<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">Hello beautiful people! We are HOTTOGO for...</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:4pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">The<i> </i></span><b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">FIFTH ANNUAL</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"> <span style="color:rgb(204,0,204)">~<span class="gmail-il">QUEER</span> <span class="gmail-il">PROM</span>~</span></span></b><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">is returning the night of August 24^th at WHOI’s Fenno Patio (rain location: Clark 5). Read on to learn more, and please consider joining <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> committee!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">PLEASE RSVP by Aug 21st so we can get enough dranks - <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FPAsksT9LYTioZV4h8&amp;data=05%7C02%7Call-postdocs%40whoi.edu%7C679d3ba2116f49560e1308dcac02d75e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638574375520345857%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OdEdarnmzXoMCJeG%2BElo6TGTZojxlJBB28IOhU6oX2M%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://forms.gle/PAsksT9LYTioZV4h8" shash="Zem3oR1onY9NyF66awvEZUSiIAI2fKYdhBRzz+Qqvg333VnBwQz2T5+TPJoe3WD80B0ghXJ4bYcYMsGMLa2TSQT8Ed7zkTckGSFMTdl5bm0OmdD+VYXR8npJSsu+Ih0YYmSKn71SqPy3PmQb7TMOHlXAw7gu3kVasg39tiF3wUg=">THIS FORM</a></span></i></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><div><br></div><div><p class="m_9165574367271478575MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">What is <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span>?<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="m_9165574367271478575MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">It’s a celebration of you and your unique brand of awesome. Let’s be honest, most parties stretching from high school <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> to now are boring and have lots of social expectations. <span class="gmail-il">Queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> is better. <span class="gmail-il">Queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> is experimental. <span class="gmail-il">Queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> is everything you wanted high school <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> to be. Basically: we dress up all pretty. There’s lots of decorations. We have apps and refreshments and jokes and dancing. A LOT OF DANCING. Our goal is to make you feel good in your own skin.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_9165574367271478575MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_9165574367271478575MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">You might be wondering, &quot;this sounds a lot like <span class="gmail-il">prom</span>, where does the <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> part come in?&quot; Well, unlike regular <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> with its many social expectations, <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> EXPLICITLY encourages you to break the norm in any way that makes you feel more empowered. Want to experiment with your gender expression? A taboo at regular <span class="gmail-il">prom</span>- HELL YES at <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span>. &quot;This isn&#39;t what a young professional scientist should wear&quot; you say to yourself. Wear it at <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span>! There&#39;s no such thing as gaudy, weird, tacky, etc. at <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span>!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_9165574367271478575MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_9165574367271478575MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">~<span style="color:red">ALL </span><span style="color:rgb(255,192,0)">ARE </span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80)">WELCOME </span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240)">AT </span><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><span class="gmail-il">QUEER</span> </span><span style="color:rgb(255,102,255)"><span class="gmail-il">PROM</span></span>!~ </span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">This is an event designed to “<span class="gmail-il">queer</span>”/subvert the traditionalism of <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> and parties, especially formal ones. It is <i>not</i> a <span class="gmail-il">queer</span>-affinity space. However, <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> is 21+. We don’t serve alcohol, but there will be alcohol at the event.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><u></u> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">Queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">Prom</span> Committee</span></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">We are also looking for new members of the <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> committee who help organize and decorate the event. <b>If you want to be a cool person and help us make this night magical, please reply to this email</b>! or in the RSVP form. The commitment is very low- committee members just meet every other week or so and brainstorm ideas and help with purchasing and setup. Previous <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">proms</span> have included bubble guns, go-gurts, custom temporary tattoos, and so much more. We are looking for new, exciting ideas! If you want to brainstorm with us, reply to this email to come to our initial <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> committee meeting. This event wouldn’t be possible without our amazing <span class="gmail-il">queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">prom</span> committees each and every year.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">TL;DR<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Avenir Next LT Pro&quot;,sans-serif">-<span class="gmail-il">Queer</span> <span class="gmail-il">Prom</span> is the night of August 24^th @ 8PM, please RSVP!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Much Love,</p><p class="MsoNormal">The Queer Prom Committee (which could also be you!!)</p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jin-Si, Dan, Colette</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>