Placide grew up in the
Castries Quarter of Faux A Chaux in St. Lucia, attending
Canon Laurie Primary and
Vide Boutielle Secondary School. They studied women's psychology and
women's human rights at the
Athabasca University and
University of Toronto and was trained in
HIV testing, counseling, and facilitating. They later studied Computer Systems Analysis and Design and Computer Maintenance and Repair at the
Sir Arthur Lewis Community College. In 2006, Placide represented United and Strong at a regional meeting, and the following year was elected to the Board of the organization and served as its Executive Director from 2014 to 2016. In 2010, Placide was elected as a Secretary-General Alternate for the
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), served as the Alternate Women's Secretariat from 2012, and was elected as the ILGA Women's Secretariat in 2014. In 2016, their colleague Jessica St Rose took the position. Placide also serves on the board of the
Caribbean Alliance for Equality (CAE). In July 2011, Placide organized the first regional LGBT security and human rights training for the
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and in 2013 organized a regional documentation training for activists. In February 2012, they coordinated the first seminar in the Caribbean for
International Dialogue on Human Rights. In 2013, Placide and United and Strong, in conjunction with
Fundashon Orguyo Korsou (Curaçao Pride Foundation) (FOKO) from Curaçao, hosted a Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference, which brought together LBT women from 14 Caribbean countries in a networking and leadership session. Placide received an award in 2012 from ILGA for their activism in spite of threats and the destruction of United and Strong's offices in an arson attack. In 2013, they were selected as STAR People’s Choice for Person of the Year in St. Lucia, the first time an LGBT person had been honored with the award in St. Lucia. == References ==