Dodging the Sisters: Why Queer Nuns Keep Going Viral
From Walter H. Capps Center (Video) by UCTV
February 3, 2025 · 1h 24m
About this episode
Melissa M. Wilcox discusses the viral impact of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence amidst the cultural and political debates surrounding Pride Night.
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
- politics
Keywords
- queer nuns
- Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
- L.A. Dodgers
- Pride Night
- media
- politics
- religion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, L.A. Dodgers, UC Riverside, Walter H. Capps Center
Books & works: Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series
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