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Cecilia Gentili Dies: ‘Pose’ Star & LGBTQ+ Advocate Was 52

Cecilia Gentili, an actress from Pose and an LGBTQ+ advocate, has died. She was 52.

Jackson later shared a clip from the FX series they both starred in adding, “AN ACTIVIST, AN ICON, A TRAILBLAZER, A MOTHER, A WIFE, AN ACTRESS AND COMEDIAN, AN AMAZING SISTER AND A PHENOMENAL HUMAN BEING!” The GLAAD organization also paid homage to Gentili, calling her “a pillar in the trans community, a dedicated advocate, a striking actress on the hit TV program Pose, an incredible journalist, and a sex worker.” The show, titled Red Ink, would follow her early life growing up in Argentina and share “stories about searching for faith while trans.”

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