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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

April 25, 2003

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MASSOTHERAPY

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

2311 Fencegate St. N.E.,Canton

330-493-9395

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

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Cleveland Meeting, Society of Friends 10906 Magnolia .. 791-2220 Community Church of Chesterland 11984 Caves Rd...... 440-729-7898 Cove United Methodist Church 12501 Lake Ave., East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church ▼ 10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland

521-7424

440-256-3400

Euclid Ave. Cong Ch, UCC 9606 Euclid, Cleveland 791-5200 First Unitarian Church 21600 Shaker, Shaker Hts... 751-2320 Free Inquirers of N.E. Ohio (Humanist)

330-869-2025

CLOUT, Christian Lesbians Out.

740-593-7301 clout@seorf.ohiou.edu

P.O. Box 5853, Athens Ohio 45701 www.sitepalace.com/clout Community Gospel Church 546 Xenia Ave., Dayton 937-252-8855 Cross Creek Community Church, UCC 937-434-4580

5800 Bigger Rd, Dayton 45440 www.crosscreekchurch.org Dignity-Cincinnati (Catholic) Box 983, Cin 45201.... 513-557-2111 937-640-2468 Dignity Dayton, Box 55, Dayton 45401 Eternal Joy MCC, 2382 Kennedy Ave., Dayton 937-254-2087 Faith United Church of Christ www.faithuccdayton.org 937-275-4054 thechurchoffice@juno.com 200 Delaware, Dayton 45405 382-6694

440-247-2772

371-5252

ACLU Lesbian, Gay, AIDS Projects 125 Broad St, 18th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10004 lgbthiv@aclu.org

212-549-2627

Bav. Renee Goodman, Committment vows........ Hope Lutheran Ch, R.I.C. 2222 N. Taylor Rd. Cle Hts House of Prayer, Joyce A. Speegle, pastor

AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700,

Washington D.C. 20009

202-986-1300

Integrity NE Ohio (Episcopal) Male, 939-0405 Female, 691-9372 Interweave (UU, Lesbian-Gay Concerns). 440-333-2255

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

150 W. 26 St # 503, New York, N.Y. 10001

212-807-1700

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

Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107

521-5556

Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091

202-583-8029

Lutherans Concerned

371-5252

Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.org

202-628-4160

2222 North Taylor Rd., Cleveland Heights 44112

1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington D.C. 20036-3278

More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts

932-1458

Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office www.lambdalegal.org

11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603

312-663-4413

Rev. Bill Newberry U.U. minister Committment vows 767-1653 Noble Rd. Presbyterian Ch 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts.

Log Cabin Republicans

www.lcr.org

202-347-5306

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

National Center for Lesbian Rights

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

415-392-6257

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

5050 Porter Rd, N. Olmsted Rev. Paul Patterson

202-393-5177

1325 Mass'setts Ave NW #600, Wash, DC 20005 www.ngitf.org National Organization for Women Washington, D.C. www.now.org

Committment vows 2592 W 14, Cle.

202-628-8669

382-0660 North Olmsted U. Methodist Ch. 4600 Dover Ctr Rd. 440-779-6634 Olmsted Unitarian Universalist "Welcoming Congregation"

440-777-6622

344-1374

861-7388

651-5428

513-469-1188 Jewish Family Services LGBT Task Force Family Life Education, 11223 Cornell Park Dr., Cin'ti 45242

See our web site

for meeting times and links

242-9057

Dignity Toledo (Catholic) Box 1388, Tol. 43603 Eagle's Wing Christian Ch. 1483 W. Sylvania Ave., Tol... 476-8197 First Unitarian Ch. 2210 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo 241-7189 Lutherans Concerned

A New Life MCC Box 4704, Toledo 43610 www.anewlifemcc.org

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243-5157 244-2124

St. Mark's Epis. Ch. 2272 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo 244-3707 LORAIN, OBERLIN, SANDUSKY, LIMA Christ Episcopal Ch. 162 S. Main, Oberlin First Cong.Ch. UCC 423 Washington St., Lorain Most Holy Redeemer Holy Catholic Church 501 Edith St., Wapakoneta

440-775-2501

440-244-6283

419-738-8656

Oberlin U.U. Fellowship 317 E. College St, Oberlin.. 440-774-5591 Rev. Debra Presser, committment vows Sandusky 419-627-0380 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Erie Congregational

P.O. Box 1032, Sandusky 44870

419-626-8233

WEST VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA Asbury Methodist Church

Elizabeth and Jackson Sts., Charlest'n WV Be Kind to One Another (BYKOTA). UU Cong., 7180 New Perry Hwy, Erie, Pa. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charleston 520 Kanawha Blvd. West, Charleston WV

........ 304-342-7811 814-734-3959

RESTAURANTS & CATERING

304-345-5042

Lou & Eddy's 5800 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

216-281-8861

SPAS

Club Cleveland ▼ 3219 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Flex▼ 1293 W. 9th St., Cleveland

216-961-2727

216-696-0595

SPORTING GOODS

Century Cycles 1621 Main St., Peninsula

330-657-2209

Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG) ... 202-467-8194 1726 M St NW #400, Wash, DC 20036 www.pflag.org Stonewall Democrats www.stonewalldemocrats.org P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

PASTRIES

202-625-1382

202-328-3247

Pilgrim Cong. Church, UCC Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group 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 Church2600 Church, Cleve ...... 781-5546 Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) 2230 Euclid at E. 22nd, Cleveland www.trinitycleveland.org 771-3630 Trinity Lutheran Ch, R.I.C 16400 Detroit Av Lake'd 226-8087 Trinity United Ch of Christ 351-7667 Unitarian Univer'st Society ▼2728 Lancashire, Cle Hts. 932-1898 United Ch of Christ Coalition Lesbian-Gay Concerns 861-7388 Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong. 631-4981

3525 West 25th St, Clev

Chocodreams and Memories

Cleveland

440-230-0625

216-523-1390

3204 Lorain Ave., Cleveland (Box 94184, Cleve. 44101) West Shore U.U. Ch. ▼ 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River 440-333-2255 Rev. Brandie Woods.

251-7338

www.geocities.com/zenmstr001/index.html

861-2371

PETS

Pet-tique 720 Literary Rd., Cleveland

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 "GayWaves" Fri 7 pm, WRUW 91.1 FM Cleveland... 216-368-2208 "Harper's Bazzaroworld" Wed and Fri 11 pm, MVCC Ch. 23, Dayton

"Harper's Bazzaroworld" Mon 11:30 pm Time Warner Ch. 23 "Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30 pm, Cable Ch. 21, Cols.

614-224-2288

•Also Tues and Thurs, 9:30 pm, Athens public access channel "Life Outside" Sun 11:30 pm, WNWV 107,3 FM, Cleveland "Life Outside" Sat 7:30 pm, WBCO 1540 AM, Columbus "This Way Out" Thursday 5:30 pm, WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland

Zion United Church of Christ 2716 W. 14th, Clev. COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614

All Believers Community Ch. revsiggyben@aol.com .... 475-0883 Calvary Lutheran Ch., 1761 Bairsford, Cols 864-1301 Catholic Gay Men's Sup'rt 64 W. Lane Ave., Cols. 43201 291-4674 Dignity (Catholic) P.O. Box 82001, Cols 43202 451-6528 dignitygc@aol.com www.dignitygc.org First Baptist Ch. Granville 115 W. Broadway, G'ville 740-587-0336 261-0887 First Ch. of Religious Science 3281 N High St., Cols First U.U.Church 93 W. Weisheimer, Cols 43214. 267-4946 488-2096 Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering Granville MCC http://my.core.com/~risenregan/... 740-924-5083 Humanist Comm'ty Cen'l Ohio Box 141373, Cols 43214 470-0811 Integrity (Episcopal) Box 10814, Cols. 43201 443-1073

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GayPeoplesChronicle.com

Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship 2001 Far Hills Ave., Dayton 45419

SPORTS

CLEVELAND, AKRON

DIVA Volleyball, Cleveland divavolleyball@hotmail.com

491-1554

Gay-Lesbian Invitational Fellowship Tournament (G.I.F.T.) www.clevelandgift.org 216-749-2152, 216-228-7975, 330-865-9763 Eastern Suburbs Rugby Football Club http://www.clevelandrugby.com Emma, 440-944-4293

216-556-5589

937-293-2759

Mt. Auburn Presby. Ch.103 Wm. Howard Taft, Cin'ti 513-281-5945 New Spirit Metropolitan Community Church 5501 Hamilton (Grace Ch.) Cin'ti 45224

513-661-6464

Rev. Brian Scott, Committment vows

513-624-6293

216-671-8252

Frontrunners, Frontwalkers Cleve .... 216-398-0444, 216-382-6715 North Coast Athletic Association Softball.... 14104 Elsetta, Cleve. 44135 ohiobuckeye1 @earthlink.net http://sport.cleveland.com/sport/northcoastsoftball

North Coast Bowling Association (Sunday).. Sheri, 216-778-1213 www.ncba-sunday.org.. Don, 216-221-5081

North Coast Bowling Association (Friday)

North Coast Racquetball TennisAssociation ncrta@stratos.net

Jim, 631-9811

Sister Church, goddess-centered worship

P.O. Box 24448, Cin'ti 45224

513-541-9122

St. John United Church of Christ

859-261-2066

Lamb of God Anglican Church, Box 164472, Cols. 43216 Logeaca@aol.com

7500 Town Centre #200, Broadview Hts Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup

440-717-0618

Lutherans Concerned of Central Ohio

252-7288 447-7018

520 Fairfield Ave. Bellevue, Ky. 41073 www.StJohnChurch.net St. John's Unitarian Church 320 Resor Ave, Cin 513-961-1938 Take Up Your Cross Ministry, open and affirming... 740-455-3339 46 South 6th Street Zanesville http://tuyc.homestead.com Unitarian Fellowship of Athens

Out and About, gay outdoors group, Sun 1 pm www.clevelandoutdoors.org; louise@clevelandoutdoors.org 330-724-4530 Summit Bowling Ass nBox 6223, Akron 44312 Women's Baseball League, Cleve http://mswbl.com 216-381-2858 Women's Ice Hockey, Cleveland Hts. 216-382-9666 lebles1@hotmail.com (South and west side programs also) YWCA, 4109 Prospect Ave., Cleveland

216-797-7097 216-556-4832

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216-881-6878

740-592-2083

440-842-7200

440-376-5108

Box 10709, Columbus 43201 LCCentral Ohio@lcna.org Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church 2350 Indianola Ave., Columbus

265-7363x2

263-5145

maynard@aol.com

........... 224-0314 291-4674

393-3781

REAL ESTATE

Carlyle Mortgage Services, Gary Harris

Merit Home Mortgage Co., Lindsay Reagan Progressive Urban Real Estate 4001 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Jim Muhic, Jill Angelovic, Keith Brown, Michele Anderson, Danny Schafer, Ted Theophylactos, Jim Anderson, Jim Miner, David Burkhart

216-619-9696

New Creation MCC, Box 163173, Cols 43216. Newman Center 64 W. Lane Ave., Cols 43201

Pagan Community Council Box 02089, Cols 43202....... 261-1022 Redeemer Lutheran Church 1555 S.James Rd, Cols.... 237-1263 info@RedeemerLuth.com

http://www.RedeemerLuth.com

Progressive Urban Real Estate 3183 Washington Blvd, Cleve. Hts. Tammy Burtscher, Jim Miner, Rhonda Saegert 216-397-5607 Real Estate Mortgage Corp.

440-356-5363

20325 Center Ridge Rd. #220, Rocky River

Religious Science Church, 3224 N High St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Realty One, Joe Haban II

396 Buttles Avenue, Cols. sfacolumbus@aol.com

3085 West Market St., Akron

Realty One, John Lauro

Office

330-374-8350

www.akronhome.com

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

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED)

Archwood UCC▼ 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland

B'nai Emeth (Jewish).

351-1060 556-1764

c/o West Shore UU Ch, 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River 44116 Brecksville UCC 23 Public Square, Brecksville... 440-526-4364 Chevrei Tikva (Jewish) Box 18120, Cleve. Hts. 44118... 932-5551 Christian Bible Study Group YMCA, 3200 Franklin, Clev. 341-3729 Church of the Redeemer, 2420 S. Taylor, Clev. Hts. 932-2065

261-0887 299-5781

St. Luke's Ecc. Orthodox Church 1344 Parsons Ave....... 444-2192 St. Mark Evang. Lutheran Ch 95 W.5th Ave. 299-2514 or 299-9449 St. Paul's Episcopal Church ▼ 787 East Broad St.......... 221-1703 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 30 W. Woodruff.......... 294-3749 Turningpoint Assembly (Pentecostal) 446-5123

280 Barkley Pl. W, Columbus www.turningpointulc.com Unity Chrch of Christianity 4211 Maize Rd., 921-2850 or 267-4959 Unitarian Universalist Humanists, First U.U. Church, 93 W. Weisheimer, Cols 43214

890-0653

CINCINNATI, DAYTON, ZANESVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, MARIETTA, ATHENS Calvary Episcopal Church 3766 Clifton Ave, Cin'ti... 513-861-4437 www.calvaryclifton.org calvary@eos.net

Clifton United Methodist Ch., Clifton at Senator Pl.. 513-961-2998

184 Longview Hts. Rd, Athens 45701 www.uuathens.org First Unitarian Church of Marietta 232 3rd St, Mitta. 740-373-1238

AKRON, KENT, CANTON, WOOSTER, YOUNGSTOWN AREA CODE 330

All Saints Community Church 4530 Niles-Cortland Rd. (Ohio 46), Cortland Cascade Community Church ▼1190-96 Inman, Akron... 773-5298 www.cccohio.org

Emmanuel Fellowship Church 60 N. Arlington, Akr'n .. 376-8725 www.emmanuelfellowship.org

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Episcopal Church of Our Saviour 471 Crosby St., Akr 535-9174 264-8824 Faith Sharing Group, St. Mary Ch. 527 Beall, Wooster First Grace UCC, 350 South Portage Path, Akron........... 762-8469 First Immanuel UCC t 208 E. Oxford, Alliance 330-823-9202 Lutherans Concerned NE Ohio Box 4798, Akron 44310 678-3977 New Hope Temple Box 80630, Canton 44708 739-2233 www.newhopetemple.org Unitarian-Universalist Ch Akron 3300 Morewood Rd. 836-2206 Unitarian-Universalist Ch▼ 228 Gougler Ave., Kent..... 673-4247 Unitarian Universalist, 3129 Market, North Canton 456-9558 U.U. Church of Westfield Center Park Circle (Box 531), Westfield Ctr 44251

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887-5144

TOLEDO, MANSFIELD AREA CODE 419 Center for Pastoral Care Rev. Dan Dickman 223 West First St., Mansfield 44902

522-3288

Central United Methdst Ch. 701 W. Central Ave., Toledo 241-7729

COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 Capital City Volleyball Box 1062, Cols 43216 www.columbusvolleyball.org ccv@columbusvolleyball.org Coed Rainbow Golf League

Cols. Gay & Lesbian Outdoors and Cycling Box 1951, Cols 43216 Cgloc@aol.com Columbus Metropolitan Tennis Org..

299-2935 228-0786 888-488-7082

265-7363, box 9

P.O. Box 06555, Columbus 43206 www.cmto1.org Columbus Lesbian Softball League

Columbus Gay Bowling League Mr. Bill's Bowling Center 3525 Cleveland Ave., Columbus.

Kathy, 216-2183

276-3185

COMIC, Cols.Ohio Midwestern Invitational Classic Bowling tournament www.comic-online.org

235-5267

Frontrunners, Frontwalkers.

294-9049

265-7363

.265-7363, ext 4

265-7363

Gay-Lesbian Softball League

Ohio Splash, swim team, all ability levels Team Columbus www.teamcolumbus.org

CINCINNATI, DAYTON

Frontrunners, Frontwalkers, Cincinnati

.............. 513-621-6363 Greater Cincinnati Sports Assn. Box 6296, Cin45206 513-579-9877 Team Cincinnati care of Cincinnati Gay-Lesbian Ctr, 4119 Hamilton Ave,..

513-591-0200

Out & Out Dayton http://break.at/outandoutdayton. 937-428-0776 Rainbow Bowling League

Box 424, Springboro 45066 Women's Sand Volleyball.

937-885-1516,497-8601

859-291-1999

Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel

the cruellest month

FEELING A TAD ANXIOUS LATELY ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF LIFE UNDER TOTALITARIAN RULE IN A TOXIC,

POST-

APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND?

WELL, THERE GOES MY EVENING. WHY'D YOU TELL STUART WE'D BRING TSIMMES TO THE SEDER TOMORROW? I'VE NEVER SEEN A MORE COMPLICATED RECIPE IN MY LIFE.

CLARICE, I REALLY NEED YOU TO HOLD IT TOGETHER, OKAY? I HAVE TIL MIDNIGHT TO FINISH THIS AND GET TO THE POST OFFICE.

AND WHY ARE WE PAYING OUR TAXES SO OBEDIENTLY? INSTEAD OF HAVING ALL THESE ANTIWAR PROTESTS, LET'S JUST STOP BUYING THE FRICKIN' BOMBS!

02003 BY ALISON BECHDEL

RAF, RELAX. UM ... MAYBE WE CAN MICROWAVE 'EM.

SO'S CLARICE!

413

THERE WENT MY WHOLE EVENING!

JEEZ, HE'S SO HIGH

STRUNG, WHERE DOES

HE GET THAT?

www.DykesToWatch Out For.com

GAEM

DO

IT'S A

SMALL

WORLD

COOK

BOOK

HEY!

TONI! I THOUGHT YOU HARD BOILED THESE EGGS!

I HARD BOILED THE ONES IN THE CARTON THAT SAYS HARD BOILED IN LARGE BLOCK LETTERS.

SO ALL THESE ONES I COLORED ARE RUINED?

GOD, I FEEL SO POWERLESS! HOW DID A HANDFUL OF NEOCONSERVATIVE MANIACS OVERRULE THE OPINION OF EVERYONE

ELSE ON THE PLANET?

IS THIS WHAT THE END OF DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE? WILL THEY DISPENSE WITH EVEN THE PRETENSE OF ELECTIONS IN 2004? LIES! NEWSPEAK! DOUBLETALK! PHONY DIPLOMACY! WHAT DO THEY TAKE US FOR? CHILDREN?!

SHIK

SHIK SHIK

Splat!

MOM, DO WE HAVE ANY POTASSIUM IODIDE IN CASE OF A NUCLEAR BLAST? AND A FLASHLIGHT AND MOIST TOWELETTES?

WHAT?!

WE HAVE GOT TO GET SOME OF THAT WEB FILTERING SOFTWARE.

Your HOMELAND SECURITY Dejat. at work

Ready.gov

LINKS:

1. DUCK 2. COVER

3. PRAY

The Rapture.gov

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