St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City held a funeral service for an LGBTQ activist this week and the event’s organizer said she kept the “transgender” identity of the deceased “under wraps” while planning the gathering with church administrators.
On Thursday, February 15, a crowd of LGBTQ activists held a funeral for Cecilia Gentili at the historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, New York. Gentili was “a transgender activist and actress, former sex worker and self-professed atheist,” according to the New York Times. Gentili passed away on February 6 at age 52.-- More...