Dear Young Gay America:
First of all Thank you all for the swift action in sending the YGA back issues. As with your website I simply can't set them down as I am completely awestruck in the efforts you are doing in saving the lives of countless Gay, lesbian, Bisexual and transgendered lives. Not only are you helping Gay youth fight against the plague of homophobia but you are also smashing the stereotypes that even most of the other "gay" magazines actually promote. I really enjoyed the "God" issue; if anyone is facing homophobia from their "religious" parents get them to read this particular issue right here. Then it will make them see the real light of what God actually is. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Dixieland Trip Interviews, pretty much on par with previous trips. These magazines brings me at peace. I love what you guys are doing.
xoxo*1000
-Robert B.

Hey YGA, I want to say that I really like your magazine. I’m a straight 14-year-old girl (well, I think that if I fall in love with a guy, I fall in love with a guy and if I fall in love with a girl, I fall in love with a girl.) I really think that this is my favorite magazine because it does not just talk about hair, what to wear, what you need to look like, or who to hang out with if you want to be cool like all the other young adult magazines do. I’m not into that stuff. This magazine talks about real stuff that I’m interested in (well, no David Bowie, but I’ll forgive you.) This is a WORK OF ART! Good work :)
Kaitlyn S.

Can I just say how much I admire your magazine? It's so different than all those other magazines; it's more real and it touches the readers very personally. It's more of a group of people that you can relate to, rather than a more 'chic' look at gay life.
Keke

My goodness, do you guys kick serious booty or what? So I got my copy of Young Gay America, and I sat down to read it, and I have to say that you have done an incredible job, simply breath taking. I hope that every single queer kid in the world some day gets their hands on at least one issue of your magazine, you made me feel safe, and secure, and okay, and normal, yet still like an individual, you didn't sell that stereotype of gay that every other magazine does, you guys ROCK!!!! It's funny, because for a while now I have felt like I didn't need to have something to make me feel okay, I've been able to provide that feeling of security for myself, but I was still able to draw that from your magazine! Keep it going, and if you guys need anything, don't hesistate, I want to see this go on forever!
Many blessings and lots of love! Liz Benfield

I picked up a copy of your mag yesterday. I would like to say thanks for making a magazine for and about LGBT teens. It is so informative and witty, where as other magazines of the sort focus on sex. And just a sidebar, I was almost late to work cause I got caught up in reading it. I look forward to the next issue, and keep up the wonderful work.
Louis Ozuna

Dear YGA,
I honestly didn't expect to find this magazine interesting and well written but I can say I was wrong. This is one of the best I have read for gay teens and I am happy that finally someone is giving people like me a voice. All the articles are great, the pictures are excellent, the colors are magnificent, and the writing again is just great. I think you have stumbled onto something great and I hope to continue reading this. Much Love!
Your Newest Fan,
Tyler King

This issue (YGA Magazine #3) is incredibly and totally amazing. I haven't even finished the whole magazine yet, and I find myself with the uncontrollable urge to rave on and on about how wonderful it is. So here I go. I was very skeptical when I first picked up this issue, because most religion articles (even the ones about my religion by people following the same path as me) have the tendency to piss me off. But this is just amazing. Not only are your religion articles amazing, but the role models are frickin' wonderful. You've inspired me, and it's been a long time since I've been inspired. It makes me want to fight again for love and truth and justice (aahhhh, cliches!), and that will has been gone a long time. I love this, a magazine not only for gays and lesbians and so forth, but a magazine for everyone and everything. I love how every time I read your articles, even the ones I've read twenty times before, I come away with a warm fuzzy feeling. It makes me unbelievably happy to know that there are still people out there that want to do what's truly right, and that there are enough of them to start a magazine. I really think you are going to make a huge difference, because you're not just a boring magazine, you're fun and you make me think. Everything about this magazine is perfect, and don't ever let that change. Don't go mainstream, and if you do, change what mainstream is. I find myself wanting to get involved and even the small fact that you got me to want to get involved shows how wonderful you are, because I'm a huge recluse. This is a magazine for everyone out there, and I think you guys are going to change the world. Don't ever go away. Even if you don't change the whole huge world, you're definitely changing small things, and making people so much happier. I'm sure all of you already know that, but I had to say it again. You're so awesome. I can't even think of a word to describe how awesome you are, I'm so elated and impressed. YOU GUYS ROCK!
Lena Knechtel

Hi' my name is matt and i am gay.  being gay is sometimes hard. but reading yga makes have pride.

Hi! My name is Bradley and I live in South Florida. I am sixteen years old, and yup, you guess it, I am queer. Gay to be precise. Well anyways, I stumbled on your magazine through the "Point Foundation" website, and was thrilled to see it. The idea you all had in the creation of this magazine is inspiring. Other magazines push me into sex and make me feel miserable for having a differently shaped nose than most and not being beautiful (which I may or may not be). I know some of you created the XY survival guide. It is brilliant and I love it oh so much, it is sitting in a permanent spot on my desk. What seems thrilling about Young Gay America is the fact that you want to unite all genders and queer sexualities through sexuality, yes, and who we are attracted to, yes, but also you are bringing out a culture, and encouraging connections. It is beautiful to see someone who is a boy who likes boys who like boys on the pages of a magazine, and a girl who likes girls, and a girl-boy who likes boy-girls, and more and more and more. Your mag is pretty inspiring, definitely chic, and incredibly fun.
love,
brad