The founder of Outrage Magazine, Michael David dela Cruz Tan completed BA Communication Studies from University of Newcastle in NSW, Australia; and Master of Development Communication from the University of the Philippines-Open University.
Conversant in Filipino Sign Language, Mick can: photograph, do artworks with mixed media, write (DUH!), shoot flicks, community organize, facilitate, lecture, and research (with pioneering studies under his belt).
He authored "Being LGBT in Asia: Philippines Country Report", and "Red Lives" that creatively retells stories from the local HIV community.
Among others, Mick received the Catholic Mass Media Awards in 2006 for Best Investigative Journalism, and Art that Matters - Literature from Amnesty Int'l Philippines in 2020.
Cross his path is the dare (guarantee: It won't be boring).
Maria Eda Catabas faced numerous hardships – e.g. tormented by schoolmates for being different, running away from home to avoid being abused for being...
#Transgender woman Shane Quigao – who encountered #discrimination initially from family members, and then the community – is pained to see how even #LGBTQIA...
#Transgender woman Klein Cortez from #Cagayan experienced discrimination – e.g. called ‘faggot', barred from accessing public toilet for women, etc. She wants people to...
Wilfred Camins, Jr. (Freda Tora), a #pansexual person from #Zamboanga, lamented that not much is known about #LGBTQIA people in general, and #pansexuals in...