Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Thursday, May 31, 2012

We Have Pride in June

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I t’s become a rite of spring.   Every mid-June going back decades, June Horner gathers her PFLAG buttons and placards from her Sykesville...
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Let's Not Get Carried Away

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A recent wave of positive events has added momentum to the effort to defeat a near-certain referendum on the Civil Marriage Protection Ac...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

'Thursday's Child' is Good and Gay

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T hursday’s Child: A Gay Man's Memoir Told in Sessions of his Psychotherapy by Phil Cooper is a poignant, personal account of what it...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Bigotry and the Bible: My Letter the Howard County Times Chose Not to Publish

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T his is in response to Geri Ungurean’s letter (“Nobody is denying rights to gays, transgender people,” May 3).   In her letter that speak...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Provincetown: Gay Mecca-by-the-Sea

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It seems like I’ve been going to Provincetown, MA so long I think I saw the pilgrims checking out when I first rolled in.   Nestled on the ...
Saturday, May 12, 2012

How Will Obama's Support Play in MD?

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In a column I wrote over 6 weeks ago, “ Game Changer-in-Chief ,” I indicated that there was at least a 50-50 chance the Obama would come o...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Evolution Complete!

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May 9, 2012 became an historic day for equal rights in America. For the first time, a U.S. President has unequivocally and publically give...
Sunday, May 06, 2012

Urinetown: A Steady Stream of Fun

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Photo by Nate Pesce “This is not a happy musical,” stated the show’s narrator rather candidly to the audience.   “But it is a musical...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Olney’s 'The 39 Steps' is a Fun-filled Escape

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No one is safe as Olney Theatre Center presents THE 39 STEPS. Photo Credit: Stan Barouh. If you were told that a play about violent mur...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

'Dolly' Matches Up Well at the Spotlighters

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Mounting a big splashy musical such as Hello, Dolly!   on the cozy 13 by 16-foot in-the-round stage of the Audrey Herman Spotlighters The...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

It Gets Better for Gay Athletes Too

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When we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in baseball each April —the anniversary of the Brooklyn Dodger’s breaking the color bar...
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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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