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).
After encountering a celebrity (who shall remain unnamed) who wanted to stay “neutral” when discussing LGBT human rights, Michael David C. Tan says: “I...
Outrage Magazine takes a closer look at alleged discrimination experienced by some Filipinos living with HIV at some government agencies. This begs the question...
Swimming with sea creatures like the butanding can be… magical. But protection of nature's wonders needs to be constantly communicated to us (hammered, even,...
21-year-old Rolly, a freelance male sex worker in Cebu City, started sex work after getting released from prison. But, he stressed, "I won’t complain...