

21st Century Nuns
Genres
Overview
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are an order of gay male 'nuns', founded in San Francisco in the late 1970s with a goal to "expiate all stigmatic guilt and promulgate universal joy". There are now thousands of nuns all over the world including 30 in Britain, some of whom we meet in Tom Stephan's short documentary, which follows the Sisters' work as active campaigners in the LGBT community.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
10 min
Release Date
1994-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6
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