Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Friday, August 27, 2010

Luke Clippinger and Mary Washington for House of Delegates

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The City of Baltimore, the State of Maryland and the LGBT community would be best served if candidates Luke Clippinger and Mary Washington a...
Monday, August 23, 2010

The Lazy Days of Summer Were Anything But

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In 1963 the immortal Nat King Cole sang of "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer." You know, the days of "soda and pretzels ...
Monday, August 09, 2010

An Open Letter to Governor Martin O'Malley

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Move Maryland forward and support marriage equality. Dear Governor O'Malley, The historic ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Wal...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Gay Bashing Can Happen Anywhere

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Vancouver, British Columbia is a million miles from Baltimore in so many respects: three time zones away, totally dissimilar scenery, lower ...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Importance of LGBT Candidates

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By Steve Charing The Maryland primary election on September 14 will be upon us in short order. Then the general election on November 2 will...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Don't Ask, Don't Stare?

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While recently watching the most excellent documentary Ask Not on MPT, which presented a terrific overview of the origin of the "Don...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Pride 2010: So On We Go

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The road is long With many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where Who knows when But I'm strong Strong enough to carry him He a...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

We Take Pride in Our Allies

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By Steve Charing Our front page feature interview of straight collegiate athlete Hudson Taylor was intended to highlight the importance of h...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Tea Baggers in Hot Water and Other Good News

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As we approach that wonderful weekend called LGBTQIA…Pride, it's nice to celebrate some good news for a change. And it couldn't com...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

It's Never Too Late to Speak Out for our Rights

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Former First Lady Laura Bush's recent revelation about her support for same-sex marriage on Larry King caused a bit of a stir. It wasn...
Wednesday, May 05, 2010

When Silence is Not Golden

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The "Silence No More" candlelight vigil (April 30) was a call to arms against hate crimes in Baltimore. We are fed up with being ...
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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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