Steve Charing OUTspoken

Marriage amendment was thwarted but so was transgender equality legislation Senate leadership blamed for the trans-equality defeat By Steve ...

Letter Published in the Baltimore Sun --March 20, 2007 Words and sentences in red were cut out by the editors: Thomas Sowell's lament o...

Letter Sent but Not Published in Howard County Times This newspaper has the responsibility and an obligation to the community to vet false c...

By Steve Charing The vile Ann Coulter, a flame-throwing, hate-filled ultra-conservative author, columnist and commentator has joined the gro...

Many gays see themselves as second-class citizens, but we haven’t progressed that far. By STEVE CHARING Friday, March 02, 2007 WE’VE HEARD...

The climate is improving for a gay pro athlete to come out By Steve Charing The creaky sound of the closet door opening in pro male sports h...

Letter published in USA Today--2/15/2007 Steve Charing, media relations, PFLAG-Howard County - Clarksville, Md. USA TODAY's cover story ...

LGBT, allies push for transgender equality; oppose marriage amendment By Steve Charing ANNAPOLIS—A couple of hundred lgbt activists from all...

By Steve Charing Senior Political Analyst The recent brouhaha stemming from Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington’s calling fellow co-star...

I didn't come up with these, but they are great. I'm not sure why some numbers are missing: 1) (On an infant's shirt) Already Sm...

By Steve Charing While the Maryland Court of Appeals deliberates on the constitutionality of the state’s 1973 law, which restricts marriage ...

Letter published in Washington Blade --1/26/07: "O'Malley's inaugural speech disappoints Maryland gays" When I saw the cli...

Elected officials and LGBT folks need to speak out for equality By Steve Charing Senior Political Analyst Now that our state legislators hav...

LGBT community affected by many bills to be considered By Steve Charing Senior Political Analyst The gavel has dropped signaling the beginni...

Singing and smiling at the piano, Matthew sparkles at Jay’s By Steve Charing ‘Twas the Saturday before Christmas, When we showed up at Jay’s...