Dodging the Sisters: Why Queer Nuns Keep Going Viral

About this episode

Melissa M. Wilcox discusses the viral impact of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence amidst cultural and political debates.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence went viral in conservative media in June 2023 when the L.A. Dodgers announced plans to honor the local house of the order at the team’s annual Pride Night. Reporting on the ensuing scuffle focused largely on sports, politics, and culture wars, not on religion, and it largely misrepresented or overlooked the international order of queer and trans nuns at the heart of the story. In this program, Melissa M. Wilcox, Professor and Holstein Family & Community Chair of Religious Studies at UC Riverside, talks about who these nuns are and why they keep rankling the right and delighting the left. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40374]

People in this episode

Guest: Melissa M. Wilcox

Topics covered

• queer nuns
• media representation
• Pride Night
• culture wars
• religion
• LGBTQ+ issues

Keywords

• Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
• queer nuns
• L.A. Dodgers
• Pride Night
• media
• religion
• LGBTQ+

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, L.A. Dodgers, UC Riverside, Walter H. Capps Center

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