Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Exit Spring

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By every measure, this spring has been one for the ages. You have the Arab Spring whereby several Middle East and North African countries c...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Puck Starts Here

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Washington Capitals fans are in the all-too familiar position of witnessing our beloved team being eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs...
Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Equality Maryland at the Crossroads

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April had not been a kind month for Equality Maryland, the state’s largest LGBT rights organization. The two signature legislative issues m...
Friday, April 22, 2011

A Blueprint for Achieving Marriage Equality in 2012

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Winning a Referendum We are a long way off from a referendum—both in terms of time and also in what needs to be accomplished before that eve...
Thursday, April 07, 2011

A Blueprint for Marriage Equality in 2012

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Winning Over the Legislature By Steve Charing Following the near-miss of achieving marriage equality in the 2011 Maryland General Assembly...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

MD Marriage Mess: Looking Back to Move Forward

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Every football coach in America scrutinizes the video of the previous game to identify errors in strategy and execution. They learn from th...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Punting Equality to the People

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Following questioning by reporters on March 2, Governor Martin O’Malley received plaudits from Equality Maryland folks and other marriage eq...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

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By Steve Charing There is so much stuff going on in the political arena I feel like I’m all thumbs. Clearly there are good things happening...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Confusing Marriage, Matrimony Muddles Same-Sex Debate

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Letter Published in the Feb. 17 Edition of Howard County Times : I want to thank Doug Miller’s support for marriage equality and join in hi...
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Steve Charing
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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