By Sister Dana Van Iquity–
Words of Wisdumb from a Fun Nun–
Sister
Dana sez, “A recent poll reveals that 44% of Republicans refuse to vaccinate. Hey, you stubborn elephants, roll up those sleeves!”
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC) streamed
TIME FOR EQUALITY on April 22 at 5 pm. The technically sketchy event (virtual
can be difficult) included a presentation of the HRC “National Visibility and Impact Award” to the Emmy & Golden Globe nominated hit FX television series
POSE. Accepting the award on behalf of the cast and crew were Co-Creator and Executive Producer
Steven Canals, and actors
HRC President Alphonso David was joined by elected officials including
By Sister Dana Van Iquity–
Sister
Dana sez, “Happy St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)! Even though I’m Irish and will surely drink green beer and Irish whiskey on that day, I still will never quite understand why we celebrate a man who drove the snakes out of Ireland.”
UNITED NATIONS’ observance of
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY was held on March 8. The theme was “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world, on the way to the Generation Equality Forum.” This was a way of celebrating the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite a year of providing entertainment both in-person and online through the pandemic, the drag-focused nightclub Oasis still needs fan support to remain open. So owner D Arcy Drollinger will host a 12-hour telethon with dozens of performers on March 6.
Scheduled for noon to midnight, the telethon will include live and pre-recorded performances, testimonials, hourly interactive events, fabulous items up for auction from our community. As we approach the one-year anniversary of Oasis shutting down our normal operations due to Covid-19, the financial situation has become dire. It literally costs us money to be open right now, due to our size and location, wrote D Arcy Drollinger, Owner and Artistic Director of Oasis, in the fundraiser page.
Despite a year of providing entertainment both in-person and online through the pandemic, the drag-focused nightclub Oasis still needs fan support to remain open. So owner D Arcy Drollinger will host a 12-hour telethon with dozens of performers on March 6.
Scheduled for noon to midnight, the telethon will include live and pre-recorded performances, testimonials, hourly interactive events, fabulous items up for auction from our community. As we approach the one-year anniversary of Oasis shutting down our normal operations due to Covid-19, the financial situation has become dire. It literally costs us money to be open right now, due to our size and location, wrote D Arcy Drollinger, Owner and Artistic Director of Oasis, in the fundraiser page.
Host D Arcy Drollinger will be joined by a cavalcade of stars and San Francisco luminaries including Sister Roma, Heklina, Juanita More, Glamamore, Peaches Christ, Alaska, Lady Bunny, Ben De La Creme, Justin Bond, Leigh Crow, Jackie Beat, Sherry Vine, Trixie Mattel, Honey Mahogany, Rock M. Sakura, Snaxx, Matthew Martin, Chyna Maykit,