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YGA Magazine Sells Out Premiere Issue
The first National glossy magazine for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered, Queer, and Straight-Friendly youth sold out in Boston,
Seattle, Dallas, Philadelphia, Ann Arbor, and Baltimore. According to
ADLBooks.com, YGA Magazine was the top-selling North American gay magazine
for the month of December at A Different Light Books, the nationıs premiere
LGBT bookseller.
YGA Issue #1 received rave reviews from youth, teachers, counselors,
advertisers, members of the media, and religious groups.
Launched from the award-winning resource project Young Gay America
(http://www.younggayamerica.com), YGA Magazine responds to a growing need
for representation on the mainstream newsstand for non-³straight² youth and
young adults across North America.
³We are so happy with the performance of our first issue,² says YGA
Magazineıs Publisher Benjie Nycum. ³It tells us that the readers are there
and this is what they want.² In an increasingly conservative political
environment, it was a struggle to get the magazine distributed at first.
Sales have exceeded expectations.
³YGA Magazine introduces a new way of looking at the world,² says YGA
Magazine Editor in Chief Mike Glatze, ³we donıt believe gay or lesbian, or
queer, young people are minorities at all. We believe theyıre the future.²
³I feel proud of what weıve accomplished and this is just the beginning,²
adds Glatze.
YGA Issue #2, on sale February 7th, includes:
Features:
· "Cool To Be Dumb" Why America Teaches Stupidity
· ³Why for the Straight Guy?² Michael Amico examines how being Queer
in Private becomes Invisibility in Public on the gay mediaıs precious Brave
TV series
· ³How to Pick Up at a Punk Show,² by Aaron Murnaghan
· ³Couch Surfing² Shannon Webb-Campbell explores the coolest way for
young people to travel
· ³Girlıs Night,² by Tamryn Pope
· ³Popular,² by Emily Williams
Interviews:
· Comedienne Margaret Cho
· Degrassiıs Adamo Ruggiero
· New Bands The Hidden Cameras & The Organ
· Hopeıs Voice founder Todd Murray
· Athensı Boys Choirıs Rocket & Katz
· Mysteria Black
Photos:
· YGA resurrects the glorious days of the BeDazzler everyoneıs
favorite 80ıs sequin machine
· Leah Markıs Black & White real-life photography
· Navy Boys of WWII
Fun and Help:
· 14 Ways to Meet and Keep ³The One²
· Anxiety 101
· What to Do if you Hate Valentineıs Day
· Hottest Video Game Characters of All Time
· Science, Astrology
· Real (not catty or fake) Advice
· Close Quarters: YGAıs answer to daytime TV
· Piercings Guide
· Providence, Rhode Island Little gay mecca that could!
Subscribe and order single copies from http://www.ygamag.com.
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Mike, Benjie, Teddee, Sheena, Scott, Andy, Tamryn, Marc, Simon, Stephen
YGA Magazine
http://www.YGAmag.com
(902) 430-6069
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YGA (Young Gay America) is the mainstream voice for the new demographic of
Gay & Lesbian teens/twentysomethings, estimated to be 2.7 million in USA.
Based on the award-winning resource website http://www.younggayamerica.com,
it is filled with typical teen/youth content like fashion, photos, profiles,
interviews, advice, games, reviews, and goofy fun.
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Mike, Benjie, Teddee, Sheena, Scott, Andy, Tamryn, Marc, Simon, Stephen
YGA Magazine
http://www.YGAmag.com
(902) 430-6069
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YGA (Young Gay America) is the mainstream voice for the new demographic of
Gay & Lesbian teens/twentysomethings, estimated to be 2.7 million in USA.
Based on the award-winning resource website http://www.younggayamerica.com,
it is filled with typical teen/youth content like fashion, photos, profiles,
interviews, advice, games, reviews, and goofy fun.
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