Steve Charing OUTspoken

Below is the text of my testimony before the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 28, 2010. The proposed bill would prevent Maryland f...

Changing political climate does not bode well for LGBT progress. By Steve Charing Back in March 2009 when President Obama's approval ra...

2009 was a roller coaster ride for the lgbt community—both nationally and locally. We began the year optimistically with a new president bei...

By Steve Charing As we lose at the ballot box and in state legislatures, we pick up some valuable lessons in our quest for marriage equality...

Was Adam Lambert’s performance at the AMA over the top or marketing genius? By Steve Charing We’re at the time of the year where we have ear...

After only one year, GGBB is making a difference . By Steve Charing On the night Guerilla Gay Bar Baltimore celebrated its 1st anniversary a...

We are not ready for marriage equality to be won at the ballot box. By Steve Charing When Proposition 8 succeeded in California a year ago t...

By Steve Charing Scott Bowling (picured in foreground) knew the odds were stacked against him when he announced his candidacy for Alderman i...

Federal action on hate crimes is wonderful news and long overdo, but the harder legislation is down the road. By Steve Charing It took ...

“Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.”—Will R...

Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo’s support for marriage equality is no small matter . By Steve Charing As linebackers in the National Foot...

What a vein-popping summer! Such anger, such hatred. This vitriol is mainly centered on the tug-of-war battle concerning health-care reform....

When it was confirmed that Ellen DeGeneres , arguably America’s favorite lesbian, replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge on American Idol...

We knew the end was near when Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy could not make it to the funeral of his beloved sister Eunice Shriv...

By Steve Charing The summer of discontent is about to fade away soon. At least the summer part will. This has been one of the stormiest, hot...