Republicans protest as California lawmakers celebrating Pride Month honor a drag nun

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Protest took a back seat to celebration at the California Capitol Monday as lawmakers honored drag nun Sister Roma and proclaimed June LGBT Pride Month.

Roma, who belongs to the San Francisco-based Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, was one of 15 guests invited by the legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus as the Assembly and Senate passed resolutions proclaiming June as LGBTQ pride month. Other honorees included tennis legend Billie Jean King and filmmaker Eugene Lee Yang.

Republicans in the Senate called on Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, to revoke Roma’s invitation last Thursday. A group of Catholic and evangelical Christian demonstrators gathered on the Capitol’s west steps Monday afternoon to protest Roma’s recognition.

In the Assembly, when Roma came to the front to receive her award, Republican members left the floor and retreated to the lounge in the rear of the chamber. The remaining members clapped, whooped and cheered, giving Roma a prolonged standing ovation.

Read more: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article276110576.html

[kimbutgar]

1. Boo hoo poor snowflakes that complain about something they rarely encounter in their

Everyday life’s.

I am so sick of these feigned outrages like woke also. WTF being aware and informed is now bad?

[Hekate]

2. I think Los Angeles handled the Dodgers kerfuffle well. LA Times did a slew of articles ...

…praising the charitable works of the Sisters. They deserve the recognition.

Here’s links to a couple of posts I did about the LA Times.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17966335

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17966375

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17966382

Let me just add: the haters are in the minority.

[Warpy]

3. Fence sitters take notes

Republicans are prune faced, blue nosed killjoys. You want to enjoy life, vote against them.

[KS Toronado]

4. Here she is......

State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, D-Stockton, stands on Monday, June 5, 2023, with Sister Roma of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as she is recognized for Pride Month with other members of the LGBTQ community on the Senate floor at the state Capitol.

[cilla4progress]

5. Trigger

the cons!!

👍🏾👍🏾🤣

[twodogsbarking]

6. Stay calm and drag on.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

7. We lived in The City (Yes, in San Francisco, we call it The City)

for almost a decade. Glorious days. Good times. The Sisters were everywhere, doing good deeds, raising money and awareness, especially during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Always entertaining. Always working for good. Always helping. Always smiling.

I miss The Sisters. Thank goodness, I had a Nikon back then and I have my pictures to cheer me.