Steve Charing OUTspoken

Commentary on LGBTQ and political issues plus theatre reviews and sports.

Thursday, March 17, 2005

Come Out and Play Ball!!

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The distracting steroid scandal presents a golden opportunity for a gay baseball player to come out of the closet By Steve Charing (publishe...
Saturday, March 05, 2005

Hate Crimes Against Gays Remain a Growing Threat

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By Steve Charing At a recent meeting I attended, a gay man disputed the proposition that gay people aren’t safe on the streets. "I thin...
Thursday, February 17, 2005

Gavin Newsom Rises Above the Rest

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SF mayor is a rare politician fighting for gay rights By Steve Charing To be sure, Gavin Newsom has Hollywood-style great looks. But that do...
Saturday, January 15, 2005

Sometimes Hate Can be an Ally

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By Steve Charing Hate has been a human emotion since the beginning of civilization and will always be there. It’s been the root cause of muc...
Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Good Riddance to a Homophobe

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The sports world may have mourned the death of Reggie White but the gay community lost an enemy By Steve Charing I admit that I wasn’t exact...
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Thursday, December 16, 2004

There's Nothing Right About the Religious Wrong

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By Steve Charing Religious fundamentalists have been attacking gays and lesbians since, well, the times of The Old Testament. It didn’t just...
Monday, June 21, 2004

Gay or questioning youth find safe haven in Howard County group

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By Steve Charing The coming out process has always been a life-altering experience. But for a teenager or young adult, it can be even more t...
Thursday, August 14, 2003

When it comes to marriage, what are the straights so afraid of?

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Bush, The Vatican, and the heterosexual agenda By Steve Charing On the heels of recent major developments in the history of gay civil rights...
Monday, June 09, 2003

America Shrugs as Gays Marry in Massachusetts

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By Steve Charing As bad as the disgraceful abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has been for our country and humankind in general...
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Steve Charing
This blog contains a compilation of recent articles--mostly political, sports and local theatre reviews-- appearing in MD Theatre Guide, Baltimore OUTloud, Washington Blade, Gay Life, Outsports.com, published letters, and commentary. My letters to the editor have appeared in such publications as TIME, USA Today, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Columbia Flier/Howard County Times, City Paper (Baltimore)and Washington Blade. I have a wonderful spouse who has been the love of my life since February 1980. I married him on July 23, 2009 in Provincetown, MA--our first and favorite vacation spot. Comments are welcome directly on the blog but personal attacks will not be allowed. NOTE: Feel free to share the link to my posts but the contents may not be lifted without attribution .
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