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A PRETTY TOMBOI & A BOSS Meet GINA MALAK By Gwendolyn D. Clemons, Editor-in-Chief
Meet Gina Malak our national MOC search winner for the September - October Community Issue. After amassing a resounding number of votes to represent “The Pretti Tombois of the LGBTQ Community” Gina has earned the rights to represent us. TUV Editorin-Chief, Gwendolyn recently interviewed Gina to help us better understand the duality of being true to one’s self and representing Black women in an unchartered profession.
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Gina Malak, the Innovator, Philanthropist and an Activist. Gina, a native of California, currently residing in the Atlanta, GA area. She is notably recognized as a leading Interoperability Healthcare, Public Health Engineer and an International Digital Health Speaker. Gina is a Minister in Training at The Greater Empowerment Ministries (The GEM Project) in Atlanta, GA. Gina’s calling has positioned her to bring her spiritual gifts of entrepreneurship and exhortation to the ministry. Family is her cornerstone and with that Gina has a son Lincoln-Alexander and is in a God’s purposed relationship
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with a lovely lady. Q: Let’s talk about “Pretty Tombois” the social space for Lesbian Women. What was the motivation behind starting to private page? A: Pretty Tombois™ is a Digital Entertainment and Innovations company. Our brand serves women who love women. Pretty Tombois was established in 2020 while in COVID-19 quarantine. It started as a Facebook Group, a safe place for LGBTQ women of color to interact, engage in thought-provoking conversations, entertainment, and a place for online dating.
