Guest speaker Melissa M. Wilcox, UC Riverside

In June 2023, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence went viral on
conservative media after an appearance at the L.A. Dodgers 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. So who are these nuns, and why do they keep
winding up the right and delighting the left? Join us and find out.

Wilmer Endowed Lecture in Christian Studies