Nycum and Glatze had met while both were working for XY Magazine in San Francisco.
The magazine was an offshoot of Young Gay America, a non-profit organization founded by Nycum and Glatze in 2001.
The magazine became respected as a resource by high school and public libraries, youth groups, counsellors and parents.
[citation needed] Many looked at the launch of YGA as a sign that the queer youth movement was beginning to take shape.
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