Republican legislators protested the honoring of Sister Roma by the California State Assembly due to her involvement with drag nuns, which they consider a mockery of Catholicism.
by the LGBTQ Caucus of the California Senate at the yearly ceremony commemorating Pride Month, according to thePrior to the event, Republican state senators wrote to Toni Atkins, the pro-tempore president of the California Senate , requesting that she revoke Roma’s invitation because the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of drag nuns committed to activism and community service, make a mockery of Catholicism.
In response, Atkins stated that the suggestion to exclude a charitable member of the LGBTQ+ community from the LGBTQ Caucus’ Pride Month awardees is an unfortunate diversion on the first day of Pride Month and simply unfair.“As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I respect my Republican colleagues, but I’m extremely disappointed in them for leaning into polarization.
During the ceremony, the Republican legislators vacated the Assembly chamber as Roma took the podium to accept her award. She was met with a prolonged standing ovation from the other members and awardees, the
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