GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

September 26, 2003

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MAIL SERVICES

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service▼

1325 West 73rd St., Cleveland

MASSOTHERAPY

216-631-8646

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 (440 WHERE NOTED)

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Archwood UCC 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland 351-1060 B'nai Emeth (Jewish) 556-1764 c/o West Shore UU Ch, 20401 Hilliard, Rocky River 44116 Brecksville UCC 23 Public Square, Brecksville... 440-526-4364 Reverend Calder openly gay Pagan minister, ULC ...... 939-8406 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 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., 521-7424

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East Shore UU Church 10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland 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

440-247-2772

Hope Lutheran Ch, R.I.C. 2222 N. Taylor Rd. Cle Hts..... 371-5252 House of Prayer, Joyce A. Speegle, pastor 382-6694

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

2311 Fencegate St. N.E.,Canton

Five Elements Healing Arts

27101 E. Oviatt Rd. #1, Bay Village.

Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland

330-327-0895 440-835-5715 216-671-0663

Quiet Summit... Massage by Michael, Michael Sowinski 777 W. Market St. #C-3, Akron.

330-475-0775

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

Rev. Renee Goodman, Committment vows

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

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

212-807-1700

Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition

Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091.

202-583-8029

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

440-333-2255

Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.org

202-628-4160

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

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

Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office www.lambdalegal.org

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107

521-5556

11 E Adams # 1008, Chicago 60603

312-663-4413

Lutherans Concerned

371-5252

Log Cabin Republicans

www.lcr.org

202-347-5306

2222 NorthTaylor Rd., Cleveland Heights 44112

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

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Metropolitan Community Church of NE Ohio mccneo@sbcglobal.net

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

415-392-6257

Rev. Becky Dickman More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts

221-0318

932-1458

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

202-393-5177

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

202-628-8669

Washington, D.C.

www.now.org

www.pflag.org

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202-328-3247

440-777-6622

344-1374

861-7388

651-5428

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 396 Buttles Avenue, Cols. sfacolumbus@aol.com

299-5781

St. James Epicopal Church, 3400 Calumet St., Clintonville.... 262-2360 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

Stonewall Ctr, 1160 N. High www.turningpointassembly.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

See our web site

for meeting times and links

Cascade Community Church ▼1190-96 Inman, Akron ... 773-5298 www.cccohio.org

Emmanuel Fellowship Church 60 N. Arlington, Akron. 376-8725 www.emmanuelfellowship.org

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Episcopal Church of Our Saviour 471 Crosby St., Akron 535-9174 Faith Sharing Group, St. Mary Ch. 527 Beall, Wooster 264-8824 First Grace UCC, 350 South Portage Path, Akron ........... 762-8469 First Immanuel UCC▼ 208 E. Oxford, Alliance 823-7124 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

Unitarian Universalist, 3129 Market, North Canton

673-4247 456-9558

Unitarian Universalist Church of Westfield Center

Park Circle (Box 531), Westfield Ctr 44251

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 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

Box 4704, Toledo 43610

A New Life MCC www.anewlifemcc.org

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

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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...... ........ 304-342-7811

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

304-345-5042

Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians, Gays (P-FLAG) ..... 202-4678194

1726 M St NW #400, Wash, DC 20036

Stonewall Democrats www.stonewalldemocrats.org

P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

PASTRIES

Chocodreams and Memories

Cleveland

440-230-0625

PETS ACCE

Hickory Ridge Farms (Invisible Fences)

RADIO & TELEVISION

440-236-3558 Toll free 866-484-1979

"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 419-530-4455 "Gay Talk" Sun 2-4 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo "GayWaves" Sat 9:30 am, 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, Columbus

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

REAL ESTATE A

Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma

Rev. Bill Newberry U.U. minister Committment vows 767-1653 Noble Rd. Presbyterian Ch 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts....... 382-0660 North Olmsted U. Methodist Ch. 4600 Dover Ctr Rd. 440-779-6634 Olmsted Unitarian Universalist "Welcoming Congregation" 5050 Porter Rd, N. Olmsted Rev. Paul Patterson Committment vows Pilgrim Cong. Church, UCC ▼ 2592 W 14, Cle. Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group Simpson U. Methodist Church 8519 Clark Ave., Cleve... 281-9776 Soulforce www.soulforce.org. Nancy, 371-2434 or Kim, 941-3829 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 3525 West 25th St, Clev 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 3204 Lorain Ave., Cleveland (Box 94184, Cleve. 44101) West Shore UU▼ 20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr, wsuuc.org 440-333-2255 Rev. Brandie Woods 251-7338

www.geocities.com/zenmstr001/index.html

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Zion United Church of Christ 2716 W. 14th, Clev......... 861-2371 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. 447-6546 dignity@columbus.rr.com

www.dignitygc.org First Baptist Ch. Granville 115 W. Broadway, G'ville 740-587-0336 First Ch. of Religious Science 3281 N High St., Cols 261-0887 First U.U.Church 93 W. Weisheimer, Cols 43214

GayPeoplesChronicle.com

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 CLOUT, Christian Lesbians Out. 740-593-7301 P.O. Box 5853, Athens Ohio 45701 www.sitepalace.com/clout

clout@seorf.ohiou.edu

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 Dignity Dayton, Box 55, Dayton 45401 937-640-2468 Eternal Joy MCC 2382 Kennedy Ave., Dayton 937-254-2087 www.eternaljoymcc.org

Faith United Church of Christ www.faithuccdayton.org 937-275-4054 200 Delaware, Dayton 45405 thechurchoffice@juno.com

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

513-469-1188

Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship

937-293-2759

Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup

440-842-7200

Charter One Bank, Gary Harris

gharris2@attglobal.net

4221 Pearl Rd., Cleveland

216-749-3196

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

2001 Far Hills Ave., Dayton 45419

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

513-661-6464

443-1073

Rev. Brian Scott, Committment vows

513-624-6293

Countrywide Home Loans, Roger Scheve

216-595-1770

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

Sister Church, goddess-centered worship

252-7288

P.O. Box 24448, Cin'ti 45224

Lutherans Concerned of Central Ohio

447-7018

St. John United Church of Christ

513-541-9122 859-261-2066

216-397-5607

440-356-5363

330-374-8350

Cleveland

216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056

Box 10709, Columbus 43201 LCCentralOhio@lcna.org Master's Commission New Covenant Church ....... Box 366, Reynoldsburg 43068 MCNCChurch@aol.com Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church ........ 2350 Indianola Ave., Columbus maynard@aol.com New Creation MCC, Box 163173, Cols 43216. Newman Center 64 W. Lane Ave., Cols 43201 Pagan Community Council Box 02089, Cols 43202 Redeemer Lutheran Church 1555 S.James Rd, Cols 237-1263, info@RedeemerLuth.com_ http://www.RedeemerLuth.com Religious Science Church, 3224 N High.........

....... 501-7212

263-5145

224-0314 291-4674 261-1022

261-0887

All Saints Community Church ▼ 4530 Niles-Cortland Rd. (Ohio 46), Cortland

27629 Chagrin Blvd. #102, Beachwood 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 Progressive Urban Real Estate 3183 Washington Blvd, Cleve. Hts. Tammy Burtscher, Jim Miner, Rhonda Saegert

Real Estate Mortgage Corp.

20325 Center Ridge Rd. # 220, Rocky River

Realty One, Joe Haban II

3085 West Market St., Akron

Realty One, John Lauro

j.lauro@realtyone.com Office......

www.akronhome.com

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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

740-592-2083

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

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

.... 393-3781

RESTAURANTS & CATERING

814-734-3959

Cactus Joe's Fajitas 16506 Detroit Ave Lakewood 216-521-3663 216-281-8861 Lou & Eddy's 5800 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Water Street Grill 1265 West 9th Street Cleveland .. 216-619-1600

RETIREMENT

Parkside Residential Hotel 1431 S. Main St. Akron

330-724-1800

www.gay-retirement.com

SPAS

Club Cleveland ▼ 3219 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

SPORTING GOODS

Century Cycles 1621 Main St., Peninsula

SPORTSO

CLEVELAND, AKRON

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216-961-2727

330-657-2209

DIVA Volleyball, Cleve. divavolleyball@yahoo.com 216-214-7204 Gay-Lesbian Invitational Fellowship Tournament (G.I.F.T.) www.clevelandgift.org 216-749-2152, 216-228-7975, 330-865-9763 216-556-5589 Eastern Suburbs Rugby Football Club http://www.clevelandrugby.com

Emma, 440-944-4293 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

216-671-8252

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

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Jim, 631-9811

216-797-7097 216-556-4832

Out and About, gay outdoors group, Sun 1 pm www.clevelandoutdoors.org; louise@clevelandoutdoors.org

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Summit Bowling Ass nBox 6223, Akron 44312 330-724-4530 Women's Baseball League, Cleve http://mswbl.com 216-381-2858 Women's Ice Hockey, Cleveland Hts. 216-382-9666 llebles1@hotmail.com (South and west side programs also) YWCA, 4109 Prospect Ave., Cleveland

216-881-6878

Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel

Queer Eyes for the

Bush Guys

424

THEY'RE AN ELITE TEAM OF LESBIANS WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO EXTOLLING THE SIMPLE VIRTUES OF PEACE, JUSTICE, AND BEEP!ING COMMON SENSE.

THIS WEEK, A MAKEOVER FOR

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION!

MO ON FOREIGN POLICY OKAY, YOUR IRAQ PLAN? IT'S NOT A QUAGMIRE, IT'S A BEEP!ING BOTTOMLESS VOLCANIC MUD BATH.

LET'S MOTOR. I CALLED AIR

FORCE ONE.

WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE U.N. FIRST, YOU'LL BEG FOR HELP CLEANING UP YOUR MESS. THEN YOU'LL MAKE WHATEVER CONCESSIONS THEY ASK FOR. YOU'VE GOT SOME SUCKING UP TO DO AND I WANT YOU ON YOUR KNEES, BUSTER.

SPARROW ON DEFENSE ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME, DONALD AND PAUL? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE REAL SECURITY, WE NEED TO STOP TRYING TO WASTE THE PEOPLE WE'RE AFRAID OF?

LET'S AWAKEN OUR HEARTS. BREATHING IN, WE TAKE ON THE SUFFERING OF ALL SENTIENT BEINGS.

BREATHING OUT, WE

SEND THEM LOVE AND HAPPINESS.

GUYSPUM, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BREATHE.

www.DykesToWatch OutFor.com

CLARICE ON THE ECONOMY

YOU HAVE THIS WHOLE

"LES MIZ" THING GOING ON.

I MEAN, TAKING FROM THE POOR

AND GIVING TO THE RICH? THAT'S JUST GROSS.

FOREIGN

AFFAIRS

TONI ON POLITICAL

KARL WHAT'S WITH THESE BULLBEEP! POWER GRABS? YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! IT'S ALL ABOUT SELF-CONFIDENCE. REPEAT

AFTER ME: THE GOP CAN WIN IN A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION.

STRATEGY

LOIS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES

The Distrias. TOTAL RECALL

IN CALIFORNIA

DELAY GERRY

MANDERS TEXAS

THE ONLY

BUSH TRUST

T'S MY OWN

AND THIS THING

NEEDS SOME SERIOUS

JOOZHING.

DUDE, IT'S JOE MCCARTHY. HE WANTS HIS PERSONALITY BACK.

ATRIOT

ACT

JOOZHING?