Tracee McDaniel Oral History

Tracee McDaniel was born on January 20th 1967 in Sumter, South Carolina. At the age of 18, Tracee began performing as her alter ego Destiny (Your Mistress of Illusions), before moving to L.A. and starting a career as a successful performer. In the early 2000s, Tracee entered her career in advocacy. She founded the Juxtaposed Center for Transformation, Inc., co-founded the Trans Housing Atlanta program (THAP), advised on curriculum development for ‘Law Enforcement and Transgender Community Training’ under the Obama administration, and has participated in many other initiatives. Tracee McDaniel is an inspiring advocate for trans civil rights and in sharing her story, she hopes to use her voice to educate people and to be visible.

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Identifier: r781wg35p
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: OUTWORDS
Creator(s): McDaniel, Tracee
Mukerjee, Lucy
Contributor(s): Ramos, Juan Raymundo
Date Created: Dec. 13, 2022
Date Issued: circa 1987
1988
2016
2007
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Atlanta Citizens Review Board
Betty Couvertier
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Peanuts Disco
The Housing Atlanta Program (THAP)
Tracee McDaniel
Trans Affairs Committee
Places: California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Georgia > Fulton County > Atlanta
Georgia > DeKalb > Stone Mountain
South Carolina > Horry > Myrtle Beach
South Carolina > Sumter
Topic(s): Black transgender people
Entertainers
Intimate partner violence
LGBTQ+ visibility
Trans women
Transgender authors
Transgender autobiographies
Transgender political activists
Transgender rights
Resource Type: Moving image
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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