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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence make up an unlikely order of nuns. Self-described as "twenty-first century queer nuns," the Sisters began in 1979 when three bored gay men donned retired Roman Catholic nuns' habits and went for a stroll through San F...

Queer Religiosities is the first comprehensive, comparative, and globally focused introduction to queer and transgender studies in religion. Addressing sophisticated topics in clear and accessible language, award-winning teacher and scholar Melissa M. W...

Today in the United States, "homosexuality" is a hot button topic: the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, debates over what rights should be accorded same-sex couples, and same-sex marriage, though barely on the legal map, has become the topic o...