Tag Archives: Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence

Boycott Fail: Dodgers Play To Packed House Of 49,000

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Fans in attendance of Friday’s Pride Night at Dodger Stadium enjoyed the game and celebration of the LGBTQ community, despite the thousands of protesters outside who opposed the team’s decision to include the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in their event. Fans were still able to make their way into the stadium and the Sisters were …

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Pence Attacks Dodgers’ Pride Night: “Deeply Offensive”

Fox News reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence is speaking out against the decision by Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers to welcome an LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team’s annual Pride Night. The former vice president, taking to Twitter on Wednesday, said that Dodger’s decision to honor the group after it rescinded its original …

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LA Dodgers To Hold “Christian Faith And Family Day”

Deadline reports: The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced what’s termed a “relaunch” of the team’s “Christian Faith and Family Day” event. News of the resurrected faith event comes shortly after the team enmeshed itself in a controversy over its Pride Night celebration. The team invited – then disinvited – then reinvited the controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence group to take …

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Dodgers “Sincerely Apologize” And Re-Invite Sisters

First, a reminder about the last few days: The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing mounting criticism over its decision to withdraw an invitation it extended to a group called The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to participate in the team’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night. Ahead of its June 16 Pride Night, the organization decided the nonprofit it intended to honor would …

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Anaheim Mayor Invites Sisters To Angels Pride Night

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: The mayor of Anaheim has invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Angels Pride Night following the Dodgers disinviting the group to their own pride night, causing controversy. The Los Angeles LGBT center and LA Pride have pulled out of the Dodgers Pride Night scheduled for June 16 after the team disinvited the Sisters of …

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LA LGBT Center Ditches Pride Night Over Sisters Snub

Via press release from the Los Angeles LGBT Center: We are deeply disappointed that the Dodgers, an organizational partner that has made significant strides towards dismantling anti-LGBTQ+ bias in sports and long-standing supporter of our mission, has decided to revoke their invitation to honor the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at their upcoming Pride Night. Buckling to pressure from out-of-state, right-wing …

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Dodgers Cave To Haters, Sisters Axed As Honorees

From the May 4th press release from LA Pride: LA Pride is thrilled to be partnering with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium, presented by Blue Shield of California, on Friday, June 16. LA Pride fans will enjoy a host of extras, both before and after the 7:10 p.m. matchup against the …

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Marco Rubio Melts Down Over LA Dodgers’ Plan To Honor “Blasphemous” Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence

Via press release from Sen. Marco Rubio: In June, the Los Angeles Dodgers plan to give a “Community Hero Award” to an anti-Catholic group of activist drag queen performers. The LA Chapter of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence features men dressed like Catholic nuns who mock the faith with the motto “Go forth and sin some more!” U.S. Senator Marco …

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The Sisters Bestow “Sainthood” On Stormy Daniels

Just in from San Francisco’s Sister Roma: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence recognize individuals who exemplify the Order’s commitments to Activism, community service, and the advancement of human rights with our highest honor: Sainthood. Stormy Daniels’ bravery in sharing her story and speaking truth to power earned her the respect and admiration of the Sisters. We surprised her last night …

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SAN FRANCISCO: Pink Saturday Canceled

From the Bay Area Reporter: San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener confirmed Thursday that there will be no Pink Party in the city’s gay Castro district the Saturday before the annual LGBT Pride parade. Following a March 17 meeting with key stakeholders, Wiener told the Bay Area Reporter that there will be no street closures this year. In previous years, the …

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SF’s Pink Saturday Is Back On

San Francisco’s often tumultuous Pink Saturday street party, held on the day before the Pride parade, was canceled last month after the withdrawal of its longtime sponsor, the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence, who cited the event’s “escalation of violence.” But today the San Francisco LGBT Community Center stepped in to run this year’s party with a promise of increased security. …

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SF’s Pink Saturday Event Is Canceled

San Francisco’s often tumultuous Pink Saturday street party, held on the day before the Pride parade, has been canceled for this year. Via press release from the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence: Pink Saturday has had a history of great joy for the community over the years. During the time it has been produced by the Sisters it has raised hundreds …

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Paging Bill Donohue

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Porno Pete Stalks Gays In San Francisco

In a blog entry posted today, Porno Pete LaBarbera revealed that he traveled to San Francisco last month in order to stalk the performers and attendees at the “uber blasphemous” Hunky Jesus contest held every Easter by the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence at Dolores Park.  But Porno’s creepy cross-country crusade was tragically for naught, as the contest was postponed due …

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Photo Of The Day

SF Weekly reports: You can count on San Francisco to keep things real, and last night the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence didn’t just keep it real, they kept it really entertaining. Was it a coincidence that the sisters had dinner reservations next to the very conservative Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio (aka “America’s Toughest Sheriff”) last night at John’s Grill in …

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Call Me Saint JoeMyGawd

Last night at Remember The Party here in San Francisco, I was surprised by the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence who were there to name me one of their saints. For a second, I actually thought I was being pranked until they asked me to kneel for the canonization ritual and the photographers moved in. As Sisters we strive to uphold …

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Newspaper Correction

And it turns out that the part of the San Francisco Chronicle story that most enraged some local Catholics wasn’t true. Sister Barbi Mitzah responds in the comments to the correction: You only wrote about this and the made-up story because it sensationalizes your story. Personally, I’ve seen better journalism on a box of cheerios. Next time you want to …

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Seriously, NBC?

According to NBC Bay Area, the death of a one-time San Francisco mayoral candidate and highly-regarded AIDS activist falls under “Weird News” because he occasionally wore a costume. We’ll have to remember that the next time a famous costumed person dies.

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Sister Boom Boom Dies At 57

Well known Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence member, one-time San Francisco mayoral candidate, and early AIDS activist Jack “Sister Boom Boom” Fertig passed away Sunday night at age of 57. The Sisters send us this remembrance: On August 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Sister Boom Boom aka Jack Fertig succumbed to liver cancer in the loving presence of his partner Elias …

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Sunday: AIDS Vigil In The Castro

This Sunday the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence will lead the 29th annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial in San Francisco’s Castro District. Similar events will take place that day throughout the world. Health, faith and community-based organizations in some 115 countries will use the event to remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS, to support those living with HIV and …

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