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Jennicet Gutiérrez


Many people first heard of Jennicet Gutiérrez when she interrupted former President Barack Obama to demand accountability for his actions on immigration. But she’s also been doing good and hard work for trans women and immigrants for years. The Mexico-born activist is one of the founding members of La Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, which “works at local and national levels to achieve the collective liberation of trans, queer, and gender nonconforming Latinxs through building community, organizing, advocacy, and education.” Much of her work focuses on trans and other LGBTQ Latinx caught up in the immigration system. She works so that undocumented trans women can be free, safe, and successful in the United States.