By: Alicia Chen

An hour before the Dodgers faced off against the Giants, Sister Unity, and Sister Dominia received their Community Hero Award.

Though the stands were near-empty, with only a few hundred people, the Sister Unity and Sister Dominia, part of an organization called The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence made of up LGBTQIA+ men and women, embraced the moment. Sister Unity said, “The stands were more empty than filled, but the mood was warm and happy.

There have always been debates surrounding the question of whether or not their actions are appropriate, as they often make skits that are offensive toward people of certain religions, and disrespect sacred religious rituals. Fr. Chris Ponnet, a spiritual director in the Los Angeles archdiocese said, “Some people are judging what’s on their website, which is, at times, very disturbing and insulting to anyone who is seriously a religiously vowed person.”

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence also founded the Hunky Jesus competition, an event that allows people to dress up as Jesus and prop themselves up on a wooden cross in a playful manner.

Throughout their existence, they have performed many inappropriate acts that ridicule Catholicism and people who believe in it.

Because of their controversial acts and the uproar on the internet, they were invited, uninvited, then invited again by the Dodgers.

But on the other hand, these drag nuns have also performed acts that spread kindness, positivity, and unity. They have been providing comfort for the sick ever since the 1980s AIDS pandemic. They promoted the use of condoms, often distributing them at LGBTQIA+ bars while discussing the importance of them.

They feed the hungry, house the homeless, and support queer art and LGBTQIA+ youth.

Their official website states, “The Sisters frequently act as educators, lecturing to classrooms of students and informing the cute boy at the bar about the risks of unsafe sex.”

The organization has spread to almost every state in the U.S. as well as Canada, raising awareness of homophobia and funding local pride organizations. They have stated on their website, “Since our appearance on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry, and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect to diversity and spiritual enlightenment.

In the end, however, despite ongoing debate, there are good intentions behind their actions, and no amount of public disapproval can change that fact.