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Calendar Oct 3·5-Jones Pond "Closing Weekend" (Angelica NYI"Fri .... Oct 8-Elizabeth Taylor 9 pm on WNED (PBS-Buff.! & Sat, DJ dancing & bonfire 9pm-lam. Sat: 'October Ch. 17), repeated 10/9 at 1 pm. fest & Pot Luck Dinner' Sauerkraut & Bratwurst + Pot ....Oct 9-MacPartlandJazz: FredHersch WQLN FM 91.3 Luck 6 pm. 716-567-8100. midnight. Featuring the jazz ofgay musician Fred Hersch. Oct 4-Womynspace: Anniversary Celebration "Come and .... Oct 10-Kathy Mattea in concert (Cleveland) Palace enjoy the company ofgood friends. Remember times gone Theater. 800-766-6048. by and plan for new memories. Along with the celebra Oct ll-Happy Yom Kippur tion we will discuss the reorganization of the coffeehouse. ....Oct 12-D Classic MThe Maltese Falcon"(1941J WQLN Bring your ideas! Newcomers welcome. For info call Sal (PBS-Erie/Ch. 54) 5 p.m. Classic mystery starring Hum at 454-2713" phrey Bogart. Sydney Greenstreet and Elisha Cook, Jr. Oct 5-LGLV·Erie Meets Info: Dave Mulholland 898-4210. are portrayed as lovers, "though this relationship must .... Oct 7-HIV/AIDS Pennsylvania Prevention Planning be read between the lines...In one scene, Wilmer [Cook's Committee meets 6-8 pm at St. James AME Church 236 character} is referred to as a "gunsel," which is period E 11th St. Info: Tracey Thomas at 459-4775 or Michael slang for homosexual."-lmages in the Dark. Mahler at 456-9833. Oct 13-Friends from the Heart Meets 6 pm Well Being Center, 710 Beaumont. Info Deb Monohon 838-0123. .... Oct 13-Saturday Night Live Laurie Anderson guests. Comedy Central 11 am and midnight. .... Oct 14-Michelangelo Signorile lecture (Fredonia NY) part of National Coming Out Day events sponsored by GLBSU. See article on page 7. Oct 14-HIV/AIDS Support Group meets Call Cheryl We ber at 825-1085 for more info. .... Oct 14-Sweet Honey in the Rock: Songs for Children 9 pm on WNEQ (PBS-Buff.!Ch.23). "A beautiful and uplifting music special that speaks to children and adults about self-respect, caring, hope and pride. Starring the award-wining, internationally renowned women's acapella group offive vocalists and a sign-language interpreter." WNY Public Broadcasting Association. .... Oct 15-Deadline for World AIDS Day Events!!! Since World AIDS Day is on December 1, we need to run news about local World AIDS Day events in the November issue. We will be publishing the November issue a little earlier to accommodate the LGLV Voters Guide that will be inserted into that issue. If you don't have details by the 15th, give us what you have' Continued on page 3 In this issue... Calendar 1 Allegheny Coming Out Day Update...... 6 Gay Histof) Month...... 7 c/o EGC Coalition, PO Box 3063, Erie, PA 16508-0063 HIV/AIDS news 8 Phone: (814) 456-9833 Fax: (814) 452-1392 Letters 8 Pager: (814) 870-9128 Local and area news 9 Email: [email protected] Lesbians and breast cancer 1() Web Site: http://www.ncinter.net/-egcn/ Spirituality 11 Entertainment notes 12 The Erie Gay News is published monthly as a source of Michael dithers 15 information, support and affirmation for lesbians, bisexuals, Back then 15 gay men and their friends & families in the Erie area. EGN Crossword 16 Contributors: Ourdeadline is the lSthofthe month! Resource Directory 16 We welcome and encourage all readers to submit timely Crossword Solution: 18 news, comments and opinions of interest to the Erie and surrounding area's LesBiGay community for publication in these pages. We STRONGLY recommend sending SASE for If you want to reprint... writers' guidelines or at least inquiring of the EGN staff If you would like to reprint original articles or art before submitting articles! Please include contact informa work that appeared in EGN, please contact us for per tion with any submissions (name, phone, email address, etc.) mission, and please credit Erie Gay News. If an article or so we can contact you if we have questions. illustration contains the aurhor's/creator's name, please We will consider for publication any nonfiction article or illustration graphic which broadens our understanding of credit them as well. our lives and each other. We won't publish any material which Thanks! promotes hatred or discrimination on the basis ofsexual ori entation, race, gender, religion, age, class, physical ability or Check out the EGN Web Page! any other reason. We do not support exploitation of minors. Latebreaking news, Pointers to area Views and opinions appearing in this newsletter do not lesbigay resources, and more. necessarily represent those of EGN staff Help us develop this idea with your input or just check us out! © 1997 Erie Gay News Web site address is http://www.ncinter.neU-egcn/ Thanks for the
Oct. 15- Deadline for November and early September issue December events: collators! Native American History Month Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Thanks to Billy, Greg Knowles, Paul Grubbs, Jerry McCumber, Bill Sherow, and World AIDS Day Bernie Brlght for helping us to collate the Sep tember issue of fGN! If you would like to volunteer, please give us a call at 456-9833. You needn't feel obli gated to become aregular or even to stay from start to finish. Any help is always appreciated!
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Oct 15-HI'JIAIDS Service Network Meets 4-6 pm at the issues and news of the gay and lesbian community. For Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Paul, 134 W 7th St, Erie. more on this series see Entertainment Notes. Call 452-3779 for more info. ...Oct 25-The A-list: Ellen DeGeneres and larry Miller ..... Oct Hi-AIDS Memorial Service (New Castle) 7 pm at On Comedy Central 9 pm. 1st Presbyterian Church on Jefferson Street, New Castle Oct 211-HIVIAIDS Support Group meets Call Cheryl We PA. Sponsored by Lawrence County AIDS Task Force. ber at 825-1085 for more info. Info: Sue Bobosky 800-359-2437. ...Oct 28-k.d.lang in concert (Columbus OH) Palace The ....Oct 16-Voices ofHope: Breast Cancer Awareness Speater. Tickets at Ticketmaster. cialOn Lifetime Air time note known. Oct 31-HapPV Halloween! ..... Oct 15-Just One ofthe Guys (1985) Comedy Central Oct 31-PFLAG-Ashtabula meets Info: Sharon at (216) 4 pm and 8 pm. 'Joyce Hyser is a pretty student who 964-3350, disguises herself as a boy in an experiment about high ....Oct 31-Saturday Night live: Halloween Episode In school sexism, as she turns the table on patronizing m~le cludes a skit about Transylvania during the AIDS teachers."-Comedy Central Program Schedule era,.. some viewers may find it too, uh, tasteless? Com ..TOct 17-SaturdayNight live Sigourney Weaver is guest edy Central 11 a...'Il. host. Fearures spoofofAliens. Comedy Central 11 arn 3pm...... Oct 31-k.d_ lang in concert (Akron OH) Fox Theater, I'ifr·Ol:t 1S-Campaign work for Greg Rallb (,Iamestown !\I'll tickets at Ticketmaster. "Lesbigays from Rochester and Buffalo are coming to ..rNov l-Womynspace: "Between You and Me" "Safe sex Jamestown to help me with a literature drop followed by in the '90s. Presentation and discussion. Come co this all a social event at my house. Erie lesbigays are welcome. important coffeehouse and share your questions and Give me a call at 716-664-9174 or 716-665-5220 Ext. 204. Em?.!! [email protected]" See article page 9. ikt 1B-1 0% rJetworii: Regu!ar meeting (JamestGwi1 NY) "SociaLizing. f\.S aiwaysj we n1ay move the meeting to John's if there is a sH"lall number attending." Info: John at 716-484-7285. •;wOet 1!l-Menspace: Halloween Dry ?un At Bri2.n and Dave's hOllse, For information, call Michael at 456-9833. Op€n 1 DOLJs a W€E:k ~(lct l6-Saturday Night live Bjork performs. On NBC. Oct 20-21-Iii-State Conference Ill! HIVjAmS (Chautau qua NY) For service providers from Pennsylvania, New
~~nfii'!ll!imiIleo.!!iI!f!"Jli!'iI!I!HI5-2 1 York and Ohio, For more complete conference informa "_I!ilt'IilI5, tion and a registration form contact the N\"X' PA Rural AIDS Alliance at 1-800-400-AIDS. I I /kOct 22-fntirflfJte Portrait: !Jr, Susan love On Lifetime, m Buy any sandwich, I air time unknown. Profiles the lesbian breast cancer ex I . I pert and author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book. I • I (lci 24-lizzy Bordoil's: Miss Erie '97 3412 W 12th St. II receive a can I Call 833-4059 9pm-2am for more info ~Oct 'l4-Austin City limits: Faith Hill/Trisha Yearwood 9pm on WNEQ (PBS-Buff./Ch.23). : of pop free! : ~Oct 24-ln theLifeWQLN (PBS-Erie/Ch. 54) 10 p.m. I Present coupon when ordering. Code: EGN I Nationally-broadcast series presenting the art, culrure, ' ... il!lIiiIIII I!lII!Ii!lII -'
Erie Gay News - October 1997 3 thoughts For information and location, call Sal at 454 .... Nov 9- "Phantom of the Soap Opera" Friends from the 2713 or Caroline at 456-1315. Newcomers welcome." Heart Benefit Annual Murder Mystery will be at .... Nov l-Forbidden Broadway (Meadville) This produc Stephany's Grove, 1099 Wyoming Ave, Erie. 6 pm so tion lampoons Broadway's greatest hits. Centerstage at cial hour, 7pm dinner and murder! BYOB. Tickets are Allegheny College (Shafer Aud.) 8 pm. (814)332-5371 $25 single, $40 couple. Phone 838-0123 or 838-1547 .... Nov l-k.d. lang in concert (Toronto) At Humming for more info. See Entertainment Notes for more details. bird (formerly O'Keefe Center), tickets at Ticketmaster. .... Nov 10-Friends from the Heart Meets 6 pm Well Be Nov 2-lGlV·Erie Meets Info Dave Mulholland 898-4210. ing Crr, 710 Beaumont. Info Deb Monohon 838-0123 . .... Nov 4-HIV{AIDS Pennsylvania Prevention Planning .... Nov ll-HIV/AIDS Support Group meets Call Cheryl Committee meets Date may be moved to accommodate Weber at 825-1085 for more info. Election Day. 1nfo& location: Tracey Thomas at 459-4775 .... Nov 15-10% Network: Regular meeting (Jamestown or Michael Mahler at 456-9833 NY) "Socializing. As always, we may move the meeting .... Nov 4-Election Day ro John's if there is a small number attending." Info: John .... Nov 6-South County Support Meets For HIV infected at 716-484-7285. & affected people at 1115 Prendergast Ave, Jamestown .... Nov 19-HIV/AIDS Service Network Meets 4-6 pm at NY Info: Hop and Cindy Chase at (16)488-1070. the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint Paul, 134 W 7th St, .... Nov 6-PFlAG·Erie: New meeting date and/or place The Erie. Call 452-3779 for more info. date and time for this are not clear as we go to press. .... Nov 22-lambda Ball (Pittsburgh) An elegant evening Please check the NOt!ember issue or call Elaine to con to raise money for the Lambda Foundation. Info 412 finn!! 6:00 pm Unitarian-Universalist Congreg. of Erie, 521-5444 or PO Box 5169, Pimburgh PA 15206. 7180 New Perry Highway. Info: Elaine Hill at 864-0184. .... Nov 25-HIV/AIDS Support Group meets Call Cheryl .... Nov 8-Menspace: Event TBA At Jeff and Jim's house. \X!eber at 825-1085 for more info. For information, call Michael at 456-9833. ....Nov 27-Happy Thanksgiving! ....Nov 28-PFlAG·Ashtabula meets Info: Sharon at (216) 964-3350. .... Dec l-World AIDS Day Details about events will be in the November and NOT December issue. Send in Programs To Ask any events listings, even tentative ones, by the 15th of About... October. .... Dec 2-HIV/AIDS Pennsylvania Prevention Planning Committee meets 6-8 pm. Info & location: Tracey Tho ** Apartment Dwellers mas at 459-4775 or Michael Mahler at 456-9833 . Trade-In...... Dec 4-South County Support Meets For HIV infected & affected people at 1115 Prendergast Ave, Jamestown ** 100% l\loney Back NY Info: Hop and Cindy Chase at (716)488-1070. Guarantee...
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4 Erie Goy News - October 1997 .... Dec 4-PHAIHrie: The date and timefor this are not Repeating shows dear as we go to press. Please check the November or December issue or call Elaine to confirm!! 6:00 pm Uni fight for the Right(MTV, October 12, 19, 26 at 10 p.m.) tarian-Universalist Congregation ofErie, 7180 New Perry "Three-part MTV News Special Report checks up on the Highway. Info: Call Elaine Hill at 864-0184. rights of America's youth: "The Crackdown" (restrictions, ..rDec 7-LGLV·Erie Meets Info: Dave Mulholland 898 from metal detectors in schools to curfews), "Express Your 4210. self" (free speech and expression), and "Sexual Matters" ..rDec 20-Menspace: Event TBA For information, cali sex education and tolerance." -TV Guide Michael at 456-9833. South Park: Big AI's Big Gay Boat Ride On Comedy Cen tral. "\Vhen Stan and the gang learn that Stan's dog Sparky is gay, Stan becomes the butt of cruel jokes and Festivals & conferences must grapple with the issue of what it means to be gay ..rOct 9·19-Pittsburgh International Lesbian &Gay Film and own a gay pet. With the pressure of the big South Festival For recorded message on festival, call 412-232 Park Elementary School football game mounting, Stan 3277. begins to crack, and feeling unwanted and unloved, Nov 12·16-1 Oth Annual Creating Change Conference (San Sparky runs away. Realizing Sparky is more important Diego CAl National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's national than football, gay or not, Stan follows Sparky to Big Gay conference for the LGBT movement. 120 workshops, Al's Big Gay Animal Sanctuary." -Comedy Central press small group networking sessions to develop skills and release. Sparky's voice provided by ER's George Clooney. confidence of organizers at local and state levels. Info 10/15 10 pm and 1 am, 10/18 10 pm an 1 am, 10/19 http://www.ngltf.org/cc97 or phone 202-332-6483 ext. midnight. 3329.
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Erie Gay News - October 1997 5 Allegheny Coming Out Da'LYP..==da-=--=-..:te::.....--__ Sponsored by the Committee in Support of Gay, LeJbian, Tues. 10/7 and BiJexual People and by Allegheny Gay Pride. Here iJ the Movie - in the Walker Room at 9:30 PM. final Jchedule for our National Coming Out Day celebration Wed. 10/8 at Allegheny College. One important thing to note iJ that all Info Table at the Community Open House - in the eventJ are free and open to all. Campus Center Lobby, 5:30-8:30 PM. MOJt ofthe Jocial eventJ have been cluJtered into the week Fri. 10/10 end to enable JtudentJ from other JchoolJ to attend. U7e hope to Coming Out: A Tale of Two Families - Speaker Rod Jee tl1eryone there!!! Bragg discusses his experiences with parenthood. In QueJtionJ? Contact UJ at: [email protected] or the Walker Room ar 12:30 PM. macniJ1f)@alleg.edu or [email protected] An Evening at the Coffeehouse - events will include ... " ., drama and open mic poetry. Feel free Sun. 10/5 to participate'! \X'e will also announce Morning Service - acknowledg the winners of the art and essay con ment of National Coming Out Day. tests. Location: Grounds for Mon. 10/6 Change,7:30pm-?? Ally Chain - allies will pledge sup Sat. 10/11 (National Coming Out Day) port by signing a chain link and The Gay Community Makes a Dif a petition in the post office. The ference - group participation in sign-up table will be open all 0 "Make a Difference Day" - 8:00 AM week. to 2:00 PM. Essay & Art Contests - entries for Come Out and Play - Non-competi both contests due 10/6. tive volleyball at 3:00 PM. Location Art Exhibit - entries for the art con TBA. test will be displayed in the cof Gay Pride Party!!!! - Live music by feehouse all week long. Edinboro's Greg Ropp (8:00 NCOD Display - in the Cam 9:30PM) followed by DJ Dean Ru pus Center Lobby all week long. fus ofJamming 92, Cleveland (10:00-1AM). Loca Workshops - the Residence Life Staffwill hold three tion: McKinley's. different workshops: 8:00 PM in Crawford - Gallery of Isms -led by Allan Sun. 10/12 Guest Preacher Susan Laurie - morning service in Ford Blattner Chapel - 1O:45AM. also .. " 9:00 PM in Caflisch - Student Panel-led by Hannah Davidson Wed. 10/15 10:00 PM in Brooks - Ally Workshop -led by Kelly Lunchtime Storytelling: "Mentiritas" - Paul Bonin Moselle Rodriguez in the Walker Room at 12: 15 PM. One-Mao-Play - Paul Bonin-Rodriguez in the Playshop Theater at 7:30PM.
6 Erie Goy News - October 1997 Gay History Month At SUNY Fredonia My Dear Friends: I would just like to extend an open invitation to everyone to events that are being planned by the GLBSU Iwould like to extend an invitation to you. of SUNY Fredonia. My name is Chuck, the Vice-Presi Lizzy Bordon's will be holding its annual Miss dent of the group, for going on 2 years now. We hold our meetings every Tuesday night at 10 pm in the Williams Erie Pageant Friday October 24th 1997 be Center. If anyone can come, we'd love to have you. Our ginning at 11 :00 pm. membership is about 40 students and 2 faculty advisors. We have some events planned for the month of October, Miss Erie is the oldest continuous pageant being that it is Gay History Month. Here are some of the in the tri-state area with over a Quarter cen events that we have planned so far: October 1 (Wednesday) Opening Ceremonies @ 12 tury of female impersonation title holders. pm in the Williams Center 7:00 pm- Warren Blumenfeld Please be a part of this gala event and will be speaking about gay history. joi nus for the crowning of your next Miss Erie. October 14 (Wednesday) 8:00 pm Michelangelo Signorile will be speaking about coming out issues and Some applications for Miss Erie 1998 are queers in the media. still available at this time. October 23 (Thursday) 8:00 pm Show and Tell will be entertaining the campus about gay, lesbian, and bi Your Me's for the evening will be Jackee sexual issues. < still tentative, call for confirmation> Regina Miss Erie 1997 and myself. October 24 (Friday) 8:00 pm Drag show featuring Iwould like to take this time to thank all queens from Buffalo, Rochester, and Fredonia.
Erie Goy News - October 1997 7 "IV/AIDS news Letters Thanks from Friends from the From astraight friend Heart My name is Brandon, and I would just like to make a statement. Dear Friends: Not everyone is intent on bashing gays because of We would like to say Hat's Off to the staff at Lizzy their lifestyle, as a matter of fact, I don't consider homo Bordon's. sexuals any different than myself. I wish things could be Through their fantastic energy they have generously better, in that devoted gays and lesbians could marry. It donated to our organization, "Friends from the Heart." seems only fair that as citizens of the United States, ho Our sole purpose is to provide financial guidance to mosexuals should be permitted the sacred right of mar fill the gap created when one acquires the HIV virus. riage. Unfortunately, conservatives feel that would de With this donation, we are able to provide assistance such mean the tradition ofmarriage being between a man and as rent, transportation, medical expenses and various daily a woman. But if they weren't so intent on the status needs. quo, and looked at the bigger picture, perhaps they Our biggest annual fund raiser is a Murder Mystery wouldn't be so opposed. Ofcourse, we all know that not Dinner which is being held this year at Stephany's Grove all homosexuals carry HIV or AIDS, but if gays were in on November 9, 1997. a devoted monogamousrelationship, they would be de It would be wonderful to see a lot of new faces there creasing the risk of spreading the virus. to enjoy this dinner. I'll admit this is controversial, and there are too Again, a Very Big Thank You, many opposing views to confront in this message, how Friends from the Heart ever, I believe that in time Gay and Lesbian marriages will be accepted. 1 think you should also know that 1don't have any PRESCRIPTION Gay or Lesbian friends, and thus 1 am not biased in my opinion. That doesn't mean that 1 wouldn't like some Gay or Lesbian friends. PAL PHARMACY Sincerely, Brandon / [email protected] 455-8597 I I Send Letters to EGN, PO Box 3063, Erie PA 16508 1238 West 6th St., Erie, PA 16507 0063, Fax 814-452-1392, email [email protected]. Please type or print neatly, and, include your name (although we will Open Mon, Tues, Thu & Fri lOam-8pm respect your request not to print it). Wed & Sat lOam-6pm Friends From The Heart 710 Beaumont, Erie PA 16S0S -I!{ Instant Lottery & Lottery MachIne. Pene/ec Bills PaId (814)8'38'-0123 .., Prescription Delivery Bob Kelly Theatrical Makeup & Accessories All Third Party Insurance, Special Founded for the purpose of assisting indiViduals, Pharmaceutical Benefits (SPBP) Card & Union and their families, who are HIV+. The unde~ying Prescription Programs Honored foundation of this organization and the services it Serving the HIV-Affected Community provides are caring, dignity, and respect.
8 Erie Gay News - October 1997 Local and area news Leeward Lounge goes straight Greg Rabb Campaign update The only gay bar between Cleveland and Erie is no From Greg Robb longer gay. We are trying to contact various individuals to find out the details of what happened. In the mean Here is an update on my campaign: time, please be advised that the clientele seems to have As of today I've walked door to door through five completely changed. The Leeward lounge is now a out of six wards in Jamestown delivering, one at a time, straight bar. It is up for sale via Century 21-Launders of nearly 3,000 pieces of my literature. Geneva OH. The realtor is John Johnson at 440-466 We've mailed 1,000 hand written note cards thank 0021. The bar is being advertised for sale in the classified ing people for either talking with me or signing my peti ads in Cleveland Gay People's Chronicle. tions to get me on the ballot. So far, there has been no evident right wing back lash. In fact, we are now the "buzz" in town having Michelangelo Signorile in WNY shocked many local politicians with our ability to get our Gay columnist and author Michelangelo Signorile message out so effectively. I recently received the en will be speaking at Fredonia on October 14 at 8 p.m. dorsement of the Empire State Pride Agenda-NY's gay Signorile has written Life Outside: The Signorile Report on and lesbian political group. On Saturday October 18 Gay Men, Outing Yourself: How to Come Out as Lesbian or lesbigays from Rochester and Buffalo are coming to Gay to Your Family, Friends, and Coworkers, and Queer in Jamestown to help me with a literature drop followed by America: Sex, the Media, and the Closets ofPower. Signorile a social event at my house. Erie lesbigays are welcome. will be speaking about coming out and about "queers in Give me a call at 716-664-9174 or 716-665-5220 Ext. the media." Signorile will be appearing at the Williams 204. Email [email protected] As always I Center (Student Union). Admission is free. For more in welcome donations with checks made out to "Rabb for formation see the Fredonia Gay History Month schedule Jamestown." on page 7. Breast cancer memorials Honor the memory We didn't receive any memorials for breast cancer of those we've lost this month, probably due to less than adequate time for people to get used to the idea. We would like to try again. to AIDS Please offer input on how you think we should proceed, and tell us ifyou think this is an appropriate way to com We want to publish memorials of people from memorate these women. the Erie area who have been lost to AIDS. These Will be appearing in the November issue of EGN, in con junction with World AIDS Day. The memorials are free. Please send us: emcam (1) Their name (Full name or initials). Nifty Tunes at Groovy Prices (2) Year of passing. (3) County they lived in. new & used cd's and more' (4) A short message if you want. 6825 Peach St. (5) If you want to sign the message, please do. 864-1844 ~ between Taco Bell & Fridays If we receive two or more submissions for one person, we'll list you all.
Erie Gay News - October 1997 9 Lesbians and breast cancer
by The Mautner Project Diet The Mautner Project is a national Lesbian Breast Cancer High-fat, low-fiber dier increases risk. Risk also organization. Contact: The Mautner Project] 707 L St NW increases with higher weighr. Suite ]060, Washington DC 20036. Phone 202-332-5536, Socioeconomic Factors Fax 202265-6854, email [email protected] WWW' http:/ On average, women earn less money than men and are Iwww.sirius.com/-edisol/mautnerl less able to afford regular medical care. While tradi Statistics from National Cancer Institute (1990) tionally providing care to others, women often neglect · 1 in every 3 women will get cancer in her lifetime. their own health care needs. Cancers identified at later · Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths stages can be more dangerous. among women. Age · 1 in every 9 women will get breast cancer. Risk increases with age. What puts women at risk? Are lesbians at greater risk? Smoking Lesbians are less likely to seek health care because of Cigarette smoking is directly related to lung cancer and the discomfort of coming out to health care providers. increases the risk for other types of cancer. Lesbians are less likely to visit a doctor for routine Family History gynecological services such as birth control and prenatal care. Therefore, lesbians are less likely to have History of cancer in family increases risk. cancers detected at earlier, more tangible, stages. Reproductive History Lesbians are at higher risk of breast, cervical and Young age at first period, first childbirth after age 30, ovarian cancers because they are less likely to have and late menopause all increase risk. children by age 30, if at all. Lesbians are affected more directly by women's lower earning power and do not have the benefit of a spouse's Women's Cancer Education health insurance coverage. and Screening Program Ways to reduce your risk of cancer. A free cancer screening program for eli Stop smoking. gible women is available in Erie County. Have an annual pap smear, breast and pelvic exam. To qualify, a single \voman can make no Have an annual mammogram after age 35. more than 519,350. In homes of two or more, Perform a monthly breast self-exam. the income level is higher. Also, a woman's in Avoid excessive exposure to the sun. surance status is figured in. Many women Establish a healthy and balanced dier. should be able to take advantage of thisoppor Establish an open relationship with your health care tunity for cervical and breast cancer education provider. and screenings at convenient locations. The ser Visit your health care provider on a regular basis. vice is being provided at the Family Health Be aware of the warning signs of cancer. Council offices in Erie and in Edinboro. To get Nagging cough or hoarseness. more information or schedule an appointment, Thickening or lump in breast. call 1-800-215-7494. Unusual bleeding or discharge. This program is sponsored by the Family Change in bowel or bladder habits. Health Council, Inc. in cooperation with the A sore that does not heal. HealthyWomen 50+ Program and the Susan G. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing. Komen Foundation RACE FOR THE CURE ® Obvious change in a wart or mole.
10 Erie Gay News - October 1997 Spirituality _ Samhain: Remembrance of Those our daily, busy lives. In fact, grieving isn't something we always give ourselves, and others, permission to do. We're Who Went Before often uncomfortable with grief, and so we suppress it and fail to see its value. by Gaiasong Unless you've researched your family tree lately, Thinking about and honoring one's ancestors isn't you're probably a bit more out of touch with your more always the easiest thing to do when you are gay or les distant ancestors than the ancient pagans were. Their bian. For many of us, our families can be a stressor as we traditions of passing on history, including family history, struggle with their ability or inability to accept us or by song, poetry and story made the past come alive and offer their unconditional support and love. Sometimes into the present. You can imagine the celebrations around our loved ones depart the physical world without having the ritual fire, the songs and stories which made that veil mended strained or damaged relationships with us. Many between the worlds lift. You, as you sit and read this, of us form new families, with friends and lovers who stand never had an opportunity to meet or learn about many of by us in a way that no one else ever did or could. And your ancestors and the lessons they learned throughout sometimes, our loved ones depart having left us with their diverse lives. In fact, if you were to look over your many warm memories and with a measure of the strength family tree, as I've recently had an opportunity to do, they shared with us during their eartWy journey. you might be as surprised and intrigued as I was when Wiccans, persons who practice an earth-based reli you see all of those "single, unmarried" relatives: what gion also referred to as "witchcraft", remember their an might their experiences have been? cestors and their departed loved ones each year with the You don't have to be a witch, or pagan, to pause on coming of Samhain (pronounced SOW-en) on October October 31 and reflect on those who came before you; 31. Despite whatever myths and misinformation people those who helped, however pleasantly or unpleasantly, might have regarding witches and Halloween, the truth to bring you to the space where you are today. We've lost of the matter is that Samhain (occurring on the same many of our gay brothers and sisters to disease and to night as the modern Halloween holiday) is a time-hon bigotry, to misfortune or simply to time--and we have ored, ancient observance of the end of the growing sea much to learn from their stories. Even if your family ex son and the beginning of the New Year. Since earliest periences haven't been nurturing or even positive, when times, the pagan peoples of Europe acknowledged that, the veils thin and lift on that night if you listen very on Samhain evening, the veils between the worlds--the carefully-- you may be surprised to hear the voice of an present life and the other possible lives or "afterlife"- ancestor you never knew urging you on, telling you their were lifted, allowing the spirits of the ancestors to walk story of perseverance and courage. It won't harm you to amongst us. listen. This early observance was more than just a supersti tious holiday, more than just dressing up as Xena War rior Princess (not that there's anything wrong with that) or trick-or-treating. It allowed the living to grieve the has more loss of those dear to them, allowed them to ponder the • cycle of life and death, and gave them an opportunity to movIes integrate the lessons of their ancestors with their current life: All things we rarely pause to do as we rush through than Remember our DEADLINE is anywhere! OCTOBER 15TH erie • mckean • meadville • oil city
Erie Goy News - October 1997 11 Entertainment notes by Deb Spilko Will the new female character on Star Trek: Voy ager turn out to be a lesbian) According to the Voyager Television Visibility project, the new Borg character, Seven of Nine Ooh, big news, big news ... WOLN (PBS-Erie) will ap (Jeri Ryan), will eventually be portrayed as a lesbian. If parently be running /n the Life this season. In the Life is a this does indeed happen, it will be a first fot any Star critically-acclaimed bimonthly TV series that focuses on Trek series. The Voyager Visibility Project has a web site, gay and lesbian art, entertainment, news, culture and and an online petition asking producers to put a gay or issues. You can be certain WQLN will catch some flack lesbian character into the Star Trek cast. Address: http:// for this (some of it from viewers whose TV dial never www.gaytrek.com. leaves the Holier Than Thou Network), so we should let Baby/on 5 will be moving to TNT in January 19, WQLN know that there are a lot of us who really appre and, according to TV Guide. Commander Ivanova will ciate their carrying this program. It's particularly impor then be leaving. tant that WQLN members express this. By the way, the Serious Ellen fans already know this, but the show show will be airing on October 24, during the Fall Mem won an Emmy for outstanding comedy writing for the bership Campaign, so if you're not a member, and this historic "Puppy Episode," in which Ellen Morgan comes inspires you to become one, do please consider letting out. In accepting the award, DeGeneres said "I accept the station know about it! To give the station positive this award on behalfof all the people, especially the teens feedback, write F. Brady Lows, President and General out there, who think something is wrong with them be Manager, WQLN, 8425 Peach Street, Erie PA 16509 cause they are gay There's nothing wrong with you, and 4788. email [email protected]. don't let anybody make you think there is." By the way, Ellen DeGeneres's mom is this year's spokesperson for National Coming Out Day, the first time a straight person has served in that position. Wasn't Helen Hunt a class act at the Emmy Awards? lake Erie Counseling When she received the Emmy for Best Actress in a Com edy series, she still managed to give some of the glory to Associates DeGeneres, who was considered a frontrunner for the 350 West Tenth Street, Erie award. "I was so blown away by Ellen DeGeneres' work in that episode," she said to the Academy Awards audi (jay-Affirming Individual, ence. "I just want to say I'm proud to be in the same Family &Couples Therapy list." E!!en did get an Emmy for comedy writing awarded for "The Puppy Episode." Dale A. Allgeier, LSW, ACSW The character of Matt Fielding (Doug Savant) is leav ing FOX's Melrose Place. The decision to leave was William D. Stanley, LSW, QCSW Savant's. Dr. Deanne Christiansen MD In MTV's new sitcom Apt. 2F, focused on two 20 Nicole DeFranco-Jervis, LSW ish twins, the twins' grandmother comes out, announc ing ''I'm completely out of the cupboard." A couple added details about shows mentioned last sliding fee scale month: Kathy Najimy will be in the cast of the new sit evening & weekend appointments com Veronica's Closet, and out gay actor Dan Butler is a medical assistance & insurance accepted recurring character on Frasier. 455-4009 Speaking of Frasier, WJET (ABC-Erie!Ch. 24) will ,~~ be airing the show weekdays at 7pm.
12 Erie Gay News - October 1997 You knew it had to happen: ABC will air a made tors who play gay or lesbian characrers-felr ir necessary for-TV movie about serial killer Andrew Cunanan. No to tell USA Today how difficult it was to do the kissing broadcast date available yet. scene. (30 takes l ) Coming in the summer of 1998, Showtime will air Diffirent fOr Gids is a love story centering around a the second installment of the San Francisco comedy-soap straight man and his old school pal who is now a postop opera, Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City. erative transsexual female. ABC's Nothing Sacred is a controversial drama cen Sigourney Weaver comes back to life in a sequel of tering around a priest and his struggles with his beliefs the series of films that made her a lesbian icon. Alien and carnal desires. Produced by gay writer Richard Re5urrection will be in theaters in November. Kramer, one episode will involve a gay priest who devel The Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film ops AIDS. Thursdays on ABC. Festival will run from October 9-19 this year. For a re TV Guide's "Fall Preview" issue published the mov corded message on the festival, call 412-232-3277. ies that will be appearing on network TV this season. Also on video for Halloween this year, there is the Although we try to get these in time for our calendar, vampire tale Nadja. The Crucible is a fact-based drama, sometimes we don't get the info. So watch for these gay by gay director Nicolas Hycner, that looks into the real themed or gay-friendly films some time this season: causes of the Salem witch trials. CBS: Philadelphia A quick list of other Halloweenish videos: NBC: Boys on the Side, The Brady Bunch mIWie, Clueless, (Of more interest to males): Heaven's a Drag (To Die Higher Learning, Interview With the Vampire. For), Interview with the Vampire, Love Bites, Red Ribbons Fox: To Die For, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Every ('Aunt Fannie"), Tenderness ofthe WOlves. Not supernatural thing,Julie Newmar but creepy: Swoon. (No gay-friendly ABC movie listings that I can see). (Of more interest to females): Blood and Roses, Dramla's Daughter, Daughters of Darkness, The Haunting, Film & video The Hunger, Red Ribbons ('Aunt Fannie") A good choice for the month of Coming Out Day: Buffalo's only store catering to the Gay The movie In & Out is an upbeat flim about a middle and Lesbian Community aged high school teacher (Kevin Kline) who has to deal with the idea that he is gay, after a lifetime of hiding it from himself and others. The change comes about after one of his former students, while receiving an Academy Award, thanks his gay teacher and names him. If the story sounds familiar, it's probably because the script was inspired by Tom Hanks' acceptance speech at the 1994 Academy Awards; when receiving the Oscar for Best Actor in the film Philadelphia, he tearfully thanked his gay high school drama coach Rawley Farnsworth for in spiring him. Although Farnsworth wasn't in denial like In & Out's main character, only a handful of people had known he was gay. By the way, the fUm was written by gay screenwriter Paul Rudnick, who also wroteJeffrey. .:. CLOTHING 175 Hodge Street In 1991, Tom Selleck filed a $20-million lawsuit .:. JEWELRY Buffalo, New York 14222 (and won a settlement) against a tabloid chac asserred he was gay. The rumors had been around for years. Now, in .:. FLAGS 716.881,6126 1997, he plays a gay journalist in the movie In & Out .:. LUBRICANTS STORE HOURS which contains a very hot kiss between Kevin Kline and .:. GAY "BILLY" DOLLS Tues-Fri 5-9pm himself. Unfortunately, Selleck, like a lot of straight ac .:. GREETING CARDS Saturday 1-9pm Sunday 1-5pm
Erie Gay News - October 1997 13 Theater country's most distinguished dramatists. Amazing, how a little theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania keeps beating the Friends from the Heart will be holding its annual bigger theatres in the bigger cities to the punch just about mystery dinner fundraiser on November 9, The Phantom every season." Three lVomen runs from October 23-No ofthe Soap Opera. You are invited to "witness the live broad vember 22. For information and reservations call 456 cast of a new daytime soap opera, 'One Life to Take.' 5656. However, a series of mishaps have befallen the cast and crew, leaving the future of the show in doubt. Someone seems to be eliminating the participants...one unlucky Holiday shopping victim at a time! Who will be next?" If you'd like to try Buffalo's Rainbow Pride Gift Shop should have gay/ your hand at solving the crime, be at Stephany's Grove, lesbian holiday cards by mid-October. Also, they are now 1099 Wyoming Avenue in Erie. Social hour is at 6 pm, carrying the gay "Billy" dolls. These anatomically-cor and at 7 p.m. There will be dinner and murder (BYOB). rect British dolls are collector's items... you can get San Tickets $25 single, $40 couple. Info 838-0123 or 838 Francisco Billy, Master Billy (a leather guy), Cowboy Billy 1547. and Sailor Billy. The Roadhouse Theater will be presenting Three Tall While doing your holiday shopping, why not con lVomen, a play by gay playwright Edward Albee. Three sider gifts and gift certificates from the gay-supportive women ofdifferent ages-26, 52 and 92---eonverse with people who advertise in and distribute this publication? one another. The women are actually one woman at dif If you really do have everything, or if you want to ferent ages, and her character is based on Edward Albee's give instead of get for the holidays, how about giving own homophobic mother. The Roadhouse is proud oftheir people the name or names of an organization(s) to donate production of this new play. According to the theatre in your name) The resource directory in the back of this "The Roadhouse will be only the second nonprofessional publication will give you ideas for local organizations. If theatre to produce this pristine gem from one of our you want to locate another organization, call Mike at 456-9833 ...we can find just about anyone. Northwest PA Rural Etcetera Cartoonist Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or AIDS Alliance Worse, once again carried a gay storyline in her comic. Two comics featured gay teen Lawrence pondering what FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL to do now that his partner was moving to Paris, and an other showed straight teen Mike treating Lawrence's ho • Case Management mosexuality matter-of-factly. Although a number of news • Patient Care papers pulled the comic for those days, The Erie Daily Physician, Pharmaceutical, Dental Emergency, Times ran it in August 20-23. HOPWA (Housing) and Nurrrional Supplements • EducationlPrevention Poppa Ropp's Providing services in Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Open 3 Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, 7 Movies Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties Days 2 a Video! Days 1-8Q0-359-AIDS or 1-8Q0.400-AIDS Week 734-3014 82.50** Northwest Alliance 1001 State, Suite#808 EdtDbOro M.Il RD #3, Box 75F Baldwin Bldg Clarion PA 16214 Erie PA 16501 [email protected] {hrerGmo"tea io elaooae trom! **Plus tax, General titles only.
14 Erie Gay News - October 1997 Michael dithers GAYELLOW PAGESTM INFORMING THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & by Michael Mahler TRANSGENDERED COMMUNITY SINCE 1973 A happy National Coming Out Day to one and alI' All editions now InclUde aSEPARATE WOMEN'S SECTION I was thinking recently about how much change has taken Complele gar·friend~ I!SOIlCts &businesses: aceommodations, ban, bookslOl'es, dentists, ~tes,organizalions, gro~s, place even in the last five years. Despite all the setbacks doctors, lawyers, therapists, 1nlel med'1I, re6gious help fines &HlVIAJDS l'lS011lces. Index &last access phone lisL we've faced, it seems like there has been some amazing USA/CANADA: $16 by llrsl class mall: Includes III sliles Ind provInces progress. You have probably already read that the only piUS national hlsdquarters of orglnlzatlons, mall order companies, elc. ABC affiliate in the country that didn't carry the coming SOUTKtSOUTHERN MIDWEST: $10 by first ellss mall out episode of Ellen (in Mobile Alabama) quietly carried ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, US VIrgin Is, VA, WV... it when it re-ran. I also thought it was cool when I walked GREATER NORTHEAST $10 by Ifrsl class mill N~ to the PO Box and saw on the front page of USA Today eTI DeL DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV. that Ellen had "only" won 1 Emmy. This shows that regu ~ Fana us at gay·frienaly stores like RAINBOW PRIDE GI" SHOP lar mainstream folks were expecting that she was due for "'"{BUffaIO, NY) 716-881·6126 quite a number of awards (which she deserved.) Gee, so ../ \.A DIFFERENT LIGHT 800·343·4002 much for coming out wrecking one's career as a big name .....~,...... LAMBDA RISING 800·621·6969 entertainer. or free Istlng application, prIces, mailing labels, elc., please send self·addressed slamped envelope Of course, not everyone will find such success, but 10 Renaissance House, PO Box 533-EE, Village SIn, NY, NY 10014 by being open about who you are, or for straight folks to Voice: 212·674~120 Fax: 212-420-1126 be openly supportive of their lesbigay friends and fami Email: [email protected] lies can have a profound effect on others. It is always a lot Web page http://gayellowpages.com easier to hate and fear people when you think you don't know any of a particular category. So, ifyou possibly can, think about coming out. Not only will you possibly create a better life for yourself, you'd be helping many others as well!
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Erie Gay News - October i 997 17 PO Box 3063, Erie PA 16508-0063. Fax 452-1392, Email egcn@ncinteLnet Edinboro, PA 16412 'NWW: http://l'1ww.ncinter.net/-egcn! Jamestown Comm. College Grp 'V (716)665-5220 ext 204 Religious Organizations ...... or 664-9174 (Greg Rabb) Temple Anshe Hesed (Reform Congregation) 454-2426 Peer counseling Ksupport attempting to live fulfilling, open, integrated lives as lesbigay people in 'II NY KNW PA. Open to college Knon-college people. Meeting 930 liberty St, Erie PA. W'i'N1: h~p:l/www.shamosh.Oig!reform/uahclcong>!pa/ date, time 8. place vary. Write to JCC, 525 Falconer St, PO Box 20, Jamestown NY pa007/ 14702-0020. Email to Greg at rabbgp@jccw22ccsunyjccedu Cathedral of S1. Paul (Episcopol) 452-3779 (Rev. Kay Johnson.) National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-621-4000 134 W7th St, Erie PA SUNY·Fredonia GLBSU (716)673-3139 or (716)673-3149 Unitarian Universalist Congreg of Erie'" 864-9300 Meets Tuesdoys at 8pm in Willioms Center. All welcome. Emoil to 7180 New Perry Highway. For Commitment Vows, osk for Rev. Terry Kime. gl [email protected]. Social Organizations Teen Hotline (412)771-8336 10% Network V (716)484-7285 (John) Trigon (Penn State Behrend) 898-6030 Chautauqua County, NY. Meets 3rd Sat of the month 7-11 pm ot First Unitarian ...... or (Sue Daley) 898·6164 Society of Jamestown. No smoking or alcohol. For Behrend students, foculty, alumni. Write: CollegeMailroom.Box1054.Be Menspoce 456-9833 (Michael) hrend College, Stotion Rd, Erie, PA 16563. Email to [email protected] WV'NJ: http:! Social group for gay!bi men. Meets second Sot (unless otherwise noted), location /www.clubs.psu.edu/trigon vories. Coli 456-9833 for more info or email [email protected] Rainbow Connection 814-726-1808 (Fred Adams) Support Groups 220 Onondago Ave, Warren PA 16365. Socioi group for Warren PA area. Cal! for Erie Sisters iTieet;ng rirne/p!!Jce. Nonsexual sociol support group for TViTS/CD. Monthly meetings on 4th Saturday, Womynspocs Coffeehouse "If 454-2713 (Sal) newsletter, Interview with aclub officer required before 1st mtg. Write: Erie Sisters, .L\n a!coho! 8. smoke-liee environment for lesbians, with a theme, topic or activity 1903 VI BSt, Suite 261, Erie, PA 16505. Emoil [email protected] for eCUi month. Meet 1st Sat at 7:30pm. at Unitorian Univ Cong,eg of Erie. Lambda Group-Gay AA V 452-2675 Alcoholics Anon for Lesbigays. Open discussion. Meets Sunday at 8:00 pm at Uni Student Organizations/Youth tmian Universalist Congreg of Erie, 7] 80 New Perry Hiwoy. Open to all Lesbigays Committee in Support of Gay, lesbian &Bisexual People (CSGLBp, who think they may have a problem with drugs and/or alcohol. You ore not alone. College, Meadville) V 332-4368 (Nancy) Northcoast Rainbow Families 868-0069 (Christopher) ...... or 332-4375 (Erny) ...... (716)366-1453 (Judy) ccn~mittee of st~.de~ts, focuirv, ~ ~dministrotors who work together to ,educate, Support, advocacy, and educotion group for lesbigay parents and their families; Direr r:lms? GGd UQ'Ji&SS conC8fiiS that relate to gay ana lesbian pioy group for kids in western NY, nmtheost OH, ond northwest PA. Affiliated with ;0 the A.Heflneny (onln,lunity. Write to CSGLBP, Box 186, ti!!eqnenv Gov and lesbian Porems Coolitionlnternanonal. Write to: NCRf, PO Box 254, Fre PA 16335: Emoji to csglbp@of!eQ.edu .. , donia, NY 14063. FmGii to: g!ocierie@aolcom
:10$8;' Culture , > •••••••• 0 •• 0 •••••• 0 ••••••,., '.0 ••• " •••• ,·,.,••••••••••••• 0 •• PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) ...... see below Focus,)s on sociol octivi!ies. Open to any lesbian, goy Qr bisex'JlIi,22 or younger in PFLAG-Asntabuio OH (216)964-3350 Erie or areG. Write to: PO Box 529. Edinboro PA 164i2. Emoi! Meets the last Fridoy of eoeh month, 7:00 pm., Conference Room at Donahoe CloseICirr@co!com . Center, Rt 20 EOSL (()von;m; House Teen Hotline 1-800-999-9999 PFL4G-DuBois PA Karen or John Kressley ot 371-8962 idEntity 6. , 732-4357 (Amy) Meets 7pm on 2nd Tues of month at 51. John's Oklahoma lutheran Church ot the S:Jdeni group for lesbigay Kallies ot Edinboro Univ. Meets in the lobby of the comer of Maple Ave 8. Shoffer Road in DuBois. Write to PFLAG-DuBois, 1191 Treo University Center Wed 8pm. Writato Identity, Edinboro Univ, 374 Dearborn Ha!l, sure lake, DuBois PA 15801 Emoil: iackk1pfiag [email protected] PFLAG-Erie Elaine 864-0184 Meets last Sun of month 2:00 pm at Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Erie. Write to PFLAG-Erie c/o Unitarian-Universolist Congregotion of Erie, PO Box 3495, Erie, PA 16508. PFLAG-Jamestown (716) 488-1264 or 763-1529 Crossword Meets lost Tues of the month, call far site. PFLAG-New Costie PA Lois at (412)652-6893 Meets 7-9 pm on 3rd Thurs of month at Human Svcs Or, 130 West North St, New Solution: Castle. Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA) ...... 453-5656 (Erie Hotline) Meers Tuesdays 8:00 pm at Unitorian-Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 New Perry Highway. WWW: http://ww.v.sca-recaveryorg!
Erie Gay News - October 1997 Violence and Domestic Abuse (Women & Men) Cindy Chase, 1115 Prendergast Ave in Jamestown. Erie Hospitality House (814}454-8161 Meadville PA/Crawford County Jamestown - YWCA Alternatives to Violence . Case Manager -Sue Bobosky (800)359-AIDS ...... Daytime (71 6)488-2237, evenings (716}484-0052. Crawford Co. AIDS Coalition 337-3241 Women's Center of Warren &Forest Counties 24 hour Hotline HIV + Support Grps Rosemary Buzzard at 333-5800 (Sexual Assault as well) 800-338-3460 or (814}726-1030 Venango/Forest County Women's Services of Crawford County (24 hour) .,. (814)333-9766 Venango-Forest AIDS Support 1-800-359-2437 National Domestic Violence Hotline (800)799-SAFE (7233) Case Manager - Sue Bobosky (800)359-AIDS Case Manager - Tami Shilling (800}359-AIDS "IV/AIDS Directory__ Warren County National Case Manager - Deb Monohon 838-0123 AIDS Fartline I-800-324-AIDS Case Manager - Tami Shilling I(800}359-AIDS or (814)764-6066 National AIDS Hotline 1-800-662-6080 HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing Programs (free): Spanish AIDS Hotline 1-800-344-7432 Free, confidential counseling, testing, and referral. Ashtabula OH/Ashtabula County (Corry) Erie Co. Dept. of Health 663-3891 HIV + Support Grp (216)350-2554 (Erie) Erie Co. Dept. of Health 451-6700 Erie PA/Erie County (Erie) Hispanic American Council 451 -6700 Case Manager - Sandra Decker 456-8849 (Erie) MHEDS 453-6229 or 453-4728 Case Manoger - Tomi Shilling 456-8849 Jamestown or Buffalo (716)847-4520 Case Manager - Cheryl Weber 825-1 085 or 455-3786 Meadville PA (814)332-6947 AIDS Artion Team (MCT) Gonnon 871 -7233 Pittsburgh (412}578-8332 AIDS Bereavement Support Group 452-3779 (Sue Kuebler) Sharon PA (412)983-5150 Sponsored by HIV/AIDS OutTeach Ministry of the Episcopal Cathedral of 51. Paul. Youngstown OH (216)747-4805 For families, partners, spouses, hiends &coregivers with loved one:,lfriends who have died with AIDS. Call far info. Meets. At St. Poul's Cathedral, 134 W7th St. "In HIV/AIDS Anonymous Testing Sites our church there will be no outcasts" (Ashtabula) Family Planning Assoc ($30) (216)992-5953 AIDS Network Information 451-6700 Painesville OH (216)354-AIDS Friends from the Heart 838-0123 (Deb Monohon) Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (412}242-2500 Direct Client Services. Volunteers helping deliver help with food, rent, transporta tion, moving and clothing to people with AIDS. Call to see how you can help. Donations grearlyappreciated. Meets 2nd Monday of the month at Well Being EGN Center, 710 Beaumont. Erie Gay News GEGASHI 451-6784 (Caryn) or 451 -6727 (Fran) Goy:/Lesbions Educoting Gay:/Lesbions About Sexual Health Issues. Spansored by Subscribe! Erie County Department of Health (ECDH). Meets 3:30pm on selected Thursday in Only $15/year for the Erie area's selected months at ECDH, 606 W2nd St, Erie PA. Email [email protected]. HIV/AIDS Outreach Ministry of Cath. of St. Paul (Episcopol}452-3779 LesBiGay News source.
NW PA Rural AIDS Alliarn:e (Erie Ofc) .,. 456-8849/(800)400-AIDS Name: _ 1001 State St, Suite 808, Erie PA. Email [email protected] St. Mark's/Catholic Charities Support Group G-. Address: __ ~ ...... Cheryl Weber at 825-1085 or 452-61 13 Open to people of all faiths. Fax 10: 459-7310 ar email to: [email protected] Meetings: 2nd &4th Tues 7:00-B:30 pm at Catholic Charities, SI. Mark Catholic City,State,Zip: ~ _ ------Center, 429 East Grandview Blvd. Use main entrance and follow signs far Support Send $1S-Check to: Newsletter mailed Group. EGC Coalition discreetly in security PO Box 3063 envelope every Jamestown NYIChautauqua Co. Ene-,-P~ 16508-00t):,3 mOn!tl!~a fuJI y""L AIDS Community Services'" (716)664-7855 All information held in confidence. South County Support (716)488- I070 Far HIVinfected and affected people Meets 1st Thursday at the home af Hop and
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