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Saturday, Sister Marjorie Arcana visited Anime STL to dress up all nice, shiny and blue and spend time with amazing folks living in their joy! She spent time getting to know folks and hanging out with The Gateway City Ghostbusters, A Ghost Buster cosplay group devoted to charity and making spaces inclusive and fun for others!
Lots of pictures were taken, she handed out business cards to let folks know SOIL was there to hold safe space for them while they dressed as their favorite characters! At one point, for a few moments, she even carried a mirror up and down a line that had formed chanting "You are beautiful." To folks as they caught a glimpse of themselves in the mirror as the blue nun passed by. This was in honor of the Sisters who did the same for the crowd at Pride in Seattle. Sister Marjories lil baby self attended and caught their reflection in the mirror as a Sister passed chanting, "You are beautiful!" Overall, Sister Marjorie had alot of fun on Saturday! As a side note, she ate some nachos that were FIRE and absolutely wants more! Pineapple and nachos yall. Omg yes! FYI alot of the hateful legislation banning drag queens and trans folks absolutely affects the cosplay community. Cosplay, Anime and video game conventions are usually safe spaces for Queer folks to be open and cross dress without fear of violence. If you are a Cosplayer or love anything anime, video gamey or even anything in geek culture, this fight is about protecting your communities as well so you can let your nerd flag fly!
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Sister Jewnita Hug and Sister Marjorie Arcana got WET at the Rally for Expression yesterday afternoon! Not only did they brave the rain that moved through along with some of the most beautiful and amazing people ever, they also ate some beef jerky and spread some joy around the community!
Sister Marjorie was given the honor to be one of the speakers at the event and as nervous as she was the crowd was very supportive and she was happy to be there to talk to them! Sister Jewnita made some amazing new friends and even had their story recorded from folks who catalogue and do stories recording the history of the community through photos! The Drag performers were amazing and we are pretty sure everyone got their life watching these performers give everything they had! Drag is an art and they were the epitome of their craft! The Speakers were all heart felt and moved the crowd with their words of encouragement and community! The Sisters were happy to come out and hold space for community and bless the area with beef jerky while it rained and got MOIST. Getting a lil wet is never a bad thing! Thank you Unity is Power STL, Empire 13, Human Rights Collective STL, Flower Boi Support and We Are The People STL for having us out and letting us hold space with you! Sister Mothra teaches Tarot!
This evening, Sister Mothra spent her time teaching folks the ins and outs of Tarot while serving royal blue to the community during her class! After she met some of the residents in the lobby and mingled and fluttered about as she is known to do when it comes to awesome people and lighting! She also met a service dog and became fast friends with them! Said service dog tried to clean the clown white off Mothra's face and decided to try and steal one of their antennae for themselves! Friends share right!? This past Sunday, The SOIL Sisters were honored to attend the Picnic in the Park: Pride Edition hosted by both Rainbow Café’ (we love them to pieces!) and the Carbondale Park District (They are super awesome!). The sisters that went and were down to party and help out were Sister Fagatha Hardness, Sister Gay Bitch Milkshake, Sister Mothra Stewart and Sister Toggaf Tuls Reeuq! They helped run Sister Queereoke, met a ton of amazing people and helped create safe space for community!
Thunderhoes Ho! Everynun was busy from Sister Mothra fluttering from the SOIL Sisters to the Beloved Puppetista's. Sister Toggaf mingled with the crowd and got down with their bad nun self singing a Queereoke rendition of "Zombie" by The Cranberries! Sister Gay Bitch Milkshake made some new very inflatable friends in awesome gear and costumes! Sister Fagatha Hardness made sure the event was safe and folks were comfortable. We arent sure if they showed a titty but we would be suprised if they didnt..... At this point Fagathas Titty is a holy relic that blesses any space that bears witness to their sacred nipple of Basilica. Thank you so much for having the SOIL Sisters come vibe with you all! We love our community! And Fagathas titty. After MTUGS Trans Day of Visibility Celebration, two hoes went to Church!
Sister Marjorie and Sister Jewnita were invited to Christ Church Cathedral to celebrate and join in on the service during the Transgender Day of Visibility Ecumenical Service and Celebration! Sister Jewnita quickly made friends with a BDSM group here in St Louis and even started dating a new statue! Sister Marjorie got the choir members to show her their beards in a random little contest before the service started and they were pretty epic. Just saying, and then was honored to give the blessing to help kick off the service. The service was beautiful and we all felt safe in Christ Church Cathedral, celebrating our divinity and Jewnitas new statue friend. A copy of the blessing written by Sister Marjorie Arcana, edited by Sister Glamarama Ding Dong of the City of Fountain Sisters! (Thank you for all your support! Sister Glamarama Ding Dong!) Invocation of our Transcestors "Creator of all that is good You who create the world in beauty and diversity. We call to you to make this space sacred and safe. Bless us so that we may remember the strength and endurance it takes to move through this white cis hereronormative world. So that we remember our sacred purpose here on Earth. To show others a love and freedom outside of a cage with painted skies. Sacred gatekeeper. you who bridge this world and the next. Open the way to our Trancestors so they may walk among us and bless us. I call to Sylvia Rivera Trancestor of righteous activism, bless us with the power of speech to use our voice to speak against oppression even when our voice shakes with fury and fear. I call to Brandon Teena Trancestor of lived truth, bless us with standing in our truth, even when it means staring down a hate that would erase us rather than acknowledge us. I call to Marsha Pay it no mind Johnson Trancestor of enduring joy, bless us with the vision to see joy in the world despite the ugliness of oppression, even when we have to look past gender norms to see it. I call to Billy Tipton Trancestor of loving creativity, bless us with the heart to love fully through our passions, art and relationships, even when we feel we don't have the spoons to express ourselves. I call to Angie Xtravaganza Trancestor of fierce care, bless our hands so that we may provide for those we love, even in hostile emviroments where we aren't always welcome. I call to all Trans and non binary ancestors Those who were not named Those who struggled in the face of adversity those who survived from back alley procedures and hormones when doctors insisted they were a walking mental illness. Those who took in others in the community acting as parents to children who were disowned. Those who created family Those who redefined love Bless us as we live by your honor and guidance. Bless us in our work for a better future. Bless us as we go out into the world with eyeshadow and a cute ass lippie to rule the day! Bless us as we bind our chests and practice self affirmations through our pronouns and name. We are all beloved in the eyes of the creator Let us be honored may we remember our sacredness as we go forth into the world. Afolk." Sisters Mothra Stewart and Gay Bitch Milkshake were happy to attend the premier of the Rainbow Cafe’s new downtown Carbondale space as it put on the Southern Illinois Trans Resource Fair and TDOV Rally on Trans day of Visibility!
Tabling from a variety community health and LGBTQ organizations as well as RC resources and activities for trans advocacy, all alongside bobo tea and yummy snacks, showed off the real potential of the new and ample home of the RC. After four moving speeches from local trans activists (Alex Waller, Jack Ami, Clare Killman, and Benito Goff), Sr Mothra Stewart and Sr Gay Bitch Milkshake led a crowd of about thirty folks through downtown Carbondale, with some of the more adventurous activists taking the march into the streets. Gusts were frequent with the area under a severe thunderstorm watch, but trans and queer folks are used to turbulence and the winds of change. A stiff breeze tried to steal one of Sr Mothra’s antenna, and Sr Gay Bitch Milkshake startled a few pigeons with their cob-staff, but all in all Carbondale saw and (for the most part) supported its trans community on the International Transgender Day of Visibility. Also present at the event but unmanifested (and responsible for much of the behind the scenes organizing!) were Sr Fagatha Hardness and Sr Toggaf Tuls Reeuq. Sister Jewnita Hug and Sister Marjorie Arcana were invited to MTUGS Trans day of Visibility celebration to help make safe space, pass out pizza and vibe with the crowd!
There were amazing from the heart speeches given, Sister Marjorie even gave a mini speech, pizza was definitely eaten, Sister Jewnita munched on some chips and Sister Marjorie tried some good ass Dollar store lemonade! Yall don't sleep on the Dollar Store these Dirty Hoes love them some Dollar Store. It was so nice to share space with so many amazing out and proud individuals at the MTUG head quarters Friday. Thank you all so much for inviting us out and letting us party with yall! We love you MTUG! Sister Marjorie Arcana got up, got painted and got out to FoxCon at Fox High School in Arnold to support and make safe space for all the Queer folks at the event. Many youths showed up dressed as their favorite characters from video games to anime. It was a smaller event with a lot of heart.
One young adult spoke with Sister Marjorie about seeing a lot of anti-trans news on tik tok and how uncomfortable that made them. They told Sister Marjorie how they weren’t sure what they would do if they were in the states passing those anti trans and anti-drag bills. Sister Marjorie spent time reassuring them that they and a whole lot of other people were going to fight against that hate and everything was going to be ok. After the event they then changed up their look and got ready for the rally that night, Its All Drag! In the city of St Louis. Sister Jewnita Hug, Marjorie Arcana and guest Zach from the Gateway City Ghostbusters, marched with the folks through The Grove in solidarity against the Anti Drag and Trans laws being proposed and passed throughout the midwestern and southern states.
They got to meet some really amazing and brave individuals who strapped on their heels, threw on some eyeshadow and walked from Rehab to PRISM shouting THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE! Once everyone got to PRISM the Sisters mingled with the crowd and Sister Jewnita was a hit with kids and adults alike, as they spray painted the rainbow all over Jewnitas dress. Sister Jewnita definitely spread joy and even bent over for Mr. Missouri Leather 2022 Tighearn Draiocht so he could spray on them too! Sister Marjorie gave hugs and got to meet with and comfort some folks who were in need of some emotional comfort as well as mingled with folks who loved her more traditional nun outfit! Overall, the rally was a huge success and the turn out was amazing! The SOIL Sisters were honored to be apart and are honored to be able to serve the city of St Louis along with the Southern Il region and the Metro East! Congratulations to Maxi Glamour, Jordan Elizabeth Braxton and Akasha Royale who received their ICON awards from Out in STL for their work in Jefferson City, putting a stop to the bans in Missouri being proposed at the time. Thank you for putting in the work and doing so much for community! Yesterday, Mothra Stewart in all her Mothy Glory, fluttered on over to the All Species Puppet Parade, Puppet-making workshop to read to children some facts about nature and Moths!
The children were delighted to learn more and Sister Mothra continued to serve elegant Mothy Glamour while doing the Divines work. She compared butterflies to moths and even revealed Moths get a whole week of celebration during national moth week. They even got their own mothy website! Sister Mothra stated that Moths typically fly at night, that Moths have feathery antenna and when resting moths tend to spread them wings out! Thank you, Sister Mothra, for all the work you’ve done and these Dirty Hoes definitely learned something new too! |
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