Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

‘All or Nothing’ Strategies Divide Community

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By Steve Charing Two parallel events are occurring whereby activists are working towards lofty goals. One is an all-inclusive (gay, lesbian,...
Monday, October 22, 2007

Raising LGBT Visibility in Northeast Baltimore

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By Steve Charing Cindy Grim lives with her partner Barbara Stratton and their two young boys Charlie, age 7 and Ridgeway, 10 months, in the ...
Tuesday, October 09, 2007

LGBT Legal Clinic to Open in Baltimore

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By Steve Charing Noting a void in the availability of legal services for Baltimore’s lgbt community, especially for those folks who are disa...
Monday, October 08, 2007

Cruising Towards Equality

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By Steve Charing After many years of discussion, my partner Bob and I finally took our first cruise. We decided at this point that we would...
Saturday, September 22, 2007

Do We Really Have that Much Political Clout?

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By Steve Charing As the Maryland Court of Appeals squashed any immediate hopes for same-sex marriage here, the reasoning they used have caus...
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Friday, September 21, 2007

High Court Ruling is a Detour on the Road to Equality

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By Steve Charing Senior Political Analyst September 18, 2007 marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history book for Maryland’s gay an...
Monday, September 17, 2007

9/11 Used for Politics

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Letter Published in Sept. 17, 2007 Issue of USA Today Steve Charing - Clarksville, Md. USA TODAY's story "Is 9/11 becoming just an...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Why Gay Marriage Remains a Political Taboo

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By Steve Charing Presumptive Baltimore Mayor-elect Sheila Dixon has been a long-time friend of Baltimore’s gay community. Her communications...
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Friday, August 31, 2007

Assessing impact of ‘Toilet-Gate’

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Craig scandal reinforces stereotypes as pro-gay bills advance in Congress. By Steve Charing Following the revelation of Senator Larry Craig’...
Monday, August 27, 2007

What Will the GOP Do?

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With Karl Rove out the door, the election issue of "gay marriage" in ‘08 may have gone out with him By Steve Charing The architec...
Friday, August 24, 2007

Straight Eights Cruisin’ Down the Road for 25 Years

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By Steve Charing While driving down Route 1 in the Savage-North Laurel area in Howard County on the afternoon of August 19, I spotted a park...
Friday, August 17, 2007

Good Riddance, Karl Rove

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Bush’s brain’ exploited gay families for political gain at election time. Friday, August 17, 2007 by Steve Charing KARL ROVE, THE principal ...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

At Least the Dems Showed Up

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by Steve Charing The historic HRC/LOGO Visible Vote ‘08 forum that took place on August 9 did not break any new ground as far as the conten...
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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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