This is the sixteenth of our spotlights on community members who volunteer with the CSPC in leadership positions. In this issue, we’ve asked some questions to get a deep and personal look at our new Captain of the Setup/Strike Team, Mina.
Name and/or scene name:
Mina
Pronouns:
She/Her
How do you identify (this can include gender, sexual orientation, kink or BDSM roles, etc.)?
Cisgender Female - Bottom
How long have you been with the CSPC?
Less than a year.
What brought you here and what are your main areas of interest?
As a new resident to WA, I wanted to challenge myself to create a social circle that didn’t involve co-workers. I was fortunate to stumble across CSPC on Fetlife and the rest was history! Not only am I able to socialize, I’m given the opportunity of sexual exploration and discovery.
CSPC e-mail address, title/role, reasons for contact/areas you cover:
Captain Setup/Strike Team, setupstrikecaptain@thecspc.org. Keeping things in order and ensuring that things run as smoothly as possible for an event brings me Zen. I'm looking to establish contact with Hosts/Champions/ECs for La Queer, Fresh Meet, Power Play Mix Tape, Femme Dominion, Myself!, and any other in-person events that are currently being hosted at the Gallery. I'm open to any advice or tips!
What was your path to your current position?
After a few setup/strike shifts, my natural curiosity for organization came butting out and Skitty caught a whiff of it. Now, here I am!
Which CSPC event is your favorite and why?
Currently, my favorite in-person event is Myself! so that I may indulge in my voyeurism kink. The blatant invitation to watch sexual activity in public with no inhibitions or reprecussions is titillating. I hope to attend a Power Play Mix Tape event in the future.
Career or day job (industry, position, or whatever you're comfortable sharing):
Patient Care Coordinator with a local clinic.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I am a homebody who loves to read a variety of romance novels as well as indulge in some quality streaming time. Pre-Covid, I enjoyed playing board games and card games with friends.
Living situation (partners, roommates, pets, plants):
I’ve found it to be more financially sound to be a part of a house sharing situation. So technically I have roommates, but we’re all in our own little world so much that we’re practically strangers. It feels like living alone until a common area snafu happens.
Something no one would ever guess about you or a fun fact:
I’ve recently started a hoodie collection a couple months ago. It’s my goal to collect hoodies that have designs that show off some kind of quirky knowledge about myself or commemorate a traveling opportunity.
Turn-ons and/or squicks:
Turn-On: Open communication, open affection, and sexual confidence.
Squicks: Emotional manipulation and pauciloquents.
Hopes and concerns for the CSPC and/or the greater sex positive community:
My hope for CSPC is a space that we can call our own. I’m excited to expand the types of parties and scenes that we can have!
Advice for a new member or volunteer:
Dive in with both feet! If you’re shy like me when it comes to socializing, then volunteering can give you a purpose to focus on while meeting new people..
How can we build up each other? How can we be here for one another?
I think CSPC does an amazing job at being present for their members. I look forward to the day when we are able to host in-person munches again.
Anything else we should know?
I’m an open book. There’s no such thing as TMI or a dumb question.
