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Michael David dela Cruz Tan

The founder of Outrage Magazine, Michael David dela Cruz Tan is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. Though he grew up in Mindanao (particularly Kidapawan and Cotabato City in Maguindanao), even attending Roman Catholic schools there, he "really, really came out in Sydney," he says, so that "I sort of know what it's like to be gay in a developing and a developed world". Mick can: photograph, do artworks with mixed media, write (DUH!), shoot flicks, community organize, facilitate, lecture, research (with pioneering studies under his belt)... this one's a multi-tasker, who is even conversant in Filipino Sign Language (FSL). Among others, Mick received the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) in 2006 for Best Investigative Journalism. Cross his path is the dare (read: It won't be boring).

Stories By Michael David dela Cruz Tan

People You Should Know2 weeks ago

Living with HIV in Digos City

Meet Robin Charles O. Ramos, a person living with HIV in Digos City in Davao del Sur. There are numerous challenges there - e.g. they still...
From the Editor2 weeks ago

Stop humanizing a killer

Being jailed is supposed to punish AND rehabilitate a person. In Pemberton's case... this is arguable. So stop humanizing him. When so many of you can't...
From the Editor3 weeks ago

Call a spade a spade: Deadnaming Jennifer Laude makes you a small-minded bigot

To simplify this argument: You all refer to - among others - Dolphy, Fernando Poe Jr., Nora Aunor, Gary V., Lorna Tolentino, Ogie Alcasid, Zsa Zsa...
#KaraniwangLGBT1 month ago

‘Don’t ‘fix’ people; let them decide who or what they want to be’

An intersex person, Charm Ison initially hid his identity by identifying as a lesbian. Now learning more about his condition, he believes parents who want to...
#KaraniwangLGBT2 months ago

Pansexual in Mindanao: ‘Falling in love with a person’s soul, not the body parts’

Bex, 37, was originally from Marawi City, where growing up #pansexual was challenging, not helped by the "oppressive" #Islamic culture there. Now based in #Cotabato City...
Features3 months ago

At what cost? HIV service disruptions at the time of Covid-19

One of the biggest casualties of Covid-19 may be the delivery of other services, such as HIV testing. In the Philippines, HIV prevention services were reduced...
Editor's Picks5 months ago

Keeping the faith at the time of COVID-19

Many ask where God is at the time of #Covid19, including #LGBTQIA people who - prior to this - already experienced difficulties because of their #SOGIESC,...
Editor's Picks5 months ago

Being trans at the time of Covid-19 lockdown

#LGBT Filipinos still face legal impediments re their #SOGIESC, so many of the gov't responses related to #Covid19 exclude them. For #trans community members, interconnected issues...
Editor's Picks5 months ago

Living with HIV at the time of Covid-19 lockdown

To date, there is still no evidence that the risk of infection of #COVID19 is different among persons living with #HIV. But the #lockdown is worsening...