gentili starred as miss orlando in the acclaimed television series "pose."ut memoir "faltas: letters to everyone in my hometown who isn't my rapist" was released in 2022, detailing her life before leaving argentina. last year, she began performing in her autobiographical off-broadway show called "red ink." gentili was also the founder of trans equity consulting, an organization that supports trans women of color, sex workers, immigrants, and incarcerated people. a post on her instagram said tuesday -- "our beloved cecilia gentili passed away this morning to continue watching over us in spirit. please be gentle with each other and love one another with ferocity." gentili was 52 years old. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, negotiations are underway as hamas puts 40 counterproposal to end the assault on gaza. we will speak with daniel levy. stay with us. ♪ [music break] nermeen: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm nermeen shaikh in new y

the gentili cast away on tuesday at the age of 52.ork city for the trans community and a tireless advocate of the liberation of all marginalized people. she was born in argentina and relocated to united states at the age of 26 with the hope of being able to live safely at the transgender women. gentili up to to career a career -- the world's first hiv a.i.d.s. service group. later, she founded two organizations of her own. transact could he consulting, which focuses on lgbtq acceptance in the workplace, and cecilia's occupational inclusion network, which provides free health care and counseling for sex workers. this week, i asked organizers, including people from make the road new york, i asked them how they would describe cecilia, and they said, among many things, they said that she revealed the injustices and pain of the trans community, but also, also the joy. the joy of being trans. in a 2022 interview, with them, cecilia said, quote, i don't want to be perceived as a ball of trauma, and i don't want to be perceived as a ball of j