Sister Roma of the San Francisco Order of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be honored by Legislature, sparking another culture wars controversy.
Known as much for her dramatic face makeup and colored boa headdresses as for her work caring for AIDS patients, promoting safe-sex education and cleaning up trash throughout San Francisco, drag activist Sister Roma is slated to be honored Monday during an annual LGBTQ+ Pride Month ceremony in the state Capitol.more LGBTQ+ lawmakers now serve than at any time in state history
“The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, through their public disparagement of the Catholic Faith, have displayed a disregard for the principles of tolerance and understanding that should guide our society.
rescinded the award amid criticism from Catholics, and finally reinstated it with a promise to “better educate ourselves” and strengthen ties with the LGBTQ+ community.
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