One reason: the existence of xy.com and the magazine xy.
We chat with Peter Ian Cummings, the creator and publisher of xy, on the KUCI public affairs program, Subversity, on Tuesday, Novmber 19, 2002 from 4-5 p.m. on 88.9 fm in Orange County, California, and via the Web on kuci.org.
Cummings, a former European editor for the Advocate, decided to start this best-selling magazine after finding out his first boyfriend, whom he met at age 15, had killed himself. The magazine is known for its portraits of adolescent boys of all races, as well as snapshots submitted by teen readers. It also runs poignant essays on coming out, and tackles issues mainstream and corporate gay media refuse to touch, such as racism within the gay community, the commodification of gay culture, advertisers' exploitation of the gay market, and the need for a more realistic age of consent. Originally based in the Castro district of San Francisco, it is now published from San Diego.
The magazine itself even made a cameo appearance in a gay teen indie film shot in Hong Kong, Kit Hung's "I Am Not What You Want" ("Angel" in Chinese), which hit the 10 best vcd charts in hk when it was released in June.
xy has provided a lifeline to many youths coming out around the world.
Cummings is interviewed by Dan Tsang, host of Subversity.
To chat with our guest, call 949 824-5824 during the show, or send e-mail to subversity@kuci.org.
Resources:
xy
xy.com
click on About xy and then Press Room for articles about xy.
I Am Not What You Want
angels.twinkle.com.hk
and
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/2002/en/film/10511.html
and
www.yec.com/ml2001_03.htm.
dan
Daniel C. Tsang Host, Subversity, now Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. KUCI, 88.9 FM and Web-cast live via http://kuci.org Subversity: http://kuci.org/~dtsang; E-mail: subversity@kuci.org Daniel Tsang, KUCI, PO Box 4362, Irvine CA 92616 UCI Tel: (949) 824-4978; UCI Fax: (949) 824-2700 UCI Office: 380 Main Library Member, National Writers Union (http://www.nwu.org) WWW News Resource Page: http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~dtsang/netnews1.htm AWARE: http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~dtsang/aware2.htm Personal Homepage: http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~dtsang/