Sister Truffles Chanterelle Final March 10 2024

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Interview with Sister Truffles Chanterelle, a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence, from Orlando, Florida, now living in the DFW area. Truffles describes her life previous to the Sisters and her experience with drag, HIV activism, her entrance to the Sisters, what the Sisters mission is in her own words, her relationship to sister Blanche Davidian, and other related topics to the charitable actions of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as they have happened to her.

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Sr. Chanterelle, Truffles & Testa, Nino March 10, 2024.

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Interview with Sister Truffles Chanterelle, a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence, from Orlando, Florida, now living in the DFW area. Truffles describes her life previous to the Sisters and her experience with drag, HIV activism, her entrance to the Sisters, what the Sisters mission is in her own words, her relationship to sister Blanche Davidian, and other related topics to the charitable actions of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as they have happened to her.

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  • Preferred Citation: DFW Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Oral History Collection (AR1034), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Sr. Chanterelle, Truffles & Testa, Nino. Sister Truffles Chanterelle Final March 10 2024, audio recording, March 10, 2024; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2411300/: accessed February 14, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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