Steve Charing OUTspoken

In remembrance of Darren Manzella who was tragically killed in a traffic accident on Aug. 29, 2013 at the age of 36, below is a re-post of m...

I f you ever wanted to be part of solving a murder mystery then you will have that opportunity if you attend the Beth Tfiloh Community Th...

T he current attempt to boycott Russian vodka and/or the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in response to that country’s stringent ant...

Photo by Stan Barouh I t may have been 1975 with the birth years of the dancers auditioning for a fictional Broadway musical ranging ...

Letter published in the Howard County Times I must take exception with the editorial cartoon appearing in the Aug. 8 issue. It depicts...

 Photo by Kirstine Christiansen I f you bought a ticket simply to hear the magical tenor voice of Daniel Felton who plays Je...

L ike so many else, I was outraged at the verdict that freed George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin.   Though the verdict itse...

Ken Stanek Photography T evye, the central character in Fiddler on the Roof , must pull a milk cart by himself because his horse is la...

Steve Ferguson (L.) and Rasheed Green in Hoya Saxa Photo: Ken Stanek T he 32 nd annual Baltimore Playwrights Festival started ...

T he incredibly historic rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on marriage equality remind me of another improbable feat. As Neil A...

Supreme Court strikes down DOMA, reverses Prop 8 O n the 10 th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down sodo...

Jay W Photos I t had been an uncharacteristically busy run-up to Pride this year for the GLCCB, the organization that has run the an...

P ride is such a great time of year—especially when there have been notable victories in our never ending struggle to achieve full equal...

M ost of us probably do not know what actually goes on behind the stark, sturdy walls of a traditional convent.   We believe that such an ...

T he battle for marriage equality in Maryland was moving into high gear by July 3 rd of last year.   Polls indicated a tight contest on Q...