In 1982 , Jack Fertig , known as Sister Boom Boom , ran for San Francisco Board of Supervisors earning over 23,000 votes with her occupation listed as " Nun of the Above " . San Francisco passed a law soon after , commonly called the " Sister Boom Boom Law " , that all people running for office had to do so with their legal name . Outlined as one of the Sisters ' missions " to promulgate universal joy and to expiate stigmatic guilt " , the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have a history of bringing attention to conservative movements that attempt to shame members of the LGBT community or people with HIV/AIDS . Sisters performed a public exorcism of anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly that was deliberately timed to take place at Union Square during the 1984 Democratic National Convention , taking place in San Francisco . A Sister dressed as Schlafly was held down as another spoke to the crowd , and other Sisters pulled out rubber snakes from the mock-Schlafly 's clothing . Also taking place was Jerry Falwell 's Family Forum , hosted by the Moral Majority whose major planks focused on condemning homosexuality , pornography , and abortion . A Sister dressed as Falwell was undressed during the performance to reveal fishnet stockings and a corset in front of an audience of 2,000
1984 Democratic National Convention
1984 Democratic National Convention
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence