Steve Charing OUTspoken

Why do religious fanatics seem to blame gays for disasters? By Steve Charing Like most sensible people, I have always been dismayed ...

By Steve Charing THE CINDY SHEEHAN DEMONSTRATION was successful in finally getting the anti-war movement off its haunches. But the Bush sup...

The fight for marriage equality is more than just words. By Steve Charing During a recent conversation I had with a straight Republican, I ...

Scores of Pride-goers bragged about being non-political. That’s not a virtue, and here’s why. By Steve Charing On a given night, hundreds wo...

By Steve Charing As we approach the annual Pride festivities and all the color and hoopla that goes along, one can easily to lose sight of t...

The Governor’s cowardly veto of pro-gay bills solidifies his alignment with religious right By Steve Charing Remember over 20 years ago how ...

The latest poll on gay marriage attitudes offers rays of hope By Steve Charing Upon the one-year anniversary of the historic beginning of sa...

The forging of Michael Steele into the GOP’s rising star should be a concern for gays By Steve Charing Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele will b...

The question of "outing" anti-gay politicians or staffers divides community By Steve Charing Once again the debate involving the o...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...