- The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence met with the Gay Straight Alliance Club in the village room 8345 on Wed. March 14 2012. Photo: Jose Romero
Any other day three grown men and a transgender woman walking in to the room wearing dresses, tights, thick white make-up, fake eyelashes, and coronets with lacy veils hanging down behind them might shock you but these are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and their appearance has a purpose.
The Sisters are dressed like drag queen nuns from a Halloween Party but their symbolism has more to do with the fact that they help the gay community in the same way the nuns help the Catholic Church, said the sisters.
The Sisters met with the Gay Straight Alliance Club in the village room 8345 on Wed. March 14, to speak about the purpose of the non-profit organization they volunteer for.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are not only inspirational speakers for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transsexual (L.G.B.T.) community but charity workers that help raise money for charities, and attend events.
“One of our goals is to make it easier on those in the lifestyle and help them to be proud of who they are,” sister Margaret Snatcher said.
- Sister Barbie-Q. Photo: Jose Romero
A hairy older man wearing what looks like a little girl’s summer picnic dress would not usually be taken seriously, yet in the case of the passionate “Sister Barbie-Q” you know he believes in what this organization promotes.
“No matter what we are, what color we are, or what we wear it’s about helping the community Sister Barbie-Q said.
He also spoke of how the reward is not fiscal but more spiritual.
“You can’t imagine the connection that happens when you put yourself out there and help,” Barbie-Q said.
- Sister Lucy-Furr Photo: Jose Romero
Sister Lucy-Furr spoke about the calling you get, that allows you to work so selflessly for others.
Lucy-Furr’s calling, other than working with the sisters, is to help the L.G.B.T. youth escape methamphetamine addiction as Lucy was hooked for 12 years of his life, he said.
The sister’s work was in progress that day as a female G.S.A. club member bonded with “Sister Sadie Masqueradie” over their similar cerebral caused social disabilities and alternative sexual orientations.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s next event will be a baseball game at Fairfax Highschool called the “Drag Queen World Series” featuring The Sisters vs. the West Hollywood Cheerleaders.
