Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Feb 16, 2024

#Mourning a #Transgender #Activist at a #Cathedral That Once Drew #Protests

#StPatricksCathedral was the site of #protests over the #church’s #position on #homosexuality and #AIDS. On Thursday, it hosted a #jubilant #funeral for #CeciliaGentili, a former #sexworker and #actress.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Activism #RoleModels #Representation #Culture #Spirituality #Religion

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/nyregion/cecilia-gentili-funeral-st-patricks-cathedral.html

At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a Funeral Was Held for Cecilia Gentili, a Transgender Activist

St. Patrick’s Cathedral was the site of protests over the church’s position on homosexuality and AIDS. On Thursday, it hosted a jubilant funeral for Cecilia Gentili, a former sex worker and actress.

The New York Times
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#Late #trans #activist and #actress #CeciliaGentili #honored from #NewYorkCity to #Congress

Gentili was an outspoken #advocate for the #rights of #transgender #people, #immigrants and #sexworkers. She also appeared on the hit #TV #series “#Pose.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cecilia-gentili-remembered-leading-advocate-trans-people-sex-workers-rcna139033

Cecilia Gentili remembered as leading advocate for trans people, sex workers

Cecilia Gentili, an Argentina-born artist and activist known for her work in the immigrant and transgender rights movement in New York City, is being widely remembered following her death.

NBC News
Feb 16, 2024 at 6:31pmWeb