Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Monday, October 31, 2011

Getting Their Ducks in a Row

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The recent autumn snow was a stark reminder that the 2012 General Assembly that begins in January is not far off. With it comes the hope of...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Street Smarts

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It may have been game 4 of the World Series between the Orioles and Mets at Shea Stadium, but on Wednesday, October 15, 1969 in New York Cit...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Spotlighters Serves Up 'Tea and Sympathy'

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Baltimore’s Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre kicked off its 50 th season with a well-staged mounting of the Robert Anderson classic Tea a...
Friday, October 07, 2011

My Question Used on MSNBC's 'Last Word' with Lawrence O'Donnell

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My Tweet to Lawrence O'Donnell's Last Word on MSNBC, October 6. Question posed to Herman Cain who responded "...it was a matte...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Why Obama Can Sleep at Night

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As President Barack Obama left the podium on October 1 to a standing ovation at the 15 th annual Human Rights Campaign dinner where he was ...
Monday, October 03, 2011

The Verdict is in on 'Witness For The Prosecution'

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As is the case in most of Agatha Christie’s works, Witness For The Prosecution , currently being staged at the Olney Theatre Center, is anot...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Putting Homophobia Ahead of Patriotism

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It’s bad enough that presidential candidate Rick Santorum wants to reinstate ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ after the nearly two-decade long policy...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Welcome Aboard!

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NAACP-Baltimore Joins MME coalition but there are concerns. By Steve Charing The email message from Marylanders for Marriage Equality (M...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011

The Time to Plan for a Referendum Battle is NOW

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Following the victory on the marriage equality bill in the Senate during the 2011 Maryland General Assembly, I had asked a former official a...
Monday, August 22, 2011

A 'T Party' in Our Community?

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It’s hard to pinpoint the exact date in which the letter “T” for transgender was added to the GLB or LGB to form the now familiar LGBT...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

For the President it Was Not a Happy Birthday

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Although turning 50 is not ordinarily a cheerful event as that landmark makes one AARP-eligible among other reminders that the sunset ye...
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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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