A member of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence who has previously participated in Drag Queen Story Hour was arrested after witnesses claimed he had masturbated in public for an hour.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore, 53, is a member of the group, which caused an uproar after she was excluded (and then reinvited) from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Pride Night due to protests from conservatives and Catholics.
Ellis-Gilmore was arrested on August 12 at Table Bluff County Park in Loleta, California, after police received reports of a man “exposing himself in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle.”
“According to numerous witnesses, Ellis-Gilmore had been at that location for approximately an hour, sitting in his truck with the door open and masturbating,” according to a report from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
Ellis-Gilmore, who posed for a mugshot without wearing a shirt, did not appear to direct his actions at anyone in particular.
Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore was arrested on August 12 at Table Bluff County Park in Loleta, California, after police received reports of a man “exposing himself in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle.”
Ellis-Gilmore (pictured right), 53, is a member of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and has previously participated in Drag Queen Story Hour
“The behavior does not appear to be directed at anyone in particular.”
A witness told it The daily thread that Ellis-Gilmore made no attempt to hide his ‘playing with himself’.
“Well, this is screwed up,” witness Randy Fleek said of his reaction to Ellis-Gilmore. ‘It is obvious. You can’t help but see this man, he doesn’t hide it. He wants everyone to see what he’s doing.’
Fleek claimed Ellis-Gilmore was completely naked and happy to see the officers when they arrived.
‘There’s something wrong with that man. He has this strange desire to show off to the public, to anyone who will look at him,” Fleek said. “He puts himself in a position and in a place where you can’t help but look at the son of ab***h.”
Ellis-Gilmore, according to his social media posts, is an active member of his Oregon-based chapter of the Sisters and has even participated in the Drag Time Story Hour.
The suspect also has several posts that are sexually charged and one even states: “Be gay, Hail Satan.”
Ellis-Gilmore (far left in photo), who posed for a mugshot shortly afterwards without wearing a shirt, did not appear to direct his actions at anyone in particular
Ellis-Gilmore, according to his social media posts, is an active member of his Oregon-based chapter of the Sisters and has even participated in the Drag Time Story Hour
Many of Ellis-Gilmore’s posts identify him in some form of military garb, although it is unclear whether he is a veteran
The suspect also has several Facebook posts that are sexually charged, including one that even says, “Be Gay, Hail Satan.”
Ellis-Gilmore is an active member of his Oregon-based chapter of the Sisters, according to his social media posts
Many of Ellis-Gilmore’s posts identify him in some form of military garb, although it is unclear whether he is a veteran.
He was charged with indecent exposure. If found guilty, he could be forced to serve a six-month prison sentence and register as a sex offender.
Initially, the Dodgers had agreed to host the Sisters at their June 16 event at Dodger Stadium during a game against San Francisco, where the infamous drag nuns were expected to receive a Community Hero award.
Many were offended, saying the group was “mocking the Holy Mass,” and accused them of making fun of the son of God by hosting their annual “Hunky Jesus” competition.
Footage from the latest event, filmed in San Francisco’s Dolores Park in April, shows a man dressed as Jesus on a cross while another man in drag and high heels dances around him and on a pole. Dozens of people perform at the annual Easter event to be crowned Hunky Jesus or Foxy Mary.
Senator Marco Rubio denounced their inclusion, and the Dodgers withdrew the invitation after Rubio criticized the invitation in a letter to Major League Baseball.
A shot from the viral video of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s “Hunky Jesus” contest in April, where dozens of artists competed to be crowned Hunky Jesus or Foxy Mary. Pictured: A man in drag performs a pole dance around a man dressed as Jesus on the cross
The LA Dodgers apologized to the drag nuns for initially rescinding their invitation to their Pride Night on June 16, and renewed the invitation on Monday.
He denounced the group, saying they mock Catholicism and encourage the “perversion” of Jesus’ teachings.
The next day, LA Pride canceled the event, despite the annual parade and festivities surrounding the city’s LGBTQ community.
After more criticism, the Dodgers extended the invitation again, they said in a statement Monday: “The Los Angeles Dodgers would like to sincerely apologize to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and their friends and families.
“We asked them to take their place on the field during our 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16.
“We are pleased to share that they have agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective communities for the lifesaving work they have tirelessly done for decades.
“In the coming weeks, we will continue to work without LGBTQ+ partners to better educate ourselves, find ways to strengthen the ties that bind us, and use our platform to support all of our fans who are part of the Dodgers’ diversity— family.
The sisters then said in a statement that they felt the “apology was sincere,” adding that the two organizations will “consult and assist each other in responding” if “similar outside pressure” arises in the community.
Since the Dodgers’ turnaround, LA Pride noted that they “fully support” the sisters receiving their awards and will “stand in solidarity with them” on Pride Night.