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Black t-shirt. "Perpetual Indulgence" The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), also called Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI) is a charity, protest, and street performance organization that uses drag and religious imagery to call attention to sexual intolerance and satirize issues of gender and morality. At their inception in 1979, a small group of gay men in San Francisco began wearing the attire of nuns in visible situations using high camp to draw attention to social conflicts and problems in the Castro District.
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- Identifier
- 5138jf15q
- Collection
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Clothing Collection
- Institution
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Wearing Gay History
- Date Issued
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1980
- Dates Covered
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1979
- Genre
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Physical Objects
- Subject(s)
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Order of Perpetual Indulgence
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
- Places
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California
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San Francisco County
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San Francisco
California > San Francisco County > Castro District
- Topic(s)
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Charity
Drag
LGBTQ+ demonstrations
Nuns
Satire
- Resource Type
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Artifact
- Language
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English
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