Steve Charing OUTspoken

Keeping the heat on President Obama is right, but let’s be realistic. By Steve Charing Towards the end of the Pride festival a young lady as...

The hesitancy on the part of gay people to fully come out proves we still have a long way to go. By Steve Charing It’s pretty much a foregon...

The court decision was a setback, but it will make us focus on a better strategy . By Steve Charing As recently as 10 years ago, few thought...

By Steve Charing To American Idol fans, the showdown between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen presented a marked contrast in singing styles, app...

More Dems must get on board if we are to achieve progress. By Steve Charing It’s not that often in recent history that the Democratic Party...

By Steve Charing South Carroll High School in Sykesville, MD held a "Unity Day" on March 26 to celebrate diversity. Included in th...

By a Parent of a 15 year-old Trans Child You have no idea When you bring that beautiful little bundle home, you have no idea what surprises ...

The General Assembly shamefully failed to act on transgender protections. By Steve Charing The just concluded 2009 Maryland General Assembly...

Letter Published in the April 9 Issue of the Baltimore Sun Paul West is suggesting that the luster may be coming off the Democratic Party an...

By Steve Charing The burst of energy displayed by the young people who participated in the protest of the homophobic, Kansas-based Westboro ...

By Steve Charing TOWSON, MD —An hour before the planned protest by representatives of the Westboro Baptist Church on March 30, there was rel...

It is clear why the Republican Party has diminished to the extent it has. Even when they had bad ideas (which is most of the time) they at l...

As the GOP reels, the time to secure LGBT rights is sooner rather than later. By Steve Charing Much has been debated recently among LGBT act...

By Steve Charing Dispelling the myth that gays and lesbians are more affluent than the general population, a report issued on March 20 by th...

By Steve Charing It was certainly peaceful as far as invasions go. Around 8:00 p.m. on March 6 there was a handful of gay men clustered tog...