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Convent - Members of LA-SPI

Over the years, since 1995 in Los Angeles, The Sisters have grown from 4 original founding members, to a group of over 35 members today. Becoming a Fully Professed Member takes hard work, dedication, open-hearted compassion, a desire for community service and a whole lotta crazy!

Those who have taken the vows do so, making a lifetime commitment to

History

We are an Order of 21st Century Nuns dedicated to the promulgation of universal joy and the expiation of stigmatic guilt. Our ministry is one of public manifestation and habitual perpetration.

More simply put: we make people happy, stamp out guilt brought on by a judgmental society and help various organizations and charities, etc .... Our goal

FAQ

Q: What is it you people do?

A: We organize a variety of events where we raise funds for charitable organizations as well as providing fun, laughter, and a premium sexual outlet for aficionados of grease paint and pubic glitter. The charities we serve might be AIDS service / education providers, arts / theater groups, gay teen support groups

New Membership

What does it take to become one of the LA Sisters? The process of becoming a Sister is not an easy aspiration. It takes well over a year to earn your place among The Sisters. Despite the outrageous fun, glamorous life and public notoriety, this is really hard work. Not for the faint of heart...not for the wallflower!
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Saints

From time to time, The Sisters honor members of our communities that have dedicated a great deal of their lives to our community. Many of these awesome people have become our friends and fellow activists.

Although they have no aspirations to join The Sisters, they are our allies whom we depend upon greatly. We applaud their good deeds and continue

Donors

Each year the LA Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host and\or participate at events in and around Southern California, and more. The primary purpose of these events is to raise awareness, create a fun and creative good time, all while raising money for various charities in support of the local communities we serve.

Many times our fund raising effor

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Play Fair! Long Beach

The LA Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have created a series of Play Fair Long Beach cards suitable for collecting. Each cards depicts a different Sister, sharing a story of real-life experiences. All proceeds from the cards
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Beads of Remembrance

BEADS of REMEMBRANCE is a bead drive initiated by Sister Bubbles Jewcee Fruit, raising money for charity. Dedicate beads to past loved one, those you have lost to the fight against HIV. Fight the perils of fear and
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Support & Services

In addition to putting on our own events, The LA Sisters are often found in\and around Southern California supporting the needs of many other community events put on by many other HIV\AIDS service-related organizations,
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Photos

Turn to the left! Now turn to the right! Sashay! Shantay! Work it honey! Ok ok! Pappa who? Paparazzi! Lights...camera....WAIT..I'm working!! There are thousands upon thousands of pictures taken each year of The LA Sisters! Pucker, pose, snap..and click!

Here are a few of the many pictures taken at various events, clubs, rallies and hell...we

Video

Video! Yay! As if!!!

Check in with The LA Sisters across the web. Many Sisters have online portals as part of a greater outreach. Sister Unity Divine has a collection of thought provoking sojourns, tackling the subjects of being an outside, sexuality, berdache, gay spirituality and more.

News

Never mind the Kardasians, keeping up with The LA Sisters if far more fun!

The LA Sisters pop up all over the place these days, and NOT just at Pride Parades and events. The Sisters are activists and can be found at Colleges giving lectures about sexuality, gay history, gender issues and spirituality. The LA Sisters lead the pack at Gay Rights

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Play Fair! Fagnets

The LA Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have created a series of Play Fair Long Beach cards suitable for collecting. Each cards depicts a different Sister, sharing a story of real-life experiences. All proceeds from the cards go directly to ALEF. The LA Sisters have created a series of Play Fair! Long Beach cards suitable for collecting. Each

Cookbook

As part of becoming one of The LA Sisters, each member must put on and create a charitable event and\or fund raising project in support of our community.

Sister BarbieQ has put her heart, soul and dedication to one of our most successful events of late: The Joy of Gluttony - A cookbook, benefitting the Northeast Valley Health HIV Division.

Pins, TShirts & More

The LA Sisters offer to you a gift for your donation. Your donation helps to support the ongoing services of The LA Sisters. In return, we send you a gift for your contribution.

We have designed pins, t-shirts, coffee mugs and more. For a suggested donation, we thank you with a special gift. Show your support...great gifts for friends and more.

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Our Mission

Simply put: Our mission is to make people happy, stamp out guilt brought on by a judgmental society and help various organizations and charities, etc ....

Our goal is to embrace our gay and diverse selves and each other as we are today, as we were born and as we are meant to be. Our goal is to share kindness, love and laughter with those we have

Corporate Links

While as seen as avant-garde activists and crazed guerilla theatre nuts, we are a fully sanctioned California Non-Profit Corporation.

Your contributions are tax deductible as outlined by the IRS, California Franchise Tax Board and the California Secretary of State.

Below is a listing of related links and information.

501c3

The Los Angeles Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a duly noted 501c3 Non-Profit Public Charity. Our mission is to provide education, outreach, and community service to local charities in\and around Southern California. Our fund raising income is put to work within our communities and nearly 95% of all monies raised goes directly into the hands of
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Bio - Sister Candy

Sister Candy Cide, of the Immaculate Misconception
Joined Order: 1871
Sponsor: Founding Member
Fully Professed: 1871

I started following the work of the Sisters after my first encounter with them in 1992. I had already been serving the gay and lesbian community with organizations like Christopher Street West and Catalyst in Pasadena and saw the Sisterhood as a way to continue the work and to personally deal with the guilt I felt struggling with the Christian belief system in which I was raised as a child.

After getting to know the San Francisco Sisters through mutual friends and their work at Gay Pride events, I started approaching individual members about joining. After being given the run-around by individual members, a Seattle sister suggested that Reverend Mother Sister GladAss and I start a renegade House in Los Angeles. After our initial conversations with San Franciso about starting our House, my name Sister Candy Cide was given to me by Sister Camille Leon after I couldn’t decide on a Sister name. I later added “of the Immaculate Misconception” as a pun to deal with my own religious struggles.

My current Sisterly goals haven’t changed since I started. I want to help other gay and lesbian people overcome the guilt and confusion that often comes with the struggle to rectify our sexuality with religious beliefs. Through confrontation, I want to show religious communities the need to end their persecution of sexual minorities and bring about the demise of “anti-gay ministries.” Last, I want to unite the many factions of the Los Angeles gay and lesbian community and help create a universal appreciation for the differences and similarities.

My role models are Reverend Mel White, the late AIDS Diva Connie Norman, and all of the pre-Stonewall drag queens who were arrested time after time for expressing their true selves.

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