Alfredo Ormando

Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998)

PersonDied aged 39humanQ1246175

Born: December 15, 1958
Died: January 23, 1998
Birthplace: San Cataldo
Place of death: Rome
Citizenship: Italy
Occupation: writer
, LGBTQ rights activist
Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian

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Alfredo Ormando was a gay writer from Palermo who died as a result of setting himself on fire outside Saint Peter's Basilica. His self-immolation was an act of protest against the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Alfredo
Manner of death: suicide
Cause of death: self-immolation
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church
Name in native language: Alfredo Ormando
Family name: Ormando

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