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Sisters Act: Meet the D.C. order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

They're here, they're queer, and D.C. is getting used to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and their "drag activism"

Novice Sister Queen Issa Fella -- Photo by Julian Vankim
Novice Sister Queen Issa Fella — Photography by Julian Vankim

 

Novice Sister Queen Issa Fella

“Heather! Really? OMG! Heather!”

What inspired you to join?

“I wanted to do more than I could through an organization that was more than I could be.”

Have you ever been involved in activism before?

“While always interested in activism, I never had the ovarian fortitude to get off the couch and care until the Sisters.”

What’s your catchphrase?

“On behalf of her royal travesty.”

 

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