stonewall-columbus.org
440-974-8909
330-782-6991
http://hugseast.tripod.com
556-1570 Cleveland Couples Together Box 771102, Lakewood 44107 http://cctogether.tripod.com/index.html 556-5731
Pride Center of Greater Youngstown... First Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St. at Illinois, Youngstown YoungstownPride@hotmail.com
330-747-7433
Cleveland City Country Dancers (men & women) P.O. Box 5592, Cleveland, 44101
David, 221-0523
http://angelfire.com/oh5/youngstownpride Stonewall Center ▼
614-299-7764
Cleveland Lesbian-Gay-Bi-Trans Pride Committee Box 91031, Clev. 44101 www.clevelandpride.org Cleveland Poz Guys social and support group.
371-0214
529-0574
961-5817 Rangers, Inc., uniform club Box 6504 Cleve., 44101-6504 589-8588 Republican Progressive Caucus LGBT Republicans in Cuyahoga County Specialized Alternatives for Families, Youth Adoption, foster care 25211 Miles Rd, Bedford Hts Stonewall Democrats Box 91453, Cleve. 44101 www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org
rpccleveland@hotmail.com
226-2055
595-1230
647-7437
Clevpozguys@aol.com
Straight Spouse Network
Design Industries Foundation for AIDS (DIFFA)
Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus
440-354-6683 739-1928
419-474-0690
419-243-1900
419-241-5140
Women's Center of Greater Cleveland ▼ 6209 Storer Ave., Cleveland
P.O. Box 10814, Cols 43201 216-651-1450
23533 Mercantile #103, Beachwd 44122
321-0648
windsong@acninc.net
Domestic violence support group for same-sex survivors YWCA, 881-6878 Cleve. L-G Center, 651-5428
Women Together
391-4357
419-241-9050
Women's Outreach for Women ▼
419-474-2929
1950-H N. 4th St., Columbus
419-243-3412
419-472-8278
419-522-7633
Somewhere in Time 804 W North St., Lima Tim's Place 2223 Broadway, Lorain X-centricities 306 W. Water St., Sandusky
WEST VIRGINIA AREA CODE 304 The Broadway▼ 210 Broad St., Charleston
419-227-7288
440-246-9002
419-624-8118
343-2162
womensoutreach@aol.com
COMMUNITY GROUPS
also see Student and Youth Groups, Transgender, National Organizations OHIO STATEWIDE
ACLU of Ohio Gay Rights Project 1223 W. 6th St., Cleveland
Gay Officers Action League, Box 10814, Columbus 43201 goaloh@ameritech.net
Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel
foreign policy
(don't try this at home)
IS YOUR SUPREME AUTHORITY BEING FLAGRANTLY FLOUTED?
GO ON. TELL HER.
I WAS PLAYING VICE CITY AT BILLY'S HOUSE. IT'S HIS DAD'S. WE WEREN'T SPOSETA PLAY IT.
ARE YOU TIRED OF TEDIOUS NEGOTIATIONS AND MESSY COMPROMISES?
RAFFI, THAT GAME IS VERY VIOLENT, AND VERY DISRESPECTFUL OF WOMEN.
BUT I DON'T DO THE PROSTITUTE STUFF, AND IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING GAME! THE CARS, AN THE MUSIC, AND THE...
Egg Moon Farm, women's land collective Family Connection, Gay and lesbian parents. FamilyConnectionOhio@yahoo.com
Feminists for Life Ohio, Box 110791, Cle 44111 GLSEN, Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network P.O. Box 601, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 GLSENcleve@aol.com
www.glsencleveland.org Girth & Mirth (gay chubby men & admirers)
WHY NOT TAKE A HARD LINE FOR A CHANGE? IMAGINE HOW SIMPLE LIFE COULD BE!
START BY USING YOUR WORDS... THE THING IS, RAFFI--YOU'RE EVIL. AND SO IS BILLY, AND SO IS BILLY'S DAD. THE THREE OF YOU ARE JUST A BLOC OF EVIL, A... A COALITION, A LEAGUE A BAND, A CONFEDERACY OF EVIL!
AND SOME SANCTIONS, ...
EETOS!
614-291-3639
.......
371-2434 556-5692
COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 ACLU of Central Ohio, 2nd Tuesday,
Columbus Metropolitan Library
228-8951
Adoption, adoptive parent support,
556-0284 251-7967 440-775-0272
Wed 7 pm, Presby. Church, 760 E. Broad
470-0846
Asians and Friends, Box 16381, Cols. 43216.
.... 265-8308
see www.afcmh.org for calendar afcmh@yahoo.com Berwick (Columbus Metro. Halloween Ball)
447-5111
Box 771204, Lakewood 44107 216-781-6276
556-5137
BRAVO, Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization P.O. Box 82068, Columbus 43202.
268-9622
GLOWS, Gay & Lesbian Older Wiser Seniors 440-331-6302
Buckeye Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Box 307108, Cols 43230 (For voice call Ohio Relay 800-750-0750).
TTY 478-1631
614-253-3144
...
BUT THEN, HAUL OUT YOUR BIG STICK!
...AND IF YOU DO IT AGAIN,
DON'T THINK I WON'T WALLOP YOUR BEHIND!
CLARICE!
408
©2003 BY ALISON BECHDEL
DON'T TRUST ANYONE FARTHER THAN YOU CAN LAUNCH A BALLISTIC MISSILE.
I TOLD YOU, I DON'T HAVE IT!
DO I LOOK LIKE I WAS BORN YESTERDAY?
DON'T PANDER TO MALEFACTORS BY PROVIDING ANY INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. PLEASE DON'T TAKE WE'LL JUST MY PLAYSTATION! I MAKE SURE PROMISE I'LL NEVER ABOUT THAT, PLAY VICE CITY AGAIN! WON'T WE?
S
YANK
IGNORE BLEEDING HEART TERRORIST SYMPATHIZERS.
FOR GODSAKES! YOU'RE ONLY GUARANTEEING THAT HE'LL KEEP PLAYING IT AT SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE!
flush!
I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU!
POOF
THEN AGAIN, PERHAPS THERE'S SOMETHING LATER...
TO BE SAID FOR TEDIOUS NEGOTIATIONS.
AN YOU
SHOULD SEE THE GRAPHICS!
RAFFI, I JUST THINK YOU'RE. NOT OLD ENOUGH. BUT LET'
ME DO SOME RESEARCH,
AND THEN WE'LL TALK SOME MORE.
I HATE YOU!
HEY! HOW COME YOU GET TO PLAY?
I'M NOT AFRAID A
YOU!
YOU DEFINITELY CAN'T HANDLE THIS. NOW GO TO BED. MOM HAS TO INTRODUCE SOME PEDESTRIANS TO HER FLAME THROWER.
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