<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Hello Exiles Community,</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">As the in</span><em style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><u style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">cum</span></u></em><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">bent CoCoordintor, I am <i>honored</i> to announce the newly appointed 2022 Exiles Board! </span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">The collective mission of our new board is to build, serve, and strengthen the bonds of our community, both here in the Bay and nationwide. We are excited to reengage post-shelter-in-place, accomplish new goals, support each other, and - </span><em style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">keep it kinky! </span></em></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b><br></b></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Welcome and Congratulations!</b></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Introducing the 2022 Exiles Board:</p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">CoCoordinator: Kara (she/her)</span><br></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">CoCoordinator: Reika (she/her)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Membership: honeycrisp (she/her)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Treasurer: Kramer (he/they)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Newsletter Editor: abbe (we/they)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Website Manager: Emma (she/fae)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Doorkeeper: Mo (hy/hym)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Steward: Dandy (she/her)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">CoOrientation Director: Kayla (she/her)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">CoOrientation Director: Monica (all pronouns)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">PR/Outreach: Kitty (she/her)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Accessibility Lead: Rusty (they/them)</span></p><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Volunteer Organizer: Tammy (she/her)</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Want to know more about our new directors? The bios of each Director will be posted on our website and social media in the upcoming weeks! </span>You can find us at our first board meeting Sunday, May 1st, from 6-7pm PST.</p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>AND, </b></span></p><p style="text-align:center;color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>don't forget about our upcoming events for April</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Virtual IMsLBB </b>this April 22-24! So, </span><em style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Get Wet with the Exiles</span></em><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> as we host our hospitality suite on Saturday, April 23rd, 11am PST! Please support IMsLBB by buying your <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-ms-leather-international-ms-bootblack-2022-virtual-edition-tickets-264480266597?ref=estw">tickets</a> today! </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">And on Friday, April 29th, 8pm-10pm PST on Zoom, we have the wanderful <b>Patty, IMsL 2014, presenting </b></span><em style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Floggers and Cats and Whips, Oh My!!!</b> </span></em><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">So don't forget to jump on Eventbrite and get your tickets today! </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Information, including links to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBaTXaZdsi8vgfsWkEAAUssGXz6t5RaSdA3Lp40oEP8iXL0w/viewform">tickets</a>, can be found on our website and our upcoming newsletter, The Lunatic Fringe!</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">And once again, Congratulations to our Exiles Board Directors!  </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">In Leather,</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Kara, CoCoordinator</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#990000"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Kara <font size="1">(she/her)</font></font><br><font size="1" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Co-Coordinator, the Exiles</font></font><div><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Cruise Director, Lesbian Sex Mafia</span><font color="#990000"><font size="1" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br>Member, SF Leather and LGBTQI+ Cultural District<br>Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture and Sexuality, Princeton University </font></font><br><div><div><div><font color="#674ea7"><a href="http://theexiles.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Website</a> <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">| </span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theexilessf/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">|  </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theexilessf" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">| </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://fetlife.com/users/2319325" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">FetLife</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  |  </span><a href="https://www.patreon.com/theexilessf" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Patreon</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  </span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>