Steve Charing OUTspoken

In his cynical ploy to woo disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters and at the same time shore up the recalcitrant extreme right edge of the Repub...

One line in Obama’s powerful acceptance speech may have won him the election . Watching the Democratic Convention this week and waiting for ...

After Ted Kennedy's moving and inspiring speech, it was difficult to imagine how Michelle Obama could have pulled it off. But she certai...

John McCain's memory lapse about the number of houses he owns is perhaps not the only memory issue facing Camp McSame. Following Sen. Ob...

Despite progress on other fronts, AIDS, addiction and apathy grip the LGBT community By Steve Charing Should California’s voters uphold its ...

Karl Rove knew what he was doing during the 2004 presidential campaign. The newly formed Department of Homeland Security following marching ...

As Sen. Barack Obama continues on his picture-perfect trip through the Middle East and Europe, the petulance and pettiness of the McCain cam...

By Steve Charing Dear Vice-President Gore, As a gay man, I believe it is critical that Senator Barack Obama be elected president on November...

Yes, The New Yorker is satirical. But its upcoming cover that depicts Barack and Michelle Obama in the manner they did was over the top. W...

The following letter was published in July 10 edition of the Howard County Times/Columbia Flier: In sharing in the celebration of our great ...

When asked about the increase in US exports to Iran during the Bush Administration, with the largest export being cigarettes, McCain was rep...

By Steve Charing The streets surrounding the Pride block party and parade have long been swept and trash picked up. Pieces of wrapped candy,...

By Steve Charing As Baltimore’s Pride kicks off, several recent events add more to the meaning of Pride. To be sure, I reflect upon the com...

Letter published in the June 5, 2008 edition of The Baltimore Sun Douglas MacKinnon did his very best as a partisan of Sen. John McCain to ...

Celebrating much progress but we have a long way to go By Steve Charing It has been nearly four full decades since the Stone...

Sen. Clinton has undermined Obama’s chances and doesn’t deserve the honor By Steve Charing If Senator John McCain manages to overcome an el...

By Steve Charing Like so many gays and lesbians who read or heard the landmark ruling by the California Supreme Court that overthrew that st...

By Steve Charing The late Hope Quackenbush, who had brought Broadway theater back to Baltimore, gave long-time actress and stage personality...

By Steve Charing Following the completion of the 2008 Maryland General Assembly there were activists and members of the gay press who were c...