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OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE AUGUST 5. 2011 1 5 _J 0 Welcome to the Jungle The “Nuns ‘N Roses” Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence International Conclave invades PDX BY RYAN J. PRADO Brace yourself for 100 Sisters, representing 22 autonomous. Because we do things differently, others [that] were in really serious financial missions and houses in 3 different countries, when W e get together and talk about how we trouble,” M oore explains. “W e were really aware to descend into the Rose City, not-quite-fly do stuff, it’s always a learning opportunity.” that there was a need for fundraising. N othing ing-nun style, for the Sisters’ International Conclave, August 15-21. Dubbed Nuns ‘N Roses for the Portland in The Portland house o f the Sisters o f Perpetual against C A P or O ur House, but they were get- Indulgence began its journey seven years ago, ting the lion’s share o f the money from the just before Portland Pride 2005. M oore and community. The smaller organizations really W as it really six years ago that the tour de stallment, the Sisters’ Conclave gatherings are some friends attended a force known as the Sisters o f Perpetual Indul an annual meeting o f Sisters o f fully professed bingo fundraiser event for gence infiltrated Portlands L G B T Q _ scene? houses or missions— would-be houses getting Can you fathom a time when the Entertain their footing in the Sisters’ world. The events 'he Oregon Bears hosted by the Seattle house o f Sisters, needed some help.” Brace yourself for 100 S js t e r s representing 22 A fte r organizing first as a mission, a soon fully pro fessed Portland house ment District, or O ld Tow n or Stark Street are an opportunity not just to socialize, but to and agreed that a Portland missions and houses in saloons were not teem ing with white-faced, gain knowledge and understanding about the contingent 3 different countries, to aim o f helping raise money habit-bedecked nuns with safe-sex kits and ongoing issues encountered by each Sisters’ Given the Sisters’ ethos o f descend info the Rose City for other charitable organi bags o f condoms? W ell, fathom it: This sum house. A s Portland house co-founder Sister fundraising for smaller orga could flourish. zations, conducting safer- mer marks the sixth anniversary o f the incor M ona L ittle-M oore explains, each microcosm nizations, along with L G - for the Sisters’ International poration o f the Portland Sisters o f Perpetual is different, and Conclave is about recognizing BTQadvocacy, safe-sex edu Conclave, August 15-21. Indulgence, The O rder o f Benevolent Bliss, and learning from diversity. cation and launched with a three-part one-on-one sex education— by way o f condom or outs— and other hand community “ W e each gear our ministry to what our ministering, M oore saw the need and the op- outreach. M o st in the larger public sphere community needs,” M o o re explains. “ W h a t portunity to begin something new in the have seen the Sisters during their regular bar A n d what would this observance be i f not Portland needs is not necessarily what [L o s region. crawls in downtown Portland. Between the an opportune time to show the rest o f the or Angeles] needs, or what L .A . needs may not “A t that time, there were three AID S-related der just how things work here in Portland? be what Nashville needs. So each house is organizations that had gone under, and several Inc. as a fully professed house o f the Sisters’ worldwide order. elaborate nun-inspired costumes— donned not in mockery but to honor as “nuns o f the h 4 get him on the line FREE TRIAL .416.7097 More local numbers: 1.800.777.8000 sV f g ® in te r a c tiv e m a le ■ 18+ w w w .in te r a c tiv e m a le .c o m *• r r r V jq y www.GuySpycom A « « i- a b l# ■J A p p on g y y j^ p y j Q g q y fh » A h o ra en Español w ww GuySpy coin A » . f c * cm (fw- S to re * ^ ^ A r K lr o t d M jfh r t sole august 12-14^ 7 09 S E 1 2 2N D A V E . P O R T L A N D OR. 9 7 2 3 3 5 03.257.861 7 300 suu I2th oue 503 224 2604 sportocusteoLhers com O IM N /4 M H !) / M A Y S A KYI I K 1 W U IV ■ M W / ' I I Y » ÍJ . t ; i I M 2 0 0 2 5 S W T V. MWY A LO H A, OR. 9700b . 5 0 3 .3 5 6 .5 6 2 4
