www.congaline.org
447-7190
NOW, National Organization for Women
336-2578
Central Ohio Gay Garden Club
445-6310
msdödge@akrobiz.com
Centurions Tradewinds, 117 E. Chestnut, Cols
461-4110
Out in Akron Festival
849-0725
Columbus Couples Together, social group
895-9369
P.O. Box 13561, Akron, Ohio 44334
Columbus Gay Men's Chorus Box 18131, Cols 43218.... 228-2462
Columbus Polyamory Group
Columbus Stompers, Box 163131, Cols 43216
261-8114 784-9210
www.cstompers.com
members@cstompers.com
Columbus Ursine Brotherhood (CUB)
447-5115
Box 16822, Columbus 43216 -
www.columbusbears.org
Columbus Women's Chorus; rehears al Mon 6:45
P.O.Box 10799, Columbus 43201
878-3684
Domestic Violence peer support, Mon. Choices, Cols... 224-4663 Dragon Leather Club, 3rd Thu 10 pm, Tradewinds
P.O. Box 06417, Columbus 43206
258-7100
Fifty Plus, gays & Lesbians over 50
627-1046
Friends of Unity, 5859 Abbey Chapel Dr, Dublin Gay, Lesbian Parents Group
glpgco@earthlink.net .. 488-0873 Box 10814, Cols 43201 http://home.earthlink.net/~glpgco GLBT Support Group at N. Cols Friends Meeting Gay-Lesbian Publication Alliance
268-4713 pager 628-7817
www.outinakron.org Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians, Gays. 342-5825 or 467-9078 Visions (N.E. Ohio) P.O. Box 26556, Akr. 44319. Wayne County Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community DAYTON AREA CODE 937 Brotherhood of Bears, Box 3224, Dayton 45401 bobdayton@xoommail.com http://welcome.to/bobdayton Couples of Miami Valley DaytonDoubles@cs.com .. 864-7604 Dayton Gryphons Levi/Leather, meets 1st Sun 427-0806 P.O. Box 283 Dayton 45401 Gryphoninfo@juno.com http://www.geocities.com/Daytongryphons Dayton Pride Weekend http://www.gaydayton.org/dlgc/dlgc_pride.htm Dignity Dayton, P.O. Box 55, Dayton 45401 421-2850 Gay/Bi Married Men, meet twice month, viktor4429@hotmail.com League at NCR Corp. http://www.league-ncr.org 445-0962 Miami Valley Community Coalition 937-274-3251 P.O. Box 173, Dayton45401
849-3746
262-4142
222-2274
resourcedirectory
CONGA, Central Ohio Nude Guy Assn.
Box 1852, Cols 43216
conga@columbus.rr.com
Mother Wit, lesbian, bi moms Box 265, Kent 44240 678-4686 COUNSELING
May 23, 2003
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
(440 WHERE NOTED)
Access Behavioral Care, Drs. Chernyk, Eden, Ridge & Assoc.
N. Olmsted 440-777-7574, Beachwood 216-468-0468
Westgate Plaza, 20325 Center Ridge
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 17
Wood & Stone Construction, custom decks & additions www.woodandstone.com
HOTLINES
AIDS-HIV-STD Hotline, Ohio TDD:
ohioaidshotline@catf.net Spanish AIDS Hotline
Akron AIDS Hotline, 24 hour
Community AIDS Network
216-371-4222
800-332-AIDS (332-2437) 800-DEAF-TTY (332-3889)
800-344-7432
330-375-2437 (375-AIDS)
216-391-4357
Mentor 440-709-9000
Marie Bielefeld, Ph.D.
Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence
440-930-5920 831-5440
D.L. Dunkle & Associates▼
229-2100
Debra Dunkle, ACSW, LISW; John R. O'Connor, ACSW, LISW Martha Webb, CCDC; Jane Miller, MSSA,LISW 12429 Cedar Rd., Suites 21-24 Cleve Hts., 44106 Senex Eldercare Counseling Jeffrey Mostade 12200 Fairhill Rd., #B-401, Cleveland
Battered Women's Hotline, Cleve, 24 hours Battered Women's Hotline
Medina, Summit Counties 24 hrs toll-free
Bowling Green Gay-Lesbian Info Line Mon-Wed-Fri 7-10 p.m.
888-395-4357
419-352-5242
421-1793
PrideDayton@aol.com .. 275-3059
Chautauqua County, N.Y. Infoline
640-2468
COLUMBUS AREA CODE 614 Affirmations 918 S. Front St., Cols 43206
North, 716-679-3560
445-8277
Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Switchboard
40 W. Long St, # 421, Cols. adpw@angelfire.com Girth and Mirth Box 06020,Columbus 43206 www.geocities.com/dbear0705/index.html?1017015567470
Impact Safety, violence prevention programs
258-5278
www.equalityistherule.org Montgomery Co. Democratic Party Gay & Lesbian Caucus 151 South Wilkinson St., Dayton
530-4014
Parents, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG)
222-4007 640-3333
238-0450
Hepatitis C Task Force, Thurs 7 pm, OSU
Homicide Survivors, Box 28935, Cols 43228
470-4701 275-4587
P.O. Box 3721, Dayton 45401 daytonpflag@yahoo.com People of All Colors Together (PACT).
275-7629
Lambda Car Club Box 2501, Cols 43216
447-7071,488-5646
P.O. Box 3713, Dayton 45401 Pactdayton@aol.com Rainbow Families mahlidottir@hotmail.com.............. 376-8060
Maureen O'Beraigh, C.T., Electrolysis, Lakwd
216-228-8886
Lesbian Business Assn. Box 82086, Cols 43202
267-3953
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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
Center for Pastoral Care 223 W. 1st St., Mansfield 44902 522-3288
ELECTROLYSIS
Columbus Gay-Lesbian Info Line
Dayton Gay-Lesbian Hotline 7 to 11 pm Erie, Pa., Info Line
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
Cleveland Lesbian-Gay Hotline.
South, 716-484-8434 513-591-0222
Evenings 216-651-5428
24-hour automated info line Toll free
216-651-6452
888-429-8761
614-299-7764
937-274-1776
216-721-1115
800-347-8336
800-429-6334
304-292-4292
888-843-4564
www.ohiolba.org Office, 19 West Brighton Rd., Clintonville
AmEx Financial, Toby D. Oster
Lesbian Health News, Box 12121, Cols 43212.
291-0038
See our web site
AmEx Financial, Tim Jenkins
Living Proof, lesbians w. cancer Box 15571, Col
341-7542
6393 Oak Tree Blvd. #100, Independence
Log Cabin Club Box 12126, Cols 43212........ 486-7352,265-7535
CBF Services LLC
Momazons, lesbian parents Box 82069, Cols. 43202
Robert I. Gross, CPA
momazons@aol.com www.momazons.org
267-0193
NARAL, Nat'l Abortion & Repro. Rights Action League
and links
760 E. Broad, Cols 800-466-2725 (800-GO-NARAL).
221-2594
National Leather Association
898-6266
P.O. Box 2763, Cols 43216
www.nlacolumbus.com
NOW, National Organization for Women
447-0012
P.O. Box 82455, Columbus 43202
Ohio Center for Social Justice Box 28428, Cols 43228 .322-0241
OhioCSJ@aol.com
www.hometown.aol.com/ohiocsj
Out, Up and Away Rainbow Kite Club Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
People of All Colors Together
Box 10814, Cols. 43201
421-7137
eves, 227-9355 471-1821
216-371-8489
Akron 330-253-9330
pactcol@aol.com
Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Chelsea/8643
13324 Madison, Lakewood
216-221-6263
The Polyester Network, Box 44363, Cols 43204
276-3185
Betsy Warner 2479 Lee Blvd.. Cleveland Hts.
216-932-6900
Prime Timers, mature gay & bi men & admirers
220-9458
1160 N. High Street, Columbus
JEWELERS
Project Open Hand 82 East 16th Ave., Columbus 43201
Broestl & Wallis 14410 Madison, Lakewood
216-221-1434
pohc@aol.com
298-8334
330-673-2808
PWAS of Ohio 1775-1 Northwest Ct., Cols. 43212
wjg@wow.com
486-0060
HEALTH CARE
Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts...... 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev
216-566-0603
Rainbow Friend's
rainbowfriendsoh@aol.com
228-0786
Centers for Integrated Therapy
216-227-8668
MAIL SERVICES
SAFE, Sexuality and Faith Empowered
237-1263
SafeinColumbus@hotmail.com
Royal Renegades, drag king collective...... 262-4199 or 269-1990 Sappho Singles SapphoSingle@webtv.net
Safer Sex Support Group, ask for Kevin Hibner LORAIN, SANDUSKY
11002 Detroit Ave, Cleveland
461-2437
Chiropractic Health Services, Dr. David Budny 16900 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood
Alice Paul Direct Mail Service▼
216-228-6622
1325 West 73rd St., Cleveland
216-631-8646
476-5157
Scrabble Club #494
224-4050
P-FLAG Lorain Co., Box 167, Lorain 44052 P-FLAG Sandusky-Firelands
440-988-8215 419-433-6755, 419-627-0380
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MASSOTHERAPY
Short North Toastmasters
228-0786
P.O. Box 10814, Cols 43201 SNToastmasters@aol.com
Sisters of Lavender www.geocities.com/idjlamb24
675-1175
419-627-0867
Stonewall Democrats, Box 10814, Cols. 43201
265-7444
Stonewall PAC of Ohio Box 10095, Cols 43201 Trident Int'l Leather-Levi club Box 1294, Cols 43216 waxybkl@aol.com or haalthen@msn.com
291-5927
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
AREA CODE 419
937-324-4597
Black Swamp Bears, Box 8852, Toledo 43623
471-9102
294-0069
John Domrose Foundation for Personal Rights P.O. Box 12607, Toledo 43606
Gay and Lesbian Parents of Toledo
472-2364 475-8190
Marquez Renovations
Cleveland
Free estimates
for meeting times
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FLOWERS & PLANTS
Amazing Vase, 2534 Lorain Ave, Cleveland
Vase to Vase, 10431 Clifton Blvd, Cleve
West Park Gardens & Gifts, 3206 Warren Rd, Cleve. 216-251-3111
FURNITURE & HOME DECOR
City Dweller
12005 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 216-226-7106
Norka Futon, Cleveland Heights
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 800-859-8685 Premiere Screening, Screen printing Kent
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Teen Crisis Hotline, GLBT & questioning 24-hour... 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
INSURANCE
216-447-8960 ext 221 216-447-8960 ext 222
Ohio State Univ. Gay-Lesbian Alliance
614-292-9212
Project Inform, AIDS treatments
800-822-7422
Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland
216-619-6192
www.CBF-Services.com
216-961-1761
...
Rape Crisis, Red Cross 2213 Clevel'd Av, Canton 330-452-1111
216-382-7373
Rape Helpline, Columbus
614-267-7020
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
800-656-4673
Sexual Health Info Line Tue, Wed, Thur 6-10 pm
614-262-3556
216-623-7373
216-631-1441
Ravenna, 330-296-2255 330-678-4357 WomenSpace Helpline, Cleve. M-F 10 am 4 pm. 216-696-3100 Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr) AIDS Helpline
330-747-2696
330-742-8796
Vulcan Levi-Leather Club
CINCINNATI, NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA CODE 513 (859 WHERE NOTED) Chaps leather-Levi club
291-7035 Cincinnati Men's Chorus Box 3061, Cincinnati 45201... 542-2626 Cincinnati Stompers Country-western dance 381-9900, 929-2008 GALEN, Gay, Lesbian Employee Net workof Comair Airlines 2404 High St. #145, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017 227-1760 Gay/Bi Married & Formerly Married Men 293-3640 GLSEN; G, L, Straight Education Network 624-6963, 923-2137 Box 19856, Cincinnati 45219 glsencincy@aol.com Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire P.O. Box 141152, Cincinnati 45250.... 859-261-2972, 859-491-9484 Kentucky Fairness All. Box 3942, Louisville, 40201 502-897-1973 Masters and Slaves Together www.mast.net ............... 283-2731 Muse, Cincinnati Women's Chorus 221-1118
National Leather Association Northern Ky. Faimess Alliance
961-7199
4th Mon 7 pm ... 859-491-3608 P.O. Box 121293 Covington, Ky. 41012 cdking@fuse.net Ohio Lesbian Archives 4039 Hamilton, Cin'ti 45223 541-1917 www.geocities.com/ohiolesbianarchives
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People of All Colors Together, Box 1450856, Cin'ti 45250 395-7228 P-FLAG, Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays 721-7900 P.O. Box 19634, Cin'ti 45219 http://geocities.com/pflagcincl/ Pink Paradigm Box 141376 Cin 45250.... 396-6738, 621-7465 Pride Parade Comite. 1438 Weigold Ave. Cin'ti 45223... ... 681-4627 www.cincypride.com info@cincypride.com
Prime Timers Mature men and admirers
Procter & Gamble G-B-L Employees (GABLE) 622-0337, 631-9066 Queen City Careers Association 723-5073
P.O. Box 141173, Cincinnati 45250 www.qccainc.com Stonewall Cincinnati Box 954, Cin'ti 45201 ........ 651-2500
4125 Langland St. (corner Knowlton) Cincinnati 45223
P-FLAG Tiffin-Seneca, Sandusky, Hancock, Wood, Wyandot & Crawford Cos. 286 S. Sandusky St.,Tiffin 44883... 419-448-0562 Sandusky Gay Pride
http://ajw.freeshell.org/sanduskygaypride/
TOLEDO, MANSFIELD, MICHIGAN
Gays & Lesbians United Box 6552, Toledo 43612.... 292-1524 Lavender Triangle, Box 178079, Toledo 43615 531-0644
Log Cabin Republicans of NWOhio www.lcrnwo.org 729-7167 MISC, Men's Information & Social Club, Toledo 472-2364 PRO-Toledo Box 4642, Old West End Sta,Tol. 43620.... 472-2364 P-FLAG Mansfield 223 West First St., Mansfield 44902... 522-3288 Sing Out Toledo 243-1231 Stonewall Democratic Club 3002 Parkwood, Toledo 43610 www.angelfire.com/mac/lcstonewalldems/ 705-0068
Trident International (leather,Levi) Box 462, Toledo 43697 secretary@tridenttoledo.org.
YOUNGSTOWN, WARREN, ASHTABULA, PENNSYLVANIA
243-0603
ACLU of Northwest Pa. Box 1413, Erie Pa. 16512. 814-734-3458 Erie Gay News 1115 W. 7th St., Erie, Pa... 814-456-9833 info@eriegaynews.com http://www.eriegaynews.com Gay & Lesbian Artists 134 Pine SE, Warren GLPCI (Gay, lesbian parents; Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake Co.)
KSU Ashtabula LGBU▼
3325 West 13th St, Ashtabula 44004 League of Gay and Lesbian Voters Box 8083, Erie, Pa. 16505.
330-395-1100
440-974-8909 440-964-4289
P-FLAG, Parents, Friends of Les.,Gays Ashtabula ... 440-964-3350
814-868-2422
Out'n' About (lesbian, bi women)
330-746-4249
956-1939
OutWatch Political coalition of LGBTQ activists
330-747-8776
PACT, People of All Colors Together
330-534-5904, *3
P.O. Box 1131, Youngstown, Ohio 44501
P-FLAG Erie and Crawford Cos., Pa.
Straight Spouse Network.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Tri-State Gay Rodeo Box 1576, Lexington, Ky. 40501 5469
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235-3109 533-3893 606-255-
814-835-7432 P-FLAG Youngstown 24-hour hotline, 330-747-2696 Three Rivers Leather Club, Box 5298, Pittsbgh 15206 724-328-0512
Tristate Leather www.tristateleather.com
Whitman and Stein Society, Writers
513-281-7340 733-1709
WEST VIRGINIA AREA CODE 304 Lambda Panhandlers Box 1961, Shepherdst'n 25443 Mountain State Bears Box 5333, Charleston 25361 chuck@wvdhhr.org.
725-7977
768-1005
AKRON, KENT, CANTON, WOOSTER AREA CODE 330
P-FLAG-115 18th St, Wheeling 26003
232-8743
428-8089
522-3328
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Comfort Dental Group 15901 Hilliard, Lakewood 216-226-3800 Community TB Coalition 14035 Euclid, E. Clev... 216-778-5330, x3 Women's Health Advantage 888-942-6446 (888-WHA-OHIO) Free mammogram, Pap test; Ash'bula, Mahon'g, Trumbull, Columbiana
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HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS
........ 440-570-5204 or 440-899-9274 www.extremepowerwash.com
Extreme Power Washing Free estimates H & H Lawn & Tree Experts Free Estimates
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440-322-3877 or 800-436-0509
marreno@juno.com
216-941-4150
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
212-549-2627
ACLU Lesbian, Gay, AIDS Projects 125 Broad St, 18th Floor New York, N.Y. 10004 lgbthiv@aclu.org Continued on the next page
Therapeutic Massage
....for the Akron/Canton connection Benjamin T. Vise, Masseur Bodywork by Benjamin
2311 Fencegate St. N.E., Canton
Licensed by the Ohio State Medical Board
(330) 327-0895 home studio / (330) 493-9395 office
Gay Male Retirement
Akm Coalition LGBA Calendar Box 9576, Canton 44711 478-0208 Bi-Ways Men and Women Discussion Jesse, 865-0333 867-5467
Crooked River Women's Chorale
Diversity Alliance (GLBT-Straight) Canton ............ 966-3379 Family Connection (lesbian, gay parents)
Friends Together for Life
Canton
677-9856
Gay Fathers & Husbands www.gfah.org.... 535-0097, 836-5332
Gay, Lesbian Ostomates
United Ostomy Association
P-FLAG Park'rsb'rg, info@pflagparkersburg.org P-FLAG 550 2nd St., #3, Huntington 25701 P-FLAG 502% Columbia Ave., Williamstown.................. 375-6412 West Virginia L-G Coalit'n Box 11033; Charlest'n 25339 343-7305 COMPUTER SERVICES
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773-9904 800-826-0826
Total Laser Care
Cleveland
Men in Touch, sexuality, self-esteem 667 N. Main, Akron375-2000
216-631-6437 216-738-4444
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