Somos jotería: UCLA Chicanx Latinx Student Activists Fighting for Social Justice

“¡Que viva la jotería!” screamed a friend of mine as we walked among thousands of people during one of the biggest immigration marches in U.S. history. “¡Si, que viva la jotería!” people replied enthusiastically. On March 25, 2006, several UCLA queer Latinx and Chicanx student activists decided that they needed to show their presence at the immigration march in downtown Los Angeles. The jotería committee, along with other queer Latinx organizations, gathered together at the march to show that queer people were part of the struggle too. Rainbow banners streamed through the streets with slogans supporting immigration rights. It was