LGBTQ+ drag group holds “Hunky Jesus” and “Foxy Mary” costume contest San Francisco It appears to be mocking Christians on Easter Sunday, the holiest holiday.
Queer and trans nuns known as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence held their annual costume contest Sunday in Dolores Park, drawing thousands of people, including at least one state representative. It is reported that he participated.
Contestants reportedly dressed as “jolly and vulgar reinterpretations of Jesus and Mary” and competed in drag and dance performances. SF gate.
“A lively crowd dressed in bunny ears, pastel colors and rainbow-colored clothing, sometimes wearing nothing at all, voted for the winner with cheers and applause,” a local newspaper reported.
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LGBTQ+ group The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence held a Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary costume contest in San Francisco on Easter Sunday. (DWS for Fox News Digital)
California Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat whose district includes San Francisco, spoke at the event and ridiculed the right-wing backlash.
“They do this every year. It’s a great service to the community,” Wiener said. “Every year, this event inspires right-wing extremists. It inspires them, and you are so beautiful. So let’s listen to it to inspire right-wing extremists!”
This year’s “Hunky Jesus” contest was won by a man dressed as “Jesus Ken.” On the back of his Ken doll box was a poem filled with Biblical references and sexual innuendo.
“Is it my destiny to live a plastic, pious life?” the poem says. “I’m Jesus Ken. I can turn water into wine and I can heal you. I’m so holy,” he continued.
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Other contestants included “Golden Showers Jesus,” “Jesus Takes the Wheel,” and “Trailer Trash Jesus.”
The costumes for the “Foxy Mary” contest were similarly provocative and profane.
A contestant dressed as “Miscarried Mary” proudly declared, “We’re rewriting history like Jesus never existed,” to applause from the crowd.
Ken Ferraris, winner of Easter in the Park’s Hunky Jesus contest, poses for a photo with hosts at Dolores Park on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in San Francisco, California. This event is hosted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. (DWS for Fox News Digital)
Other participants included “Ceasefire If You’re Nasty Mary” and “Immaculate Confectionary Mary,” who had cupcakes pinned to their chests.
In “Maria de la Conception Immaculata,” sexual acts were vividly reenacted on stage in front of an audience.
According to SF Gate, a former sex worker who dressed up as the “Virgin of Prostitutes” won the contest.
“The Perverted Virgin’s waistline was stuffed with fake dollar bills and she brandished a red plastic paddle, presumably meant to punish Jesus and Mary for their deviance. In her victory speech, she announced a number of issues, including a cease-fire in Gaza. ‘s political cause: the decriminalization of sex work,” the newspaper reported.
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Pro-Palestinian performers taking part in the Hunky Jesus contest held placards protesting the Gaza war. (Fox News Digital)
A group of men and women dressed as Playboy bunnies also performed a dance before unveiling a controversial sign with the message “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attracted national headlines last May after the Los Angeles Dodgers honored the controversial group at their annual Pride Night. The baseball franchise faced intense backlash from Christians over the decision, including a call for a boycott by the nonprofit advocacy group Catholic Vote.
Amid the backlash, the Dodgers also announced they would hold a “Faith and Family Night” for Christians.
FOX News’ Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
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