, Sister Sistah, Sister Dana Van Iquity and Sister Kitty Catalyst O.C.P. at San Francisco's Names Project Quilt office on Market St. working on the Sister's Nuns of The Above memorial quilt photo:Rink Photo]]

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (also Order of Perpetual Indulgence (OPI)) are "radical genderfuck" artists, activists and self-described 21st century nuns for the queer (gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, lesbian, kink, etc.) communities. They are highly visible gay icons and social activists and have used their visibility to advance a host of human rights and liberal issues both within the LGBT community and in mainstream society. One of the most visible and well known is Sister Roma.

The international network of Orders is mostly non-profit charity organizations within their c...