Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Friday, January 27, 2006

Don't Let Them Fool You

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The pro-amendment rhetoric is not about protecting marriage By Steve Charing Senior Political Analyst Now that a Baltimore Circuit Court jud...
Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Calendar Boy in Motion

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By Steve Charing ©2006 If you celebrated New Year’s Eve at the Hippo, you couldn’t help but notice the gyrating, shirtless, blond dancer ato...
Monday, January 16, 2006

Time to Play Some 'D'

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Lobby Day set to rally against anti-lgbt legislation By Steve Charing The sports metaphors abound: "The best offense is a good defense...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Bashing Back

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Letter to (Baltimore) City Paper-- Published 1/18/06 The letter written by Leo Williams in the City Paper was nothing more that a diatribe ...
Tuesday, January 03, 2006

I Can Dream, Too

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By Steve Charing As we flip the calendar to a new year, we will be observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 16. I think of Dr. King ...
Thursday, December 22, 2005

Dinner embodied the love at the heart of the holidays

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Letter to Howard County Times --Published 12/22/05 Amidst the silly furor over how retailers should be marketing their products during their...
Sunday, December 18, 2005

Going for Brokeback

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Why ‘Brokeback Mountain’ is an important film to the lgbt community By Steve Charing While the Hollywood film industry has been suffering at...
Monday, December 12, 2005

They're trying to take over

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At some point our country needs to stand up to such extreme Christian conservative groups like the American Family Association and Focus on ...
Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Here's My New Year's Revolution

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By Steve Charing Our nation was born out of the American Revolution. We did just fine plowing through the Industrial Revolution. We partied ...
Saturday, November 19, 2005

A Model for Advocacy

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How a local PFLAG chapter is working behind the scenes for YOU By Steve Charing While most members of the lgbt community are going about the...
Tuesday, November 15, 2005

IRS attacks churches critical of president

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Letter to Baltimore Sun --Published 11/15/05 I was in total disbelief the first time I read the small news item "Anti-war sermon elicit...
Friday, November 11, 2005

Give ’em Hell Harry!

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Sen. Harry Reid paves the way for Dems to finally stand up to Bush By Steve Charing I was wondering along with many other Democrats when an...
Saturday, October 29, 2005

The troubling homophobia in the black community

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by Steve Charing The recent protests at Pikesville High School over "Coming Out Day" brought to light the prevailing homophobia wi...
Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Telling it Straight to Straights

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Dispelling gay myths is key to getting straight people to understand our issues By Steve Charing History has taught us that opponents of gay...
Thursday, September 22, 2005

25 Years in the Gay Press

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There have been dramatic changes but certain things remain the same By Steve Charing The previous issue of OUTloud recognized my 25 years a...
Tuesday, August 30, 2005

The Folly of God's Retribution

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Why do religious fanatics seem to blame gays for disasters? By Steve Charing Like most sensible people, I have always been dismayed ...
Saturday, August 27, 2005

Some OUTrages to Ponder

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