Gergely Homonnay

Gergely Homonnay (24 August 1969 – 1 January 2022[1]) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, teacher, author, human rights, political and LGBTQ-activist[2][3]

Life and career

Born in Gyula, Hungary, he studied English and German at the Faculty of Arts in the University of Szeged,[4] then studied law in Pécs and the Faculty of Law at the Eötvös Loránd University. He worked as a translator for a photo agency, then as a journalist and blogger for years. He took a strong and unvarnished stance on political and social issues, and his three books written to show the world and politics through the eyes of his cat, Erzsi - published between 2016 and 2018 - made him and his sharp opinion widely known among Hungarian readers. Gergely Homonnay often raised his voice for socially deprived groups and animal welfare, and - according to his and Erzsi cat`s social media pages - ran numerous fundraising campaigns to support domestic and international NGOs as well as individuals in need.[5] He turned up in public life as one of the organisers and speakers of the anti-government demonstration "Mi vagyunk a tobbseg! (We are the Majority!)" after the Hungarian elections in 2018,[6] and has attracted many of both followers and political enemies since. He was condemned for libel, after calling president candidate Katalin Novák "dirty nazi scum".[7][8]

Death

At the time of his death he had already left Hungary, and been living in Rome for more than a year. According to Italian articles published the following days, he was found dead in a gay bar[9][10] in Rome on New Year`s Day in 2022. All that is known with certainty about the circumstances of his death so far that it is currently under investigation as a crime case.[11]

References
  1. "Holtan találták Rómában Homonnay Gergely írót". index.hu. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "The mysterious death of Gergely Homonnay, the lifeless body of the Hungarian writer found in a club in Rome". italy24news.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. office, Kafkadesk Budapest (3 January 2022). "Hungarian writer and gay rights activist found dead in Rome". Kafkadesk - Ultra-local news from Central Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. "u-szeged.hu/sztemagazin/aktualis-szam/2017-hu-szte-szem - Pdf dokumentumok". pdfs.hu.
  5. "Emberségből jeles: Hatalmas segítséget kap a kilakoltatásra ítélt anyuka és rákos kisfia". 17 September 2018.
  6. "Mi vagyunk a többség – újabb kormányellenes tüntetés Budapesten". 22 April 2018.
  7. "Bíróság ítélte el a Novák Katalint sértegető Homonnay Gergelyt | Mandiner". mandiner.hu (in Hungarian). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. István, Bereznay (2 December 2021). "Novák Katalint aljas, náci féregnek nevezték, becsületsértési pert nyert". index.hu. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. Géza, Molnár (6 January 2022). "Opposition activist found dead, Omicron gains ground, Viktor Orban to meet Vladimir Putin and a plea for money". InsightHungary. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. "Gergely Homonnay, lo scrittore morto in un club di incontri gay a Roma: trovato così nel bagno turco, nell'armadietto..." liberoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. Ármin, Ferenci (11 January 2022). "A római ügyészség megerősítette a Telexnek: büntetőeljárásban vizsgálják az olasz hatóságok Homonnay Gergely halálát". Telex. Retrieved 11 January 2022.


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