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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® is a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since our first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted ourselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. We believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty and we use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.

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Started volunteering with the Order July 2003 and fully professed August 2005.
Father Phil Anthropy, Brother Ben E. Factor and Mother Mary Martin (Nun of That Drama)
Sister Saki Tumi. Formerly known as Beth Le Ham, she is the daughter of Sister Phyllis Stein (coincidentally, my biological mother is named Beth, and my maternal grandmother is named Phyllis). I am overwhelmed to have such a wonderful person as my mother.
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After watching Sister Saki work her magic. She really does make the service to our community an incredibly fun experience for everyone! Sister Saki says that she sees her work as "a means of showing appreciation to my gay community and San Francisco." I totally agree!

Like many, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City reinforced my love for the history and traditions of our community and this area. After living in San Francisco for a few years, I was amazed at the kaleidoscope that is the LGBT community. I see the Sisters as a sort of United Nations, in a way, because we are as diverse as our community, with our members supporting and being involved with a multitude of causes.

After volunteering for various organizations during my first three years in the City, I found my way to the Sisters. As a delegate to the Federation of Gay Games and a member of the Team San Francisco Board of Directors, I had heard the stories of the Sisters helping Dr. Tom Waddell raise money to help San Francisco host the first two Gay Games. Because of my involvement in the LGBT sports community, I had the opportunity to reintroduce the Sisters to sports!

I will celebrate your faith, but I have grown wary of the organizations established by men in the name of God. In a world currently torn apart by fundamentalist religions, I am tired of hearing from religious extremists (both foreign and domestic) who think they speak for God.

To bring laughter and joy to a hurting world. And to raise a lot of money in the process...
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