Steve Charing OUTspoken

By Steve Charing As this edition of OUTloud "hits the streets," a new page in Baltimore lgbt social culture is about to turn. Sta...

By Steve Charing A rule change in a state insurance law that affects domestic partners may seem like a small victory in the scheme of things...

By Steve Charing Happy New Year! Last issue I offered a reality check and discussed what not to expect in 2008 in the political arena and el...

By Steve Charing ‘Tis the season that most people are brimming with optimism and high hopes that the coming year will be an improvement over...

For gays, keeping Huckabee out of the White House is a must. by Steve Charing THIS COUNTRY, AND specifically the LGBT community, does not ne...

Letter Published in the December 6, 2007 edition of the Baltimore Examiner I decry The Examiner for publishing the vitriolic letter by Ed Co...

By Steve Charing The distant state of Iowa will have a profound effect on who will be our next president. For gays and lesbians the 2008 gen...

by Steve Charing There are no American Idol-style judges. Nobody gets booted off the show. No one is forced to embarrass him or herself unle...

By Steve Charing As polls indicate, the movement towards lgbt equality is making progress. Folks across America are less likely to want to d...

By Steve Charing Former Human Rights Campaign Executive Director Elizabeth Birch, in addressing the 700 or so who attended the recent Equali...

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

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 ...

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