This is the fifth of our spotlights on community members who help out the CSPC in leadership positions. In this issue, we’ve asked some questions to get a deep and personal look at our Board Member and Volunteer Liaison, Skitty.

• Name and scene name: 

  • Shelley Gauthier / Skitty

• Pronouns:

  •  she/her

• How do you identify? 

  • cis female, pansexual, polyamorous, kinky, and submissive

• How long have you been with the CSPC? 

  • four years

• What brought you here and what are your main areas of interest? 

  • I used to live about a mile from the old Interbay location, and had heard rumors that there was a “sex club” under the Magnolia Bridge. Shocking! So four years ago, when I began to open up my relationship with my new partner, I had to check it out. Let’s just say, I got more than I bargained for!

• CSPC e-mail address, title/role, areas you cover: 

  • I am a Board Member skitty@thecspc.org, your Volunteer Liaison volunteerliaison@thecspc.org, a member of the Communications Team, Orientation Leader, Monitor, and Registration volunteer.

• What was your path to your current position? 

  • I was a member for a year and a half before joining the Programming Team. Soon after that, I became Co-Lead. I kept attending events and accumulating volunteer roles and in February of 2020, I joined the Board of Directors. At that point, I was in love with the CSPC and couldn’t get enough, so it seemed like a great idea to resurrect the role of Volunteer Liaison and create a Communications Team. I think I’ve finally reached my hard limit.

•  Which CSPC event is your favorite and why? 

  • I love the warm, charming, fun energy of “Fucking Precious” but I have to say, my favorite party is LaQueer. It is at the LaQueer parties that I feel most at home. It is a feast for the senses. “Queer” is a very large umbrella and this is an inclusive event for all of us. The last LaQueer I went to had dozens of scenes and every one of them was a different combination of people enjoying one another in a different combination of ways.

• Career or day job: 

  • Most of my teaching career has been in Special Education. These days, I am a full time volunteer with the CSPC and at KEXP.

• What do you like to do in your free time? 

  • I love to read, attend live music events, and spend hours talking, especially if it includes food and drink. One of my favorite things is when people disagree with me. I appreciate hearing different points of view and reconsidering my perceptions based on the experiences and viewpoints of others. Always learning!

• Living situation (partners, roommates, pets, plants): 

  • I live with my male nesting partner, two teenage sons, and two ridiculously fluffy cats. I also have a long distance girlfriend and a non-binary Mistress who works tirelessly to keep me in line.

• Something no one would ever guess about you or a fun fact: 

  • I’m afraid of sharks in swimming pools but only after dark.

• Turn-ons:

  • Negotiation, consent, practicing safer sex, and having my neck kissed and bitten.

• Squicks: 

  • I’m squicked by tickling. I know a lot of people love this but if you tickle my feet, you just might end up with a bloody nose from an involuntary kick.

• Advice for a new member or volunteer: 

  • Create the community you want by speaking up, reaching out, and volunteering.

• Is there an event or organization, outside of the CSPC, that you feel our community should know about? 

  • Bawdy Storytelling is an amazing event that used to take place monthly at the Re-Bar and is now happening online. Storytellers share personal, true stories about sex, kink, body image, gender, and so much more!