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Emotions ran deep as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, drag queens dressed as nuns, threw a 20th anniversary bash in San Francisco on Sunday despite criticism from Roman Catholics that their rituals smacked of heresy.
The street party, which featured bands, Easter bonnets and a “Hunky Jesus” beauty contest, infuriated church officials who said holding the parody on Easter was like neo-Nazis partying on Passover.
Tom Ammiano, the president of the city’s Board of Supervisors, urged “that we resurrect that spirit of coexistence” as he addressed a crowd of thousands in San Francisco’s predominantly gay Castro District for the event.
