The Sisters are great. IN THE LIFE recently did a story on them. You can watch it here:

http://inthelifetv.org/html/episodes/72.html

I'm currently in Berlin, and was recently at a club (SO36) here that does a lot of fundraising for immigrant rights and other causes. There were two sisters at the club that were definitely running the show: EVERYONE wanted to talk with them. I thought they were just famous Berlin bearded drag queens. I had no idea they were part of an international advocacy organization, but that's really awesome.

Everyone show all your love for the Sisters by helping spread their message:

1. IMMEDIATELY sending links to some of their best videos (there SO many to choose from) like the one below of their most recent Easter celebration of "our Lord's resurrection" and the Hunky Jesus contest to every member of the Maine legislature before their marriage equality hearings begin tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2l5LI1XmNM

2. Send the same links to all your straight Net-savy family members, the family pastor, priest, rabbi, Imam, Mullah, whatever, coworkers, and your boss [assuming you don't have a gay ghetto job].

3. Don't forget President Obama & the First Lady, Secretary of Defense Gates, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff; your state and local reps, your Congressperson, your Senators, the local school board and principals of all the public schools in your town.

4. Print representative stills and mail them to every non Net-savy straight person you know, especially Granny and Grampa and all your aunts and uncles.

What a great story— I had never heard of them before, but now I'm really interested.

Hi and thanks for the lovely piece. I do have a couple corrections:

The Sister pictured for San Francisco is actually from San Diego. While each House has its own distinctive wimple, there are no rules against Sisters wearing another House's wimple.

The Sisters pictured for London are actually from the Couvent de Paname in France. The London Sisters wear a traditional nun's habit.

A couple fun facts: LA was the second House in the US, followed by Seattle and the Sydney, Paris and Berlin Houses were the first formed outside of the US (in that order).

Blessings!
Sister Edith Myflesh, Current Abbess
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.

Yay! Sister Stella Standing is the face of Seattle! Thanks for highlighting this group! <3

@Trenton:

Oh, honey, that's not sister Stella, that's Sister Faye Latio. Though I have seen sister Stella with a habit similar to that. :)

@Trenton: Actually that's Sister Faye Latio

Thanks for the clarification! Bad angle!

(How embarrassing)

We've had the sisterhood here in Australia for years yet they don't seem to rate a mention.

The first photo is Sister Picoletta from Berlin, the second is Sister Kali Vagilistic X. P. Alidosious from San Diego.

I have for many years been a "fan" of the Sisters, the work they do is phenomenal, they do outreach, fundraising, as well as have a good time in the process. Here in Seattle the Abbey of Saint Joan is probably one of if not the most respected fundraising organization in the City(although when the Abbey first started there were some "issues")they have acheived a recognition status equaled by few others. Keep up the great work.

Yes, the above picture is of me, Sister Kali, and I am from San Diego. That photo was taken in San Francisco, Easter Sunday 2009 while I was there celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Thank you for a wonderful article.

Much Love and More Glitter,
Sister Kali Vagilistic X.P. Aladocious; the Yonic Nun