Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Thursday, December 29, 2011

The 2011 OUTspoken OUTIES

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The Best, Worst, Biggest and Smallest of 2011 Happy New Year! It’s time to look back at the events and personalities of this past year ...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Baseless fears stand in way of justice for transgendered

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Letter published in Dec. 22, 2011 edition of the Howard County Times: Kudos to Lindsey McPherson for her excellent article on the passage of...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Why We Cannot Leave the Game

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In contemplating the future of the LGBT movement, Editor Dana LaRocca commented last issue: “I do not know what my New Year’s resolutions wi...
Friday, December 09, 2011

Howard County Passes Gender Identity Bill

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On December 5, Howard County, by a 4-1 vote in the county council, joined Baltimore City and Montgomery County as the only jurisdictions in ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Some Post-Turkey Day Musings

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and survived the Black Friday insanity. As we reflect on our families, friends, ourselves and t...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Toby's Delivers a Joyous 'White Christmas'

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Sometimes nostalgia can be a powerful escape because with troubled times like these, no one could be blamed for harking back to a simpler...
Monday, November 21, 2011

'The Sound of Music' Hits the Right Notes at Olney

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Many musicals provide a plot simply to connect the songs. In The Sound of Music the plot is as integral as the performances to the en...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Debating Debates

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So much has been made of Rick Perry’s flub during the Republican presidential debate on November 9 that most pundits have written off his ca...

Who Doesn't Want to be a Gay Icon?

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There are various ways to write a dissertation for a Masters in Liberal Arts at Johns Hopkins University. But Sarah Lynn Taylor chose to pe...

What a Difference a Year Makes!

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Last November 20, Baltimore was among the many cities that participated in the 12 th Annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance (T...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

La Cage: The Best of Times is Now

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It’s a pity that La Cage aux Folles is playing in Baltimore for only a week. The touring production of the multiple Tony® Award-winning m...
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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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