On Thursday, a large funeral was held inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan for Brooklyn-based transgender activist and atheist Cecilia Gentili, who died on February 6th.
Gentili died of unknown causes at his home at the age of 52. daily mail report On Friday, Gentili said about 1,000 friends and fans filled the pews at the church during the service.
The outlet described the scene as follows:
A photo near the altar shows a halo above the text of Psalm 25, surrounded by the Spanish words for “transvestite,” “harlot,” “blessed,” and “mother.” Gentili was in the photo.
On one occasion, mourners sang “Ave Maria” to the priest’s delight, but before dancing down the aisle they changed the lyrics to “Ave Cecilia.”
Gentili said he was an atheist, but funeral organizer Seyen Dorosho planned to hold the funeral in a large church.
according to timeorganizer believe Gentili is the first transgender woman to have a funeral held inside the iconic cathedral.
Gentili is originally from Argentina and later came to the United States as an illegal immigrant, CBS New York report On Thursday, he added that he was homeless and had been forced into prostitution at one point.
A neighbor reportedly sexually abused Gentili when he was a child in Argentina. Then, when she was 12 years old, she came out as gay.
Police arrested Gentili in 2009 on drug possession charges. Authorities detained Gentili at Rikers, but he later released him because authorities deemed Gentili, who wore a bracelet on his ankle, “not safe for any man or woman.” Post The report noted that Gentili became a U.S. citizen in 2022.
“Cecilia is an atheist, but God will not abandon her. Unfortunately, neither will the devil” video advertisement Gentili’s off-Broadway production of Red Ink states:
Check out RED INK’s off-Broadway debut. @RattlestickNY From October 30th to November 5th ❤️🔥
🎟️: https://t.co/wTRS9dNpwG pic.twitter.com/Kzj4lo7tTL
— Cecilia Gentili (@CeciliaGentili) October 29, 2023
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is guided Written by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. Click here to read Breitbart’s news coverage of Dolan.
