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

FEATURES6 days ago

LGBTQIA people as Covid-19’s hidden victims forced to choose between risking infection or starving

How Covid-19 - and the eventual lockdowns - is impacting the livelihood of LGBTQIA people.
FEATURES1 week ago

Trans kagawad at the COVID-19 frontline

As a frontliner during the COVID-19 pandemic, trans barangay kagawad Kristine T. Ibardolaza of Antipolo City said that her work may be risky, but it's gratifying...
FEATURES2 weeks ago

Gay under COVID-19 monitoring

Stephen Christian Quilacio from Cagayan de Oro City is a gay person under COVID-19 monitoring. This means that sans testing, he had to isolate for 21...
#KaraniwangLGBT1 month ago

No less human

Assigned female at birth, Andy Andres used to "hide" behind the #lesbian community, until he discovered he's actually #intersex. Life hasn't been easy for him, getting...
#KaraniwangLGBT2 months ago

Gandang Elden

#Cotabato City-based Elden Lopena - who realized he's gay when he's 16 - did not immediately accept his #SOGIESC; but his exposure to the #LGBT community...
Love Stories2 months ago

A serodifferent love

HIV-positive Louie, 34, said that that when you have HIV, sometimes you think won't find love. But he met HIV-negative Matt, 28, in 2016. And while...
#KaraniwangLGBT2 months ago

Defining who you are…

Before discovering she's a woman, Ruffy Yulo - an intersex person with Klinefelter syndrome - said people gossiped that she "just wanted" to be a woman...
#KaraniwangLGBT2 months ago

Trans in Baguio

Van Sanchez, the trans woman vice president of the Baguio City Federation of the Sangguniang Kabataan, believes LGBTQIA people should be strong in fighting for what...
#KaraniwangLGBT3 months ago

Forever seeking the love…

Forever Diosa may not have personally experienced discrimination as a gay man, but his life - even with supportive family - isn't always easy. His heart...