CeCe McDonald (partly, as inspiration for aspects of trans incarceration issues)

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LGBT rights activist human prison abolitionist transgender rights activist

CeCe McDonald is a Black transgender woman and activist whose widely publicized incarceration after surviving a racist and transphobic attack helped spotlight the systemic violence and injustices faced by trans people in the U.S. prison system.

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Label	Occurrences
CeCe McDonald (partly, as inspiration for aspects of trans incarceration issues) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	LGBT rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ prison abolitionist ⓘ transgender rights activist ⓘ
advocatesFor	ending solitary confinement for trans prisoners ⓘ housing and healthcare for trans people ⓘ self-defense rights for marginalized people ⓘ
associatedWith	Black feminist organizing ⓘ LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the United States ⓘ
causeOfAdvocacy	challenging racist and transphobic policing ⓘ ending violence against trans women of color ⓘ reforming or abolishing the prison industrial complex ⓘ
collaboratedWith	Laverne Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfIncarceration	United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
genderIdentity	transgender woman ⓘ
hasRole	community organizer ⓘ survivor of anti-trans violence ⓘ
inspired	activism around trans incarceration issues ⓘ campaigns for safer conditions for trans prisoners ⓘ scholarship on trans women of color and the prison system ⓘ
legalIssue	accepted a plea deal for second-degree manslaughter ⓘ charged with second-degree murder ⓘ
mediaPortrayal	icon in trans justice movements ⓘ symbol of resistance to racist and transphobic violence ⓘ
movement	Black Lives Matter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ prison abolition movement ⓘ transgender rights movement ⓘ
notableFor	being incarcerated after surviving a racist and transphobic attack in Minneapolis ⓘ bringing attention to violence against transgender women of color ⓘ highlighting injustices faced by trans people in the U.S. prison system ⓘ
occupation	activist ⓘ public speaker ⓘ
placeOfAttack	Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDetention	Hennepin County Jail NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfIncarceration	Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Correctional Facility – St. Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ
race	Black ⓘ
residence	United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
spokeAt	community organizations focused on LGBTQ rights ⓘ universities in the United States ⓘ
subjectOf	documentary film "Free CeCe" NERFINISHED ⓘ widespread media coverage about trans incarceration ⓘ
victimOf	racist violence ⓘ street harassment ⓘ transphobic violence ⓘ

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