Gina What is your name? Gina. Due to a severe ballot mishandling incident, you are elected president. Oddly, you didn't even run. What is the first thing you do? well, first off i would congratulate the american people on their excellent taste and reward them all with a pint of ben & jerry’s. then i would quickly set to work dismantling the central government and providing localized training in community-based organizing so that people could create their own utopian societies. this would, of course, lead to a global revolution that would engender world peace and precipitate the end of racism, sexism, homophobia, and class-based injustice. woohoo! What are your turn-ons * an excellent vocabulary * independence * relentless pursuit of the impossible dream * lip piercings * the library * riot grrrls * girl DJs * good basslines (and good music in general) * rad chickenscratch handwriting What are your turn-offs * homophobia (that’s mr.dyke to you!) * mullets (either old-school OR nouveau, they gots ta go) * senseless drama * extreme superficiality and pretentiousness * “smooth jazz” * lipstick * leather (sorry; vegetarian) * self-censorship – don’t hold back or hide your true self or your true feelings! What is your personal motto? "when i dare to be powerful – to use my strength in service of my vision – it becomes less important whether or not i am afraid." – audre lorde -and- "if you are a weird, outcast teenager, remember that the people who are making your life miserable... these are the best days of their lives. when you are just starting to come into your own, they will be settling into their default careers and default lives, wondering why they’re not happy." – poppy z. brite