GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

December 5, 2003

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INSURANCE

Allstate Insurance, Don Kramer

13324 Madison, Lakewood

Anthem Individual, Jaime LeBron

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-

521-7424

10848 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland 440-256-

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Redeemer Lutheran Church 1555 S.James Rd, Cols.... 237-1263 info@RedeemerLuth.com http://www.RedeemerLuth.com

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

396 Buttles Avenue, Cols. sfacolumbus@aol.com

261-0887 299-5781

St. James Epicopal Church, 3400 Calumet St., Clintonville .... 2622360

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. Sebastian Catholic Community 501 E. Broad, Cols. 507-5674 Box 2, Worthington 43085 www.stsebastianparish.com St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 30 W. Woodruff. 294-3749

HOTLINES

Continued from the previous page WomenSpace Helpline, Cleve. M-F 10 am 4 pm. Youngstown P-FLAG Helpline (24 hr)

216-696-3100 330-747-2696

AIDS Helpline

330-742-8796

7898 Cove United Methodist Church 12501 Lake Ave., East Shore UU Church 3400

216-221-6263 216-643-0034

Toll Free 800-392-5957 ext 30034

Anthem Individual, Patricia Donner

330-783-3616

Toll Free 800-392-5957 ext 33616

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

Betsy Warner 2479 Lee Blvd., Cleveland Hts..

216-932-6900

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

13714 Madison Ave., Lakewood 44107.

Broestl & Wallis 14410 Madison, Lakewood

216-221-1434

Lutherans Concerned

521-5556 371-5252

Nicholas Jewelers, 2161 S. Green Rd., Univ. Hts...... 216-381-3075 Rinaldi Jewelers 2028 East 9th St., Clev

216-566-0603

MAIL SERVICES

2222 NorthTaylor Rd., Cleveland Heights 44112 Metropolitan Community Church of NE Ohio mccneo@sbcglobal.net Rev. Becky Dickman More Light Presbyterians 2780 Noble, Cleve. Hts

for meeting times and links

221-0318

932-1458

JEWELERS

See our web site

859-261-2066

St. John United Church of Christ 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

All Saints Community Church ▼

4530 Niles-Cortland Rd. (Ohio 46), Cortland

393-3781

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

Alice Paul Direct Mail Service ▼

1325 West 73rd St., Cleveland

216-631-8646

MASSOTHERAPY

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

2311 Fencegate St. N.E., Canton

330-327-0895

Pilgrim Cong. Church, UCC ▼ 2592 W 14, Cle.

Five Elements Healing Arts

Religious and Spiritual Leaders Group

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

440-777-6622

344-1374

861-7388

651-5428

Committment vows

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

Lutherans Concerned NE Ohio Box 4798, Akron 44310 678-3977 New Hope Temple Box 80630, Canton 44708 www.newhopetemple.org

739-2233

Temple Israel 133 Merriman Rd., Akron

762-8617

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

Unitarian Universalist Church of Westfield Center

Park Circle (Box 531), Westfield Ctr 44251

887-5144

Unitarian Universalist, 344 N. Columbus, Wooster

262-9194

www.uufwc.uua.org

440-835-5715

Brian Keating 3052 West Blvd, Cleveland

216-671-0663

Simpson U. Methodist Church 8519 Clark Ave., Cleve... 281-9776 Soulforce www.soulforce.org.. Nancy, 371-2434 or Kim, 941-

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

3829

330-475-0775

Rev. Dan Dickman

223 West First St., Mansfield 44902

TOLEDO, MANSFIELD AREA CODE 419 Center for Pastoral Care

522-3288

Southwest Unitarian Universalist Church

440-816-1686

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

P.O. Box 360002, Strongsville 44136 www.swuu.org

St. John's Episcopal Church2600 Church, Cleve

781-5546

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

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

212-549-2627

Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal) 2230 Euclid at E. 22nd, Cleveland www.trinitycleveland.org

771-3630

AIDS Action Council 1875 Conn. Ave NW #700,

Trinity Lutheran Ch, R.I.C

16400 Detroit Av Lake'd

226-8087

Washington D.C. 20009

202-986-1300

Trinity United Ch of Christ

3525 West 25th St, Clev

351-7667

GayPeoplesChronicle.com

Box 4704, Toledo 43610

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

Unitarian Univer'st Society

2728 Lancashire, Cle Hts. 932-1898

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

A New Life MCC www.anewlifemcc.org

242-9057

243-5157

244-2124

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

212-807-1700

Gay-Lesbian Parents Coalition

United Ch of Christ Coalition Lesbian-Gay Concerns 861-7388 Urban Hope Unitarian Universalist Cong.

St. Mark's Epis. Ch. 2272 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo

244-3707

Turningpoint Assembly (Pentecostal).

446-5123

631-4981

2350 Indianola Ave., www.turningpointassembly.com

LORAIN, OBERLIN, SANDUSKY, LIMA

Box 50360, Washington, D.C. 20091

202-583-8029

Christ Episcopal Ch. 162 S. Main, Oberlin..

440-775-2501

Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.org

202-628-4160

440-244-6283

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

3204 Lorain Ave., Cleveland (Box 94184, Cleve. 44101) West Shore UU▼ 20401 Hilliard, Rocky Rvr, wsuuc.org 440-3332255

Lambda Legal Defense, Midwest office

www.lambdalegal.org

Rev. Brandie Woods

251-7338

11 E Adams #1008, Chicago 60603

312-663-4413

www.geocities.com/zenmstr001/index.html

Log Cabin Republicans

www.lcr.org

202-347-5306

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

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

861-2371

National Center for Lesbian Rights

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

415-392-6257

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.

Washington, D.C. www.now.org

202-628-8669

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

1726 M St NW #400, Wash, DC 20036 Stonewall Democrats

www.pflag.org www.stonewalldemocrats.org

P.O. Box 9330, Washington, D.C. 20005 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Assists with military ban

PASTRIES

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 dignity@columbus.m.com

447-6546

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 267-4946 Friends for Lesbian-Gay Concerns, Quaker gathering 488-2096 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

Unity Church 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 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.etemaljoymcc.org

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

First Cong.Ch. UCC 423 Washington St., Lorain Most Holy Redeemer Holy Catholic Church ▼ 419-738-8656 501 Edith St., Wapakoneta

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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

RESTAURANTS & CATERING

304-342-7811 814-734-3959

304-345-5042

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

RETREMENT

202-625-1382

202-328-3247

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

252-7288

Chocodreams and Memories

Cleveland

440-230-0625

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

Lutherans Concerned of Central Ohio

447-7018

PETS

Box 10709, Columbus 43201 LCCentralOhio@lcna.org Master's Commission New Covenant Church

Miami Valley Unitarian Fellowship

937-293-2759

2001 Far Hills Ave., Dayton 45419

501-7212

Parkside Residential Hotel 1431 S. Main St. Akron

330-724-1800

440-236-3558

Toll free 866-484-1979

Box 366, Reynoldsburg 43068 MCNCChurch@aol.com Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church

263-5145

2350 Indianola Ave., Columbus maynard@aol.com New Creation MCC, Box 163173, Cols 43216

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

www.gay-retirement.com

513-661-6464 513-624-6293

SPAS

Club Cleveland 3219 Detroit Ave., Cleveland..... 216-961-2727

224-0314

Newman Center 64 W. Lane Ave., Cols 43201

291-4674

Sister Church, goddess-centered worship P.O. Box 24448, Cin'ti 45224......

513-541-9122

Hickory Ridge Farms (Invisible Fences)

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" Sun 2-4 pm, WXUT 88.3 FM, Toledo. 419-530-4455 "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 Wamer Ch. 23 "Lesbian-Gay-Bi Report" Mon & Sat 11:30 pm,

Cable Ch. 21, Columbus

Pagan Community Council Box 02089, Cols 43202 261-1022

Curbside

SPIN

THAT

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

Century 21 Beyond 2000, 6370 York Road, Parma

440-842-7200

WHEEL 03 ROBERT "SWEET" KIRBY AT LEAST I MADE IT OUTTA NEW

HESE COFFEE PLACES ARE ALL THE SAME THE SAME CLIENTELE WITH THE SAME LAPTOPS AND THE SAME NOTEBOOKS; AND ME, THE SAME OLD NATHAN BEHIND THE COUNTER... EVERY THING'S THE SAME HERE AS AT THE JOINT I WORKED AT IN NEW YORK, ONLY HERE I GET PAID LESS.

YORK IN ONE PIECE.. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, REALLY... I'LL BE OK HERE, IT'S SAFE.. I'M GETTIN' ALL SET WITH A JOB HERE AND ALL... MAYBE I CAN MOVE OUTTA MA'S SOMETIME SOON, GET MY OWN PLACE.

GOD I CAN'T

DECIDE

by Robert Kirby

THE SAME DAMN DRINKS GHAD, IF I HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY EFFIN' DOUBLE LATTE I'VE MADE IN THE PAST 7 YEARS..

Mark Snyder, Robert Shoup

Charter One Bank, Gary Harris

gharris2@attglobal.net

4221 Pearl Rd., Cleveland

216-749-3196

Countrywide Home Loans, Roger Scheve

216-595-1770

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

216-397-5607 440-356-5363

330-374-8350

www.akronhome.com

Cleveland

216-991-8400 Voicemail 216-999-2056

3085 West Market St., Akron

Realty One, John Lauro

j.lauro@realtyone.com

Office

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL GROUPS

CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216

(440 WHERE NOTED)

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 Frankdin, Clev. 341-3729.

JAVA NUT

THE

HEY, AT LEAST I GOT RID OF CAL ONCE AND FOR ALLI KNEW THAT WAS HIM CALLING AND CALLING AT MA'S ALL THESE MONTHS... I ALWAYS KNEW HE WAS A LITTHE OBSESSIVE, BUT MAN....

($295

WHAT KIND

WAIT

OF SCONES ARE

THOSE?

STILL, I FELT TERRIBLE YELLING AT HIM, TELLING HIM TO FUCK OFF LIKE THAT.. IF HE ONLY KNEW WHY.... I JUST COULDN'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO HIM... HE'S BETTER OFF FORGETTING ALL ABOUT ME, THAT'S FOR SURE.

Thanks

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