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).
When Jomar Zabala Cortez came out as part of the #LGBTQIA community, his late father wasn’t immediately accepting; perhaps because “he didn’t want for...
Amara Andrey Jaudian - from Misamis Oriental - was around seven when she knew she’s #transgender. And though her family accepted her, she experienced...
#Gay man Erik Jan Lape Apartado from #Balamban, #Cebu Province believes #LGBTQIA people can help liberate themselves by gaining financial independence. Typically, he said,...
Jose Francisco Ortalla, 44, thinks times have changed for #LGBTQIA people particularly in #Bacolod since his younger days in the 80s/90s. But since some...
Walang kasarian ang abuso/abusado. Just as LGBTQIA people can be victims of abuse, maari ring umabuso ang mga LGBTQIA people. Kaya please lang, lahat...
Meet #transgender woman Ella Baguio, who is basically prioritizing her family’s needs over hers as its breadwinner. Parents who can’t accept their #LGBTQIA children...
Meet Flong Flong Baculio, a #transgender #queer person from #Misamis Oriental, who believes local #LGBTQIA people should surface and work together if they want...
Meet #Tausug #transgender community leader Jaya Jaud from #Zamboanga, who laments the lack of a unified #LGBTQIA voice, making #discrimination easier to happen in...
Meet Mark Gil Dagapioso, 27, who heads Manticao Pride LGBTQ Organization. For him, the #LGBTQIA movement in Phl shouldn't forget those in #Mindanao in...