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Jennicet Gutierrez

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Jennicet Gutierrez is undocumented trans immigration activist and one of the founding members of the La Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. She was well-known after interrupting Barack Obama's speech in 2015 during the White House's annual LGBT Pride Reception where she demanded that the administration release all LGBTQ undocumented immigrants from the detention centers and stop all detainment and deportations for good. Jennicet was seen as a trouble maker but she highlighted the disconnect that existed between white LGBTQ activism and immigration reform activism. Until this day Gutierrez fights hard for trans and undocumented people's rights. However, in 2017 she has a victory after terminating the Santa Ana County Jail's contract with ICE which ended their detention of undocumented individuals.

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