Steve Charing OUTspoken

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

Friday, October 31, 2014

First Drag Show in Columbia Scheduled

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For a number of years, drag shows have been one of the popular entertainment features at PW’s Sports Bar in North Laurel—Howard County’s ...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Vote Frederic, Not Bates

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R yan Frederic, who is in a tough fight in District 9 for Maryland State Senate, would bring a fresh perspective to Annapolis on job creat...
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Friday, October 24, 2014

Battling Through Voter Apathy

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I t was a cool wet morning on October 1 when my husband and I volunteered at a voter registration table in Howard Community College’s Dunc...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Charles Brings 'Pride' to Baltimore

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R ecall the film and musical Billy Elliot , the delightful heart-warming story of a young ballet dancer trying to fulfill his dreams with ...
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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Nice Guys Finish First

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D uring the heat of an election campaign we hear some people deride an opposing candidate as being a “nice guy” as if that’s a liability...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Supreme Court's Punt Gives Us Good Field Position

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W hen the U.S. Supreme Court unexpectedly decided on October 6 not to take up several appeals of lower court rulings that struck down the ...
Monday, October 06, 2014

4.48 Psychosis at Iron Crow

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I n keeping with the Iron Crow Theatre Company’s tradition of staging unconventional, thought-provoking, often dark dramas, the kick-off t...
Thursday, October 02, 2014

The GLCCB's Mounting Challenges

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T he resignation of interim executive director Kelly Neel from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore ...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Awake and Sing! at Olney Theatre Center

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A nyone who had lived through the Great Depression could tell you how difficult and scary that time was.   Not only was there real concern...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

No Mediocrity in Center Stage’s 'Amadeus'

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S ome people spend their lives searching for fame and fortune only to find out disappointingly that they are merely mediocre as such lofty...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Racial Taboos, Rock and Blues at Toby’s Memphis

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A s was the case throughout the South during the mid-1950’s white folks in Memphis referred to African-Americans as coloreds and by the N-...
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Domestic Violence Hits Us Too

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T he infamous video showing Ray Rice punching his then fiancée Janay Palmer in an elevator of a now defunct Atlantic City casino hotel a...
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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Colossal Scores Early and Often at Olney

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T he timing of the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere production of Colossal could not be better.   The play is about footb...
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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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