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[[File:cecemcdonald.jpg|200px|thumb|left|CeCe McDonald]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1989 -

==Occupation==

Activist

==Description==

Transgender activist.  Incarcerated for second-degree murder after an assault on her in a bar, an event which received particular media attention.  On release, became an activist for the treatment of transgender people in prison.  Recipient of the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Award (2014) for her activism.  

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-transgender-crucible-20140730
* http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/03/03/cece-mcdonald-rebuilding-her-life-after-19-months-prison
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/21/cece-mcdonald-prison_n_5366778.html

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