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Come on, baby.

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If your heart ain't busy tonight.

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Well I could keep it occupied for a long, long time.

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Yes I could.

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Aw.

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I'm glad I didn't wear my white pants.

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I said I'll just wear jeans.

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That's too funny.

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That is funny.

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Yay. You don't need it.

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It's a big old Mexican bag.

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That's silver and black right there.

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Come on back.

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Go, Spurs, go! Go, Spurs, go!

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Yeah! Houston Rockets!

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No, I'm running for city council in San

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Antonio. So it's all about the Spurs right now.

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It's all about the Spurs.

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There is never a good time to

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run for office.

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You're either going to do it or you're just going to sit on

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the sidelines and watch the parade go by.

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No, I – I chose now because

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I want to be part of that parade.

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We have so many signs in our garage. It's crazy.

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I want to see.

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I have no clue on what I want.

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I don't even know what we're looking at colors wise.

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Because you're running for. .

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City council district eight.

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Okay! See I got all this background.

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City council.

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It's Texas and Texas loves signs.

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It's an important part of tradition here.

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They are not cheap.

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I think Frankie should be the big priority.

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Agreed.

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I think it's important for people not just to see my name,

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but to see my face.

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Small ones it might be too crowded, but on the four by eights
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probably look just right.

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And this is Javier Salazar's.

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I mean, it's busy, and there's a lot in there, but that's

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pretty legible.

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My girl.

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I know about politics.

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I know what I want to see happen in our community.

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Like, I know my colors.

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I know what I like. What do you like?

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The trans flag color.

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I don't know.

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Light blue. Like a light pink and a white.

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Just really just dawned on me right now.

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That's the trans pride flag.

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It's cute.

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I'm now feeling the urge to be the voice

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of the community that needs someone like

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me.

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How gorgeous are they?

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I never thought that I'd see my face like this.

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It's real.

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It's real momma, are you ready?

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I can't believe it.

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I am.

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Jesus Christ.

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It's going to be amazing.

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We're going to change city hall.

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Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you.

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I'm ready for this.

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It's really incredible because not too many years ago,

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being transgender would basically

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disqualify you from running for public office.

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We live in a state that is openly

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hostile to our community.

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We have a president who has attacked us from the very outset

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of his administration.

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But as we have seen recently, more

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people like us are stepping up.

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I did meet Frankie in January of 2012,

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and about 30 minutes later I was hopelessly head over heels

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in love.

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And as anyone who spent more than five minutes in a room with

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her probably can understand.

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That's all it takes to see the glow that comes off of her.

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I'm so proud of her but at the same time,

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terrified. It's just the fear of the unknown.

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An old, chivalrous fear of not being able to protect somebody

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from whatever mystery lies around the corner.

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But those fears are tiny compared to the joy

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that I feel in having the privilege of

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sharing her not only with our neighbors in district eight but

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with the entire city of San Antonio.

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Please help me welcome Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe.

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This is really different.

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My commitment to service started a very long time ago.

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It really stemmed from my mother.

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The strength and the courage that my mother gave us.

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She would work two, three jobs in order to provide

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food for us, and she would go without eating

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so that we could eat.

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She taught me to help and teach and give to others.

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That service that I keep seeing that my mom

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provided is what I have been trying to give back to the

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community for a very long time.

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I want to be just like my mother.

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And I'm proud to be here today saying that I'm a replica of

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this amazing woman.

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This is my home.

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For the last 23 years,

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I saw politician after politician who just

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didn't look like me.

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Didn't speak like me.

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Wasn't like me.

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But I supported them because I always felt like these were

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the right candidates that was going to represent me and be my

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voice at the table.

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Well, it's ending because now I am going to be my own

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voice at the table.

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I'm formally announcing my candidacy for

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city council district eight.

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[Applause]

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Frankie. Frankie. Frankie. Frankie. Frankie.

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There it is. We're official.

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Politics in my life

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is like food.

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I need it in order to survive.

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I may not win, but I don't know if I can live with myself

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if I didn't at least try.

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What do you think? It's cute, right?

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Little campaign office. And then we have kind of like our war

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room.

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Hi. How are you?

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Mom, I'm going to break your. .

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Haha. I really don't know where her personality comes

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from, okay? She's something else.

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We can put one of them. I guess we can use this for people to

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sign in. There's tape right there.

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Frankie, like any challenger in a city council race,

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has an uphill battle.

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When you're trying to evaluate the competitiveness of an

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election, money is what you look at.

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Usually the recipe to overcoming a financial disadvantage

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is just kind of sheer work.

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When she sets her mind to do something, she

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takes it by the horns, really.

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Takes it by the horns.

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Hello.

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My name is Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe and I am your candidate for

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city council district eight. You're in my district right now.

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A little bit about me.

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District eight is on the north west side of town.

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It's one of the fastest growing and most diverse pockets of

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San Antonio.

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It's got the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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I want to get more young people involved

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in politics.

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I can't help you cheat on your exam, but I can do

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whatever I can to help steer you in the direction that you

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want to go.

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Thank you.

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District eight has got all kinds of interesting businesses

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and kind of growth in that respect.

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It's also got the largest population of refugees and

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immigrants. It's all these kind of different melting pots of

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people coming together.

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What I'm trying to get is more civic engagement.

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I want more people to have a seat at the table.

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So I'm doing something a little different than what city

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council has seen in the past.

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Right now, there's 53 precincts that make up district

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eight. I want to make sure that there is a representative of

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each precinct.

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I think more voices at the table means that we're going to

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get a lot more done.

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There's a lot that needs to happen in district eight, and

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it's time that we stand up and we make a change.

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And that is why I am here now.

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Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe, I'm running for city council district

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eight. Beautiful dog.

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I worked for Wells Fargo as a VP in H. R. , Learning

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and Development.

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So my background is taking an organization from its current

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state and moving them into their future state.

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That is what I do.

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Julián Castro, the former mayor, has said that San Antonio

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and its makeup and demographics represents what the country

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will be in the next ten, 20, 30 years.

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I think district eight is the embodiment of that.

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I'm a proud wife to a military veteran.

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I am a proud Latina.

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But most of all, I'm very proud to be

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a trans woman.

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I love y'all.

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Thank you.

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Do you know how many lies I had to tell today?

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The amount of volunteers.

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I think that was the only thing.

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But we got to look like we're moving.

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What are you going to do with your hair?

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Curl it.

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Running for office is a big performance.

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I'm really aiming toward the skirt.

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With boots or shoes?

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Probably my heels.

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Just make sure you're comfortable.

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I know I'd be more comfortable in slacks, but I kind of want

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to feminine it up.

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You'll be pretty.

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It works, right?

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It's a performance that I've learned since the very first

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campaign when I walked in to a rally in '96.

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I was in high school and I had a

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teacher who wanted us to be more involved

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in democracy.

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She took me to a local rally.

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Good morning, San Antonio.

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People want to hear that you

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are a formidable candidate.

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It's a huge show that leads up to

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the goal of being able to work for the community.

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For the working people of America.

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We owe you affordable health care, a good education system,

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and a growing economic environment.

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I saw the way the audience was just captivated

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by his words and the hope

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that he was giving each and every one of us.

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How can we roll up our sleeves and work together

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to make life better for everyone?

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That's what I am trying to do.

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It's the empowerment that these people

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felt this need to come together and make a difference.

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I just knew in that moment that politics was for me.

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Y'all are doing okay? Y'all need anything?

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Doing good? Good.

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Okay.

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Tell me these expenses. Hold on.

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Hillary campaign, this is Frankie.

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Being a volunteer and being a staffer for

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all these campaigns,

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that was my way of being able to give back to my community.

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I felt at that time that what I was doing was enough.

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Election Day so following it's going to be on one of those

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days.

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Bexar county Democratic Party. How can I help you?

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But over the past ten years, the Texas legislature

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has been a complete and utter mess.

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With more than 20 bills filed, Texas has introduced

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more anti-LGBTQ legislation than

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any other state this year.

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Leaders from across Texas are at the state Capitol urging

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lawmakers not to pass the so-called bathroom bill.

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We need a law that protects the privacy of

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our children in our public schools.

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The bill can do nothing to reduce the number of safety

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problems in public restrooms caused by transgender people

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because you can't go lower than zero.

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Saturday, transgender woman Ashley Smith posted this photo

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with the governor with the caption: How will the potty police

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know I'm transgender if the governor doesn't?

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The Texas legislature will debate a bill this week that would

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force transgender students to compete on sports teams that

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match their assigned genders at birth.

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If you have a little girl and she dreamed of a state

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championship and then it was taken by somebody who

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just had a physiologic advantage from birth because they're

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born a male.

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It's just not fair to our little girls.

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SB 1646 seeks to charge parents with child

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abuse if they help a minor receive gender affirming

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medical treatment.

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SB 723.

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If this bill does pass, it will nullify

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existing marriages in Texas for transgender

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people.

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It's been a long road.

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We've never been recognized, never

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been recognized in this city.

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And it's long, long, long

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overdue.

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We have watched over the last several years as the

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conservative movement has basically demonized

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the trans community for their own political gain.

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And we are sick of it.

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We are not going to allow people

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to take that away from us like they just did in Austin.

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Let the senators know that we are here and they

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should be listening to us.

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A politician makes decisions at the table.

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An activist pushes the politician to make policy.

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It seems like the more that the trans community has become

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visible, the more they seem to be wanting to work against us.

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I want to be able to make the decisions

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because that is where we lack representation.

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Here's my Donald Trump hurricane relief impression.

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The epitome of empathy, that fucking guy.

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When we started dating, of course, one

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of the very first questions I had to ask him was: Are you a

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Democrat?

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Did you make home made spaghetti sauce?

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Yes, baby.

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Do you remember the very first lasagna I ever made you?

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I sure do.

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I made that sauce.

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I spent 6 hours on that source.

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I am blessed that I

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met someone who supports me.

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You're in a rare position.

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Like, for me, it's hard to imagine somebody

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being in the city that they were raised in.

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You grew up here. You know the city like the back of your

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hand. You literally spent your whole life

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here.

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It's got to feel good to be able to affect that community

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that you've spent so much time in.

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I kind of feel nomadic in a way, like, I don't really belong

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anywhere.

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You belong to the Air Force.

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He's the one that I've been waiting for

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for 40 years.

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Frankie began her transition pretty much at the time

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we met.

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I fell in love with the person, and that hasn't changed

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one bit.

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What has changed is she's happier.

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You look beautiful.

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You look like me.

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So do the honors.

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This makes it official.

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Jeff.

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Jeff.

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I place this ring on your finger.

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I place this ring on your finger.

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With my everlasting love for you.

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With my everlasting love for you.

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As my best friend.

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As my best friend.

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And as my husband.

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And as my husband.

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By the authority invested in me, I pronounce you husband and

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wife.

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You're stuck.

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Introducing the Mr.

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and Mrs.

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Jeffrey Wolfe.

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I met Jeff around the same time that

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Jeff met Frankie. Back then, Jeff wasn't as

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warm and open of a person.

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He'd just gotten back from Afghanistan and

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wasn't the easiest person to get to know.

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As Jeff's relationship with Francie

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grew, Jeff's wall

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came down.

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And he let me in and

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I got to be the beneficiary

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of this beautiful woman opening Jeff's heart, giving

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him the courage to be who he is.

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And I will forever be grateful to you, Frankie, for

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that.

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To Jeff and Frankie.

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I loved serving, but I knew I

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wasn't allowed to be myself.

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It's a terrible weight, you know?

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I refuse and I think she feels the same way.

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I refuse to live a lie one more minute.

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Thank you so much, everybody, for being here.

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So grateful for everyone that fought for my right to marry

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the love of my life.

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I promise you and I promise her: We are not going

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to stop fighting for that right.

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There's no going backwards.

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We're going to be together forever. Thank you for being here.

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Let's eat.

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Count to five for me real quick.

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One, two, three, four, five.

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I'm good.

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Okay. If the airport concession vote came up again,

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where would you have voted on that issue?

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Part of my platform really has to do with small businesses.

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I want to be able to find a way to be able to promote small

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businesses in San Antonio, especially at the San

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Antonio Airport.

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I think that is a great opportunity

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for us. Our culture as a city should

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be represented more at the airport, and that's one of

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the biggest reasons why I would have voted against.

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Including Chick-fil-A.

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Including Chick-fil-A Kraft. Correct.

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In your opinion, what makes you a stronger candidate to

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represent district eight than the current incumbent?

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I'm not running against anyone in this race.

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I'm running for the constituents in district eight.

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What I'm hoping to accomplish at the very end of this is

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bringing more voices to the table.

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I want people to have a stake in their community.

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This is my home. I just want to be able to give back

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to this community that has provided me so much.

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That's all I'm hoping to do.

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Anything else?

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I think that's it.

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You know politicians. We can talk all day.

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In the race for district eight, Manny Pelaez faces two

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challengers, Tony Valdivia and Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe,

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who has worked on more than 50 campaigns dating back to

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the 1990s.

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She would make state history if elected.

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I'm a very proud trans woman running for office in

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San Antonio.

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Frickin 35-minute interview and they played like 8 seconds.

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That says Tony Valdivia gets my vote.

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The one in the middle looks like a dude in a dress.

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That's so cute.

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And then the reply was the one in the middle was a dude

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in a dress.

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Anti Chick-fil-A too.

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That's funny.

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No, it's not. These fucking cowards.

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I don't know what motivates somebody to take the time to do

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that.

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It doesn't bother me.

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Thank goodness you came to my class so I heard about you.

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And now I'm going to join that grassroot organization.

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I definitely consider it. Like if you trying to get more

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involved in politics, the best way to just get started is

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getting your foot in.

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Yeah, I'm going to join their group so I can go ahead and

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walk with them as well.

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We read a lot of articles that relate to women in politics,

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and people don't like voting for women because they feel like

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they're going to only compensate for women's

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needs, certain needs.

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Do you feel that people, since you are

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transgender, do you feel that people see you and they're

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like, 'Oh, she's going to be only for transgender people. '

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Absolutely.

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It is a little different. And now I struggle with it

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and I struggle with this presentation.

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And they don't ask those questions to men.

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They don't like, you know?

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Last night.

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On the bed. What am I going to wear tomorrorw?

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And my husband's like, 'That's fine. '

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I was like, 'But what is this saying to the people?'

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You know?

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And here in my mind, I have now allowed society

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to tell me what

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I need to wear in order to be to represent

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the right thing. Right?

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I have an endorsement interview with the firefighters so I

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think I'm going to wear red. It would be right for me to wear

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a dress because I'll look more feminine.

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So I'll portray more of the woman than the trans

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woman.

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It's really hard for a female being in office, especially

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someone who is transgender and a Latina.

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I think at the very end of it, I'm not running as the trans

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woman. I'm running as Frankie who wants to do something good

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in the community.

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We're ready?

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Yes.

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Team selection is a very important part of campaigning.

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The person that I'm leaning towards and I wish you would give

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me a call back is Jennifer Longoria.

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There's another person by the name of Veronica Gonzalez.

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Veronica Gonzalez unfortunately works with both sides of the

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aisle.

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She's a consultant that works with Republicans and Democrats.

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I have to narrow that down.

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This is Frankie.

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Hey, chica.

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Good. Just working on the data for

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the campaign.

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It's so different when, you know, when you're

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the consultant and you're trying to help the candidate.

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But sitting in the spot right now that I'm at, I'm like, 'How

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do I help myself?'

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I'm driving myself crazy.

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And I know I'm going to have to, you know, let go of

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the reins.

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I get it. I get it, you know?

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And that's why.

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But we're going to have to talk because I'm going to have to

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let go of some of this and somebody who's equally brilliant

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and a woman.

487
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All right. See you Wednesday.

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Bye.

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It's really good to have friends.

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I didn't even think about that.

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I've been considering bringing on Veronica.

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Girl knows. I mean, she.

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Oh, she called me earlier and she gave me another

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thing that I was kind of like, 'what,' I didn't even think

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about.

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Because I was working on the data already, right?

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Like that is a place that I think I could utilize her but.

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Just be careful about who you trust to bring into your inner

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circle.

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Those are the doors that we're knocking on.

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So when you start walking, you just say, hello, my name is

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so-and-so.

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I'm a volunteer for the Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe campaign.

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Can I speak with and say the voter's name.

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Frankie is focused on easing traffic congestion,

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improving road and sidewalk infrastructure and

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technology infrastructure, finding ways to help

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locally owned small businesses expand,

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public safety and property tax reform.

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I know people have been asking, what are you going to be

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focused on? It's now in here.

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A lot of people might ask how she feels about gun rights, how

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she talks about guns in schools, how does she feel about

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abortion.

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00:28:24,508 --> 00:28:27,717
She will never have to actually vote on that at

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city council.

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You just tell them this is a nonpartisan race.

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00:28:32,338 --> 00:28:35,547
Those issues typically don't come before city council.

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And if they push you, you say well typically, Frankie has

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voted in Democratic primaries, but she does

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00:28:41,968 --> 00:28:44,187
cross over in the general election.

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There's a lot of us conservative Democrats out there, and

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00:28:47,278 --> 00:28:49,545
we don't want to turn her off for for anybody.

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00:28:49,546 --> 00:28:52,888
Okay? Focus just on her.

525
00:28:54,898 --> 00:28:58,676
So let's go ahead and move on to 13130.

526
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Hi, is this Elita?

527
00:29:02,878 --> 00:29:05,037
Hello, I'm a volunteer with Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe.

528
00:29:05,038 --> 00:29:06,886
I was just calling to check in with you and see if you voted

529
00:29:06,887 --> 00:29:08,607
yet or know who you're voting for.

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00:29:19,238 --> 00:29:20,238
Go ahead.

531
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Thank you. Thank you.

532
00:29:23,738 --> 00:29:26,737
Election on May 4, 2019 and she could really use your

533
00:29:26,738 --> 00:29:27,738
support.

534
00:29:29,978 --> 00:29:33,637
I've known her family even before Frankie was born.

535
00:29:33,638 --> 00:29:37,627
So this is another reason why we're volunteering to do this.

536
00:29:37,628 --> 00:29:39,947
Because it's all family.

537
00:29:39,948 --> 00:29:43,037
And if we can help in any

538
00:29:43,038 --> 00:29:44,038
way, we do that.

539
00:29:45,588 --> 00:29:49,097
We want every part of government to look like us,

540
00:29:49,098 --> 00:29:50,844
and everyone else deserves that too.

541
00:29:52,458 --> 00:29:54,947
San Antonio doesn't look like just one person.

542
00:29:54,948 --> 00:29:58,037
If a town in Texas can do it, then anybody can

543
00:29:58,038 --> 00:29:59,038
do it.

544
00:30:07,978 --> 00:30:09,477
How's everybody doing? Make some noise up in here.

545
00:30:09,478 --> 00:30:10,478
Make some noise.

546
00:30:12,688 --> 00:30:15,027
I might do that again because there's a reason why we're up

547
00:30:15,028 --> 00:30:17,817
here, you guys. You're an ally to this beautiful woman.

548
00:30:17,818 --> 00:30:19,887
So please, please make some noise because if she makes

549
00:30:19,888 --> 00:30:23,217
history, she would be the first in San Antonio to be a trans

550
00:30:23,218 --> 00:30:25,677
city councilwoman. Make some noise one more time if you are a

551
00:30:25,678 --> 00:30:26,678
trans ally.

552
00:30:33,448 --> 00:30:34,902
Y'all ready get messed up with me today?

553
00:30:42,408 --> 00:30:43,930
These people are giving cash donations.

554
00:30:43,931 --> 00:30:47,027
So at the very end, since they are

555
00:30:47,028 --> 00:30:50,477
physically tipping Lindsay, whatever she collects, she

556
00:30:50,478 --> 00:30:53,027
has to sign for as her contribution.

557
00:30:53,028 --> 00:30:54,028
Does that make sense?

558
00:31:01,928 --> 00:31:03,727
We have a friend of hers.

559
00:31:03,728 --> 00:31:06,877
Denise has been Frankie's friend for many, many,

560
00:31:06,878 --> 00:31:09,937
many, many years. I think it's better for you to say from

561
00:31:09,938 --> 00:31:12,060
your heart what you think about your friend.

562
00:31:13,118 --> 00:31:14,257
Frankie.

563
00:31:14,258 --> 00:31:17,017
You are a light.

564
00:31:17,018 --> 00:31:20,437
A joy to be around.

565
00:31:20,438 --> 00:31:22,537
You have the biggest heart.

566
00:31:22,538 --> 00:31:25,717
And I need everyone to know how strong

567
00:31:25,718 --> 00:31:28,987
of a person that you are and how much you're going

568
00:31:28,988 --> 00:31:31,297
to do for this city.

569
00:31:31,298 --> 00:31:32,298
I love you.

570
00:31:35,118 --> 00:31:37,457
Please, everybody stand up and make some noise.

571
00:31:37,458 --> 00:31:40,283
The pioneer of the trans community for here in San Antonio.

572
00:31:40,284 --> 00:31:43,727
The very beautiful miss Frankie

573
00:31:43,728 --> 00:31:44,728
Gonzales-Wolfe.

574
00:31:57,338 --> 00:32:00,817
Having my trans brothers and sisters

575
00:32:00,818 --> 00:32:04,177
surround me with that energy and that

576
00:32:04,178 --> 00:32:05,178
love.

577
00:32:06,288 --> 00:32:07,398
It means everything to me.

578
00:32:40,038 --> 00:32:43,247
Some of the bills they have before the state right now.

579
00:32:43,248 --> 00:32:46,697
So we're doing a lot of training to oppose

580
00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:48,027
these bills.

581
00:32:48,028 --> 00:32:51,227
And now, more and more people want

582
00:32:51,228 --> 00:32:53,957
to know about the trans community.

583
00:32:53,958 --> 00:32:55,977
So the 17th.

584
00:32:55,978 --> 00:32:58,757
Transgender lobby day at the state capitol.

585
00:32:58,758 --> 00:33:01,937
Lobbying. Think about all of us going to

586
00:33:01,938 --> 00:33:02,938
Austin.

587
00:33:04,578 --> 00:33:07,577
Lauryn, can you give us three action items in writing before

588
00:33:07,578 --> 00:33:09,903
the end of the night and email them to Alfred?

589
00:33:09,904 --> 00:33:13,187
And we'll send out an action alert email blast

590
00:33:13,188 --> 00:33:16,697
tomorrow morning to all the gays we have emails for

591
00:33:16,698 --> 00:33:20,087
in every list we have asking them to come and do

592
00:33:20,088 --> 00:33:21,768
three things that you want them to do.

593
00:33:25,988 --> 00:33:27,908
Oh, I forgot to tell you that I also talked to Maria,

594
00:33:29,408 --> 00:33:32,347
and I told her that we have to find a way for Stonewall

595
00:33:32,348 --> 00:33:35,737
Democrats to stop using the words as

596
00:33:35,738 --> 00:33:38,017
gay, gay this, gay that, gay whatever.

597
00:33:38,018 --> 00:33:41,347
And I was like 'because it's more than just gay

598
00:33:41,348 --> 00:33:42,348
in that organization. '

599
00:33:47,138 --> 00:33:50,137
And I said, 'because if I recall correctly, Maria, it was

600
00:33:50,138 --> 00:33:53,977
drag queens and transwomen that actually started the marches.

601
00:33:55,858 --> 00:33:56,967
And protests.

602
00:33:58,018 --> 00:33:59,547
She was like, 'oh, no, I know. '

603
00:33:59,548 --> 00:34:01,227
I was like, 'just saying. '

604
00:34:02,788 --> 00:34:06,147
It was a trans woman, a black trans woman that actually

605
00:34:06,148 --> 00:34:07,148
started that.

606
00:34:10,877 --> 00:34:13,125
First, let me start off by saying thank you for reaching out

607
00:34:13,127 --> 00:34:15,946
to me with questions that you feel are important to you.

608
00:34:15,948 --> 00:34:19,037
In regards to your question on being trans, the truth of the

609
00:34:19,038 --> 00:34:22,875
matter is that I am a trans woman and

610
00:34:22,877 --> 00:34:25,156
can never deny my truth or visibility.

611
00:34:25,158 --> 00:34:28,336
It would be like asking a cisgender woman if she will refrain

612
00:34:28,337 --> 00:34:31,577
from advocating for women or never to refer

613
00:34:31,578 --> 00:34:33,737
to themselves as a woman.

614
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:36,797
It would become quite difficult to leave your identity

615
00:34:36,798 --> 00:34:39,227
at the front door before you leave the house.

616
00:34:39,228 --> 00:34:41,625
One thing I can always promise you, Mr. Cook, is I would

617
00:34:41,627 --> 00:34:45,017
never deny your right to have a voice and ask those sometimes

618
00:34:45,018 --> 00:34:46,037
uncomfortable questions.

619
00:34:46,038 --> 00:34:49,037
My door will always be open to have dialog about any and

620
00:34:49,038 --> 00:34:52,007
everything that would affect you, your family, and our

621
00:34:52,008 --> 00:34:52,816
community.

622
00:34:52,817 --> 00:34:55,906
I will always listen with an open mind, and an open heart.

623
00:34:55,908 --> 00:34:58,307
That is the only way we will be able to move forward

624
00:34:58,308 --> 00:34:59,177
together.

625
00:34:59,178 --> 00:35:01,247
Thank you again for reaching out and allowing me an

626
00:35:01,248 --> 00:35:02,567
opportunity to earn your vote.

627
00:35:08,818 --> 00:35:11,177
Looks good. Looks like more grace than he was showing

628
00:35:12,488 --> 00:35:12,987
you.

629
00:35:12,988 --> 00:35:14,757
But I don't want anybody ever to feel like they're not going

630
00:35:14,758 --> 00:35:17,487
to have a seat at the table because I happen to be a trans

631
00:35:17,488 --> 00:35:19,797
woman and he's a Republican, so, no, you're not going to have

632
00:35:19,798 --> 00:35:21,937
a voice. No, that's not how this works.

633
00:35:21,938 --> 00:35:23,277
That's him drawing those lines.

634
00:35:23,278 --> 00:35:25,257
But that's why I'm saying. I don't want him to feel like

635
00:35:25,258 --> 00:35:27,927
that. So him asking that question was his way of reaching

636
00:35:27,928 --> 00:35:28,928
out.

637
00:35:29,698 --> 00:35:32,037
I've never considered myself to be a trans activist.

638
00:35:32,038 --> 00:35:34,347
I've always been more of a trans educator.

639
00:35:34,348 --> 00:35:37,217
I've been a person that has always been willing to sit down

640
00:35:37,218 --> 00:35:39,987
and have a conversation with anybody who's willing to ask

641
00:35:39,988 --> 00:35:40,988
those questions.

642
00:35:42,328 --> 00:35:45,357
I don't know what's in people's hearts, but I got a feeling

643
00:35:45,358 --> 00:35:47,847
from the way certain people would react to her and her

644
00:35:47,848 --> 00:35:51,327
candidacy, that the instant they realized

645
00:35:51,328 --> 00:35:54,497
she was trans, that was it.

646
00:35:54,498 --> 00:35:57,857
Her degrees, her history in the corporate world,

647
00:35:57,858 --> 00:36:01,127
her capabilities, her personality, her intellect.

648
00:36:01,128 --> 00:36:04,277
None of that was even part of the equation.

649
00:36:04,278 --> 00:36:05,328
She's a trans woman.

650
00:36:06,378 --> 00:36:07,378
She's not for me.

651
00:36:08,778 --> 00:36:12,017
I do have concerns about her safety, and it's hard

652
00:36:12,018 --> 00:36:13,727
to say that out loud.

653
00:36:13,728 --> 00:36:16,127
We're both aware that there is a risk involved in stepping

654
00:36:16,128 --> 00:36:19,367
forward, but her passion to make a difference

655
00:36:19,368 --> 00:36:20,538
overrides that fear.

656
00:36:21,628 --> 00:36:25,757
I'm proud of her for it, but I'm scared at the same time.

657
00:36:25,758 --> 00:36:27,228
It's hard to ignore the climate.

658
00:36:39,338 --> 00:36:40,338
That's correct.

659
00:36:43,568 --> 00:36:45,697
UTSA and Vance Jackson.

660
00:36:45,698 --> 00:36:48,157
Okay. I appreciate that so much.

661
00:36:51,238 --> 00:36:52,647
Absolutely. It's against the law.

662
00:36:55,918 --> 00:36:57,837
Okay. Thank you so much for letting me know.

663
00:36:57,838 --> 00:36:58,838
I appreciate it.

664
00:36:59,878 --> 00:37:00,878
Bye bye.

665
00:37:03,608 --> 00:37:06,727
This lady that just called said that she's a supporter

666
00:37:06,728 --> 00:37:10,297
of mine. She was at the stoplight at UTSA

667
00:37:10,298 --> 00:37:11,701
and Vance Jackson.

668
00:37:13,468 --> 00:37:16,601
And she caught a woman ripping

669
00:37:17,618 --> 00:37:18,618
our four by six.

670
00:37:19,598 --> 00:37:21,038
Tearing our four by six.

671
00:37:28,278 --> 00:37:29,497
Should I just bring it?

672
00:37:29,498 --> 00:37:32,757
It looks like we can just put it back up and I think

673
00:37:32,758 --> 00:37:33,758
have ties in the car.

674
00:37:54,188 --> 00:37:55,586
Is it going to stretch?

675
00:37:55,587 --> 00:37:56,587
Oh boo boo, that's not middle.

676
00:37:59,708 --> 00:38:00,737
Does it have to go through the other side?

677
00:38:00,738 --> 00:38:01,738
Like maybe. Oh shit.

678
00:38:02,078 --> 00:38:03,727
Or maybe tie it, right. Will it?

679
00:38:03,728 --> 00:38:05,527
But you're going to. We need two of them, Jose.

680
00:38:05,528 --> 00:38:06,528
How are you going to do it?

681
00:38:07,808 --> 00:38:08,808
I was trying to.

682
00:38:12,378 --> 00:38:13,378
I don't think it's going to work.

683
00:38:16,258 --> 00:38:17,258
This is really sad.

684
00:38:23,278 --> 00:38:24,837
Then why do you just fold it up. Just take it.

685
00:38:50,758 --> 00:38:52,367
Endorsements don't vote.

686
00:38:52,368 --> 00:38:55,407
But it means something to the voters within district

687
00:38:55,408 --> 00:38:56,408
eight.

688
00:38:56,938 --> 00:39:00,388
I have to find a way to reach out to the community.

689
00:39:02,338 --> 00:39:03,717
Just be yourself.

690
00:39:03,718 --> 00:39:06,297
This is like the place that you need to be the most yourself.

691
00:39:06,298 --> 00:39:07,298
No shit, right?

692
00:39:08,438 --> 00:39:11,307
I know. I walk in and everybody is like 'gah gah gah' because

693
00:39:11,308 --> 00:39:13,198
I practically know everyone.

694
00:39:14,788 --> 00:39:18,117
In the race for city council district eight, incumbent

695
00:39:18,118 --> 00:39:21,207
Councilman Manny Pelaez sent a message earlier this

696
00:39:21,208 --> 00:39:24,627
morning saying that I think he had some sick children

697
00:39:24,628 --> 00:39:27,207
and was unable to make today's presentation.

698
00:39:27,208 --> 00:39:29,307
That leaves us with one more candidate, Frankie

699
00:39:29,308 --> 00:39:30,308
Gonzales-Wolfe.

700
00:39:33,178 --> 00:39:34,408
Well, hello.

701
00:39:35,638 --> 00:39:38,877
I have to say that joining this race, I can't shy

702
00:39:38,878 --> 00:39:42,567
away from who I am. We as the LGBTQIA

703
00:39:42,568 --> 00:39:45,417
community have been marginalized.

704
00:39:45,418 --> 00:39:47,187
We have been overlooked.

705
00:39:47,188 --> 00:39:48,687
And representation matters.

706
00:39:48,688 --> 00:39:51,357
And that is the reason why I am here today.

707
00:39:51,358 --> 00:39:54,297
When we have more voices working hard for our community,

708
00:39:54,298 --> 00:39:55,917
we're going to be able to accomplish more.

709
00:39:55,918 --> 00:39:58,797
And that is what we are going to do for district eight.

710
00:39:58,798 --> 00:39:59,967
So thank you so much.

711
00:40:09,298 --> 00:40:10,797
What are you heating up?

712
00:40:10,798 --> 00:40:11,798
Did you burn yourself?

713
00:40:21,928 --> 00:40:23,464
Okay. A text is coming in.

714
00:40:38,838 --> 00:40:40,428
Hello. Hey.

715
00:40:44,588 --> 00:40:45,588
Oh, okay.

716
00:40:47,228 --> 00:40:48,877
Oh. I mean, it it is what it is.

717
00:40:50,588 --> 00:40:52,747
What was the overall outcome?

718
00:40:52,748 --> 00:40:53,748
I didn't get it, right?

719
00:40:57,428 --> 00:40:58,428
Okay.

720
00:41:03,998 --> 00:41:05,108
Okay. We'll talk soon.

721
00:41:07,158 --> 00:41:08,158
That's really shitty.

722
00:41:10,448 --> 00:41:12,654
They endorsed all the incumbents except for Viagran.

723
00:41:15,338 --> 00:41:17,077
I don't know. I'm angry right now.

724
00:41:17,078 --> 00:41:19,297
I'm angry that a person that didn't even show up got the

725
00:41:19,298 --> 00:41:20,298
endorsement.

726
00:41:23,658 --> 00:41:27,167
Okay. We have to find ways to be able to now

727
00:41:27,168 --> 00:41:29,597
raise money.

728
00:41:29,598 --> 00:41:31,547
I'm going to talk to Linda Alaniz.

729
00:41:31,548 --> 00:41:32,897
Bexar County Democratic Party.

730
00:41:32,898 --> 00:41:36,437
We need to talk to Gloria Gutierrez.

731
00:41:36,438 --> 00:41:37,547
Gloria Gutierrez.

732
00:41:37,548 --> 00:41:39,941
We need to see how we can convince them to help.

733
00:41:41,268 --> 00:41:42,857
They're really good friends of mine.

734
00:41:42,858 --> 00:41:46,217
I don't know why they haven't shown up to any of our things

735
00:41:46,218 --> 00:41:47,567
or helped at all.

736
00:41:47,568 --> 00:41:50,267
Tersa. I was like, 'Hey, I have a question for you.

737
00:41:50,268 --> 00:41:52,337
Like, y'all haven't really volunteered. '

738
00:41:52,338 --> 00:41:54,887
And she said, 'No, I'm going to be honest with you, girl. '

739
00:41:54,888 --> 00:41:57,977
She said that they're afraid to go out there and

740
00:41:57,978 --> 00:42:00,737
hurt my chances. That they know that they look really

741
00:42:00,738 --> 00:42:02,357
androgynous, you know?

742
00:42:02,358 --> 00:42:04,717
And I was like, 'Girl, but I'm trans just like all of y'all. '

743
00:42:04,718 --> 00:42:06,677
And she said, 'Yeah, girl, but you're like a pretty

744
00:42:06,678 --> 00:42:08,185
professional trans woman. '

745
00:42:11,028 --> 00:42:12,437
Yeah. And I was like, 'Well. '

746
00:42:12,438 --> 00:42:15,857
I just said, 'No, I get it. ' But I would never deny my.

747
00:42:15,858 --> 00:42:18,137
These are my sisters. I love them.

748
00:42:18,138 --> 00:42:21,467
We have to start talking to anybody who is willing to

749
00:42:21,468 --> 00:42:24,287
help. The truth of the matter is we don't have time.

750
00:42:35,318 --> 00:42:37,567
We love to put on different events like this, and we love

751
00:42:37,568 --> 00:42:38,767
having you here.

752
00:42:38,768 --> 00:42:41,647
We're going to go around the room, have the candidates

753
00:42:41,648 --> 00:42:44,347
introduce themselves, get to know them and for them earn your

754
00:42:44,348 --> 00:42:45,547
vote.

755
00:42:45,548 --> 00:42:48,007
There's nothing. Yeah, I think so.

756
00:42:48,008 --> 00:42:51,047
It's up to us to make

757
00:42:51,048 --> 00:42:52,048
a real progress.

758
00:42:56,348 --> 00:42:59,287
Something's wrong somewhere. Where the majority of people can

759
00:42:59,288 --> 00:43:02,377
voice their opinion and they're just not heard.

760
00:43:03,428 --> 00:43:05,377
So, yeah.

761
00:43:06,458 --> 00:43:08,063
What's something that you kind of already anticipate is

762
00:43:08,064 --> 00:43:09,072
something you'd like to change or bring forward.

763
00:43:12,547 --> 00:43:14,507
What do you think about transportation? What solutions?

764
00:43:14,508 --> 00:43:15,508
Oh that.

765
00:43:16,837 --> 00:43:19,117
Mine is about walkability.

766
00:43:19,118 --> 00:43:22,537
What about the people that live here that don't

767
00:43:22,538 --> 00:43:23,617
make it?

768
00:43:23,618 --> 00:43:26,677
We need to help those people. Not other people from

769
00:43:26,678 --> 00:43:27,687
other countries.

770
00:43:27,688 --> 00:43:28,777
No, I appreciate that.

771
00:43:28,778 --> 00:43:32,047
They don't come in the right way like my mother came in.

772
00:43:32,048 --> 00:43:33,907
I'm really strong on this.

773
00:43:33,908 --> 00:43:34,887
No, no, no.

774
00:43:34,888 --> 00:43:36,477
And I really feel sorry.

775
00:43:36,478 --> 00:43:37,574
And believe me the family services.

776
00:43:40,298 --> 00:43:41,437
They need help.

777
00:43:41,438 --> 00:43:43,507
That's correct. And that's why I'm saying.

778
00:43:43,508 --> 00:43:45,577
I don't know if we've can compromise.

779
00:43:45,578 --> 00:43:46,578
Yeah.

780
00:43:47,084 --> 00:43:48,831
I'm bad. I am bad.

781
00:43:48,832 --> 00:43:49,427
Good luck.

782
00:43:49,428 --> 00:43:51,157
No, thank you so much.

783
00:43:55,608 --> 00:43:56,687
Have a great weekend.

784
00:43:56,688 --> 00:43:58,307
Ya merito, Manny. Ya merito.

785
00:43:58,308 --> 00:43:59,308
It's almost over.

786
00:44:03,688 --> 00:44:04,688
And the way you look look

787
00:44:09,577 --> 00:44:10,577
tonight.

788
00:44:11,264 --> 00:44:12,264
Her dress is cute.

789
00:44:14,008 --> 00:44:15,357
Alejandra Gonzalez.

790
00:44:15,358 --> 00:44:16,358
Go ahead girl.

791
00:44:18,118 --> 00:44:20,937
I love how fun and flirty this dress is.

792
00:44:20,938 --> 00:44:22,681
I already love the last name.

793
00:44:24,148 --> 00:44:25,148
So she's a winner in my book.

794
00:44:25,678 --> 00:44:27,357
It represents her state colors.

795
00:44:27,358 --> 00:44:28,798
What a great way to pay an homage.

796
00:44:30,028 --> 00:44:31,028
Give her the crown.

797
00:44:33,518 --> 00:44:34,518
Here we go.

798
00:44:37,048 --> 00:44:40,317
The first contestant in the final five

799
00:44:40,318 --> 00:44:41,318
is.

800
00:44:43,338 --> 00:44:44,508
New Mexico.

801
00:44:49,498 --> 00:44:50,457
Latina pride.

802
00:44:50,458 --> 00:44:52,213
Joining her in the finals is

803
00:44:54,388 --> 00:44:55,708
North Carolina.

804
00:44:59,208 --> 00:45:02,627
Jeff. There's only one white woman in the top

805
00:45:02,628 --> 00:45:03,628
five.

806
00:45:04,728 --> 00:45:07,817
Three black women. Three black women and one Hispanic

807
00:45:07,818 --> 00:45:08,818
woman.

808
00:45:11,778 --> 00:45:12,778
I'm loving this top five.

809
00:45:15,048 --> 00:45:16,742
The 2020 election is right around the corner.

810
00:45:17,988 --> 00:45:21,077
What is one issue you would like all candidates to address

811
00:45:21,078 --> 00:45:22,277
and why?

812
00:45:22,278 --> 00:45:25,337
Being from a border state and being born and raised in a

813
00:45:25,338 --> 00:45:28,307
border city. Immigration is something that is very important

814
00:45:28,308 --> 00:45:28,907
to me.

815
00:45:28,908 --> 00:45:31,376
There's so many people out there wanting the American dream

816
00:45:31,377 --> 00:45:34,307
and my parents immigrated here from Monterrey, Mexico.

817
00:45:34,308 --> 00:45:35,308
And I am their

818
00:45:37,698 --> 00:45:40,308
representation of their American dream.

819
00:45:41,658 --> 00:45:42,948
Thank you, New Mexico.

820
00:45:46,158 --> 00:45:47,158
She has to win.

821
00:45:52,888 --> 00:45:53,888
I don't mean to cry.

822
00:45:55,738 --> 00:45:56,757
She has to win.

823
00:45:56,758 --> 00:45:57,758
Come on!

824
00:45:58,678 --> 00:46:01,138
Give it up again for our top three finalists.

825
00:46:21,168 --> 00:46:24,347
Growing up, I believed that if

826
00:46:24,348 --> 00:46:27,917
I came out as a gay man,

827
00:46:27,918 --> 00:46:30,618
it was going to be easier for my family to accept.

828
00:46:33,938 --> 00:46:35,137
I became a showgirl.

829
00:46:36,818 --> 00:46:40,147
It allowed me an opportunity to be able to feel feminine,

830
00:46:40,148 --> 00:46:41,407
look feminine.

831
00:46:41,408 --> 00:46:44,947
And I really enjoyed the energy

832
00:46:44,948 --> 00:46:46,748
that was coming off of me.

833
00:46:49,918 --> 00:46:53,067
It was my outlet of me being able

834
00:46:53,068 --> 00:46:55,348
to feel more like the real me.

835
00:47:20,308 --> 00:47:23,877
After a year, I started getting a little more comfortable.

836
00:47:23,878 --> 00:47:25,827
My hair was starting to grow out.

837
00:47:25,828 --> 00:47:29,577
I started feeling a little more me.

838
00:47:29,578 --> 00:47:32,847
One night after a show, I

839
00:47:32,848 --> 00:47:35,487
was leaving the club that we were working at.

840
00:47:37,138 --> 00:47:40,227
The next thing I remember was my head was

841
00:47:40,228 --> 00:47:43,408
being smashed against the trunk of the car.

842
00:47:46,508 --> 00:47:48,367
There was three men.

843
00:47:48,368 --> 00:47:50,647
At first I thought they were just going to beat me up.

844
00:47:52,118 --> 00:47:55,447
One of the men got close enough to my

845
00:47:55,448 --> 00:47:58,597
ear to tell me, 'If you want to

846
00:47:58,598 --> 00:48:01,570
dress like a woman, I will treat you like a woman. '

847
00:48:05,838 --> 00:48:09,317
Taking turns, they proceeded to

848
00:48:09,318 --> 00:48:10,318
rape me.

849
00:48:16,978 --> 00:48:20,637
I remember praying. I remember thinking of my family.

850
00:48:20,638 --> 00:48:22,779
And in my head, I was thinking

851
00:48:24,488 --> 00:48:26,841
'This isn't how I'm supposed to leave this world. '

852
00:48:30,318 --> 00:48:33,467
What saved me in the moment was my

853
00:48:33,468 --> 00:48:36,797
friends coming out and protecting

854
00:48:36,798 --> 00:48:37,798
me.

855
00:48:39,248 --> 00:48:42,967
The words that were whispered in my ear

856
00:48:42,968 --> 00:48:46,807
the night of my assault gave a whole new meaning

857
00:48:46,808 --> 00:48:49,987
of how women are seen

858
00:48:49,988 --> 00:48:52,718
and treated in the community.

859
00:48:55,708 --> 00:48:58,797
I no longer felt safe.

860
00:49:00,498 --> 00:49:01,498
I needed help.

861
00:49:02,358 --> 00:49:05,627
I asked my family and started

862
00:49:05,628 --> 00:49:06,628
seeing a therapist.

863
00:49:08,208 --> 00:49:11,267
It took years to rebuild

864
00:49:11,268 --> 00:49:12,268
my life.

865
00:49:15,498 --> 00:49:18,617
Because of that unfortunate

866
00:49:18,618 --> 00:49:21,797
circumstance that happened in my life, I know that

867
00:49:21,798 --> 00:49:23,268
I'm able to fight.

868
00:49:26,528 --> 00:49:27,528
It's going to be on that side.

869
00:49:33,938 --> 00:49:35,377
Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe. Nice to meet you.

870
00:49:35,378 --> 00:49:36,817
Running for city council district eight.

871
00:49:36,818 --> 00:49:37,567
Okay.

872
00:49:37,568 --> 00:49:38,678
Nice to meet you.

873
00:49:40,378 --> 00:49:40,747
Miss Peña?

874
00:49:40,748 --> 00:49:41,527
Yes.

875
00:49:41,528 --> 00:49:43,777
Hi, I'm Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe, I'm running for city council

876
00:49:43,778 --> 00:49:45,757
district eight. How are you?

877
00:49:45,758 --> 00:49:48,728
I trained myself to be able to move forward.

878
00:49:50,168 --> 00:49:53,287
I'm using my inner strength

879
00:49:53,288 --> 00:49:56,227
to help me in this campaign.

880
00:49:56,228 --> 00:49:58,346
You might be seeing me again before then.

881
00:49:58,347 --> 00:49:58,377
Come on back.

882
00:49:58,378 --> 00:50:00,157
All right. Nice meeting you!

883
00:50:00,158 --> 00:50:01,158
Nice to meet you.

884
00:50:01,958 --> 00:50:03,427
Thank you so much.

885
00:50:03,428 --> 00:50:05,017
Perfect. I appreciate it.

886
00:50:05,018 --> 00:50:06,018
Uh huh. Bye bye.

887
00:50:06,708 --> 00:50:07,746
I got endorsed by The Victory Fund.

888
00:50:09,618 --> 00:50:10,618
Got it.

889
00:50:12,228 --> 00:50:12,797
I love you.

890
00:50:12,798 --> 00:50:13,798
I love you.

891
00:50:30,328 --> 00:50:33,657
I just made minor changes to the walk script.

892
00:50:33,658 --> 00:50:36,027
Today we're going to focus on Democrats, but we will be

893
00:50:36,028 --> 00:50:37,797
walking those R's and those independents.

894
00:50:37,798 --> 00:50:39,837
That's the only way that she is going to win.

895
00:50:39,838 --> 00:50:41,697
So it should be good today.

896
00:50:41,698 --> 00:50:43,107
Have at it.

897
00:50:43,108 --> 00:50:44,277
105. Jesus.

898
00:50:44,278 --> 00:50:45,808
Going to be good. It's going to be good.

899
00:50:48,258 --> 00:50:49,258
Okay.

900
00:50:50,898 --> 00:50:51,898
Well that was 3427.

901
00:50:58,038 --> 00:51:00,737
Hi Mr. Blake. Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe running for city council

902
00:51:00,738 --> 00:51:02,627
district eight. How are you?

903
00:51:02,628 --> 00:51:03,737
Any questions?

904
00:51:03,738 --> 00:51:06,797
No. People like you get all their news from CNN

905
00:51:06,798 --> 00:51:08,177
and MSNBC.

906
00:51:08,178 --> 00:51:09,497
Those are such bias.

907
00:51:09,498 --> 00:51:11,267
I do watch all the networks.

908
00:51:11,268 --> 00:51:13,637
You sort of do, but you don't focus.

909
00:51:13,638 --> 00:51:16,307
No, no, no. I will not lie and say I watch it all the time.

910
00:51:16,308 --> 00:51:16,897
I do not.

911
00:51:16,898 --> 00:51:20,057
If you're not listening to what the conservative voice is,

912
00:51:20,058 --> 00:51:23,567
you're informed and you're ignorant.

913
00:51:23,568 --> 00:51:25,107
There was nothing democratic about him.

914
00:51:25,108 --> 00:51:26,108
How was he on the list?

915
00:51:27,228 --> 00:51:29,627
These are not Democrats.

916
00:51:29,628 --> 00:51:31,247
R. R. R.

917
00:51:31,248 --> 00:51:32,277
R. R.

918
00:51:32,278 --> 00:51:33,977
She said she pulled all Dems.

919
00:51:33,978 --> 00:51:35,018
No, these are all Rs.

920
00:51:37,298 --> 00:51:40,117
This just did not go well.

921
00:51:40,118 --> 00:51:41,677
The both doors that you knocked on?

922
00:51:41,678 --> 00:51:44,377
The second one, he just wanted to close the door in my face.

923
00:51:44,378 --> 00:51:46,357
I'm done. Well, it's already happened.

924
00:51:46,358 --> 00:51:48,497
Those conversations that we had.

925
00:51:48,498 --> 00:51:49,537
What conversation?

926
00:51:49,538 --> 00:51:50,977
Actually one man.

927
00:51:50,978 --> 00:51:52,957
He asked me if I was a Democrat or a Republican.

928
00:51:52,958 --> 00:51:54,487
I tried to play that middle ground.

929
00:51:54,488 --> 00:51:56,377
That didn't really frickin work.

930
00:51:56,378 --> 00:52:00,037
Then he called me ignorant.

931
00:52:00,038 --> 00:52:03,157
And so then I was kind of like, 'I'm done. '

932
00:52:03,158 --> 00:52:05,537
There's no way I can knock the rest of these doors.

933
00:52:05,538 --> 00:52:07,147
This is the only list we have.

934
00:52:07,148 --> 00:52:08,047
So let's call it.

935
00:52:08,048 --> 00:52:10,327
Want to just make this a phone banking?

936
00:52:10,328 --> 00:52:11,328
Okay.

937
00:52:18,928 --> 00:52:22,227
Karen, I am calling on behalf of my friend and your neighbor.

938
00:52:22,228 --> 00:52:24,717
Hi, Susan, this is Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe, how are you?

939
00:52:24,718 --> 00:52:26,757
She's an established corporate manager and executive who

940
00:52:26,758 --> 00:52:28,797
represents our community.

941
00:52:28,798 --> 00:52:31,827
Well, then he understands completely and you understand

942
00:52:31,828 --> 00:52:33,268
exactly what we're doing.

943
00:52:34,468 --> 00:52:36,849
Well, good, good. Well, yeah, I think that the reason.

944
00:52:36,850 --> 00:52:38,665
My friend and our neighbor Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe.

945
00:52:43,507 --> 00:52:44,938
No. Thank you. You have a great day.

946
00:52:46,298 --> 00:52:48,867
We're at Frankie For Eight. We're also on Facebook.

947
00:52:48,868 --> 00:52:50,337
That was actually a good call.

948
00:52:50,338 --> 00:52:51,597
Thank you so much.

949
00:52:51,598 --> 00:52:52,598
Bye.

950
00:52:53,128 --> 00:52:54,128
We got a vote.

951
00:52:54,934 --> 00:52:55,524
We got one?

952
00:52:55,525 --> 00:52:56,997
We got one.

953
00:52:56,998 --> 00:52:58,977
All right vieja. Okay.

954
00:52:58,978 --> 00:53:00,597
I am. I am from district eight.

955
00:53:00,598 --> 00:53:02,198
I'm running against the current councilman.

956
00:53:05,458 --> 00:53:06,458
Correct.

957
00:53:08,578 --> 00:53:10,287
Yes. Hello. My name is Robert.

958
00:53:10,288 --> 00:53:11,818
I'm calling to speak with Sergio.

959
00:53:13,708 --> 00:53:15,007
I'm calling on behalf of the Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe.

960
00:53:15,008 --> 00:53:16,008
Holy hell.

961
00:53:42,618 --> 00:53:43,618
That upset me.

962
00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:45,719
What happened?

963
00:53:47,418 --> 00:53:49,697
I asked to speak to Caleb.

964
00:53:49,698 --> 00:53:51,437
They gave him the phone.

965
00:53:51,438 --> 00:53:54,047
I told him that I – my name's Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe,

966
00:53:54,048 --> 00:53:56,477
candidate for city council district eight.

967
00:53:56,478 --> 00:53:58,007
And then he asked me for my name again.

968
00:53:58,008 --> 00:53:59,237
I said Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe.

969
00:53:59,238 --> 00:54:01,697
He said, 'Oh, you're that fucking tranny that's running for

970
00:54:01,698 --> 00:54:02,024
city council. '

971
00:54:02,025 --> 00:54:03,025
Tranny.

972
00:54:04,338 --> 00:54:06,557
And I said, 'It's inappropriate.

973
00:54:06,558 --> 00:54:09,647
That we. I. I'm. Yes, I'm a trans woman and not. '

974
00:54:09,648 --> 00:54:10,967
He goes, 'No, you're a fucking tranny. '

975
00:54:10,968 --> 00:54:11,968
And then he hung up on me.

976
00:54:13,578 --> 00:54:15,527
This dude that call me a tranny. I would have knocked on his

977
00:54:15,528 --> 00:54:16,562
door.

978
00:54:16,563 --> 00:54:17,747
These are a lot of Republican houses.

979
00:54:17,748 --> 00:54:19,877
So does Veronica know that?

980
00:54:19,878 --> 00:54:22,517
No, she don't.

981
00:54:22,518 --> 00:54:25,492
Because she had never dealt with a candidate.

982
00:54:27,708 --> 00:54:28,637
That's transgender.

983
00:54:28,638 --> 00:54:29,837
It's very different from.

984
00:54:29,838 --> 00:54:31,867
It's very different so you get a lot of people who are going

985
00:54:31,868 --> 00:54:33,137
you know be haters.

986
00:54:33,138 --> 00:54:34,457
They might come at you.

987
00:54:34,458 --> 00:54:35,598
She needs to know that.

988
00:54:37,947 --> 00:54:38,507
Hey girly.

989
00:54:38,508 --> 00:54:40,487
Like they were being a little.

990
00:54:40,488 --> 00:54:43,577
Okay, so I have to ask, why

991
00:54:43,578 --> 00:54:45,797
did the team do their own thing?

992
00:54:45,798 --> 00:54:48,317
I have to know that like, or, what were the things that they

993
00:54:48,318 --> 00:54:49,007
asked?

994
00:54:49,008 --> 00:54:51,767
Doors closed. No really, no opening doors.

995
00:54:51,768 --> 00:54:53,177
And it was just. Yeah.

996
00:54:53,178 --> 00:54:54,861
They justed look at you and said, you're an idiot, you're a

997
00:54:54,862 --> 00:54:55,862
tranny.

998
00:54:55,938 --> 00:54:58,067
The dude actually called me a tranny.

999
00:54:58,068 --> 00:54:59,478
I mean, he pissed me off.

1000
00:55:00,588 --> 00:55:02,807
I would always tell a candidate, 'It's okay.

1001
00:55:02,808 --> 00:55:04,517
It's okay. ' Look, we're going to get through this today.

1002
00:55:04,518 --> 00:55:05,837
That was just the one frickin door. '

1003
00:55:05,838 --> 00:55:08,017
Like, my job was to do that.

1004
00:55:08,018 --> 00:55:10,637
It was different when it was me because they were attacking

1005
00:55:10,638 --> 00:55:13,697
me this time and I felt belittled, you

1006
00:55:13,698 --> 00:55:13,997
know?

1007
00:55:13,998 --> 00:55:16,037
I was called ignorant. Well god, they just called me a tranny

1008
00:55:16,038 --> 00:55:18,857
on the phone like it frickin' hurt my heart.

1009
00:55:18,858 --> 00:55:22,337
I've never felt like this before, so I'm just,

1010
00:55:22,338 --> 00:55:25,607
you know. It's just ugly, it's ugly when it's you.

1011
00:55:27,168 --> 00:55:28,577
It's just always better to walk away.

1012
00:55:28,578 --> 00:55:29,747
Just walk away.

1013
00:55:29,748 --> 00:55:32,957
But as a team, it can't be emotional for us

1014
00:55:32,958 --> 00:55:36,707
because if we're choosing to remind people

1015
00:55:36,708 --> 00:55:39,977
that her winning is historic because she's transgender,

1016
00:55:39,978 --> 00:55:43,067
we can't turn around and get pissy when people want

1017
00:55:43,068 --> 00:55:45,047
to throw that as an attack.

1018
00:55:45,048 --> 00:55:48,047
Because we can't change the fact that she is transgender and

1019
00:55:48,048 --> 00:55:50,417
we can't move every Republican out of district eight.

1020
00:56:35,018 --> 00:56:36,907
Julian drove around with his friend.

1021
00:56:36,908 --> 00:56:38,887
He said that, like, 80 percent of my songs are gone.

1022
00:56:43,428 --> 00:56:44,927
I told you it was going to happen.

1023
00:56:44,928 --> 00:56:46,058
Who's doing it? I don't know.

1024
00:57:19,468 --> 00:57:23,247
I've come to the realization that I

1025
00:57:23,248 --> 00:57:26,787
am still running a campaign

1026
00:57:26,788 --> 00:57:30,567
like I would run for any cisgender

1027
00:57:30,568 --> 00:57:32,257
candidate.

1028
00:57:32,258 --> 00:57:33,787
I'm not.

1029
00:57:33,788 --> 00:57:36,877
And I haven't accepted that

1030
00:57:36,878 --> 00:57:37,878
about myself.

1031
00:57:40,678 --> 00:57:43,827
I'm disappointed in the path that it's taken for

1032
00:57:43,828 --> 00:57:45,237
me to realize that.

1033
00:57:54,198 --> 00:57:57,617
I don't typically attend events like Lobby Day, but

1034
00:57:57,618 --> 00:58:00,707
because I have been so public about running for office,

1035
00:58:00,708 --> 00:58:02,537
people are reaching out to me and telling me, 'Hey, did you

1036
00:58:02,538 --> 00:58:03,557
know that this existed?'

1037
00:58:03,558 --> 00:58:06,857
And there's so many trans

1038
00:58:06,858 --> 00:58:10,127
people all over Texas doing great work

1039
00:58:10,128 --> 00:58:11,777
and I've never met them.

1040
00:58:11,778 --> 00:58:13,518
And I think it's about time that I do.

1041
00:58:27,729 --> 00:58:31,487
Tell your senators not to support SB 15.

1042
00:58:31,488 --> 00:58:33,077
My name is Reg.

1043
00:58:33,078 --> 00:58:35,297
I am a trans person.

1044
00:58:35,298 --> 00:58:37,577
Do not support SB 15.

1045
00:58:37,578 --> 00:58:39,396
We're talking about limiting anything that

1046
00:58:40,758 --> 00:58:44,177
a city can do related to business.

1047
00:58:44,178 --> 00:58:47,687
Nondiscrimination ordinances are but one piece

1048
00:58:47,688 --> 00:58:48,688
of the preemption puzzle.

1049
00:58:50,248 --> 00:58:51,417
Talk to your senators.

1050
00:59:15,868 --> 00:59:17,487
I want to work with your campaign.

1051
00:59:17,488 --> 00:59:17,787
Okay.

1052
00:59:17,788 --> 00:59:18,687
And do whatever.

1053
00:59:18,688 --> 00:59:19,537
Perfect.

1054
00:59:19,538 --> 00:59:21,264
No, no almost.

1055
00:59:21,265 --> 00:59:22,907
Anything you need.

1056
00:59:22,908 --> 00:59:24,327
I will get in touch with you.

1057
00:59:24,328 --> 00:59:26,187
Okay. Thank you.

1058
00:59:26,188 --> 00:59:27,188
Raise your hand if it's

1059
00:59:30,958 --> 00:59:33,395
the first time you've ever participated in a trans lobby day.

1060
00:59:38,428 --> 00:59:41,727
Transgender people and drag queens can not be hidden without

1061
00:59:41,728 --> 00:59:45,267
our cooperation and we refuse to hide.

1062
00:59:45,268 --> 00:59:48,477
We are undeniably a part of the

1063
00:59:48,478 --> 00:59:51,807
beautiful diversity that you see represented here.

1064
00:59:51,808 --> 00:59:53,397
We are Texas.

1065
00:59:55,528 --> 00:59:59,127
And let me tell you something, trans youth.

1066
00:59:59,128 --> 01:00:02,307
I and your trans elders will fight tooth

1067
01:00:02,308 --> 01:00:04,754
and nail for you to make sure

1068
01:00:06,528 --> 01:00:08,139
that you get to grow up in Texas.

1069
01:00:09,198 --> 01:00:12,437
And you don't have to spend your twenties, thirties,

1070
01:00:12,438 --> 01:00:16,037
forties, fifties and sixties lobbying for basic

1071
01:00:16,038 --> 01:00:17,248
human rights coverage.

1072
01:00:19,918 --> 01:00:23,367
As the trans elders, we are here to basically

1073
01:00:23,368 --> 01:00:26,607
set the pace and set the conditions for our

1074
01:00:26,608 --> 01:00:30,177
trans youth to be able to grow up and just concentrate

1075
01:00:30,178 --> 01:00:33,567
on dreaming big dreams, getting good grades in school,

1076
01:00:33,568 --> 01:00:36,548
hanging out with folks that unconditionally love them.

1077
01:00:38,338 --> 01:00:41,187
Take an opportunity to get to know your fellow citizens

1078
01:00:41,188 --> 01:00:41,997
lobbyists.

1079
01:00:41,998 --> 01:00:44,277
You may make some friends along the way.

1080
01:00:46,818 --> 01:00:47,818
Thank you.

1081
01:00:51,037 --> 01:00:53,288
Let's hear it for the Trans Griot, Monica Roberts.

1082
01:00:57,155 --> 01:00:58,627
Say it loud. Say it clear.

1083
01:00:58,628 --> 01:00:59,901
Trans people are welcome here.

1084
01:00:59,902 --> 01:01:00,902
Say it loud. Say it clear.

1085
01:01:01,548 --> 01:01:04,487
Trans people are welcome here.

1086
01:01:04,488 --> 01:01:05,105
What do we want?

1087
01:01:05,106 --> 01:01:06,106
Full Equality!

1088
01:01:06,828 --> 01:01:07,449
When do we want it?

1089
01:01:07,450 --> 01:01:08,450
Yesterday!

1090
01:01:09,088 --> 01:01:10,088
What do we want?

1091
01:01:11,458 --> 01:01:11,554
Full equality!

1092
01:01:11,555 --> 01:01:12,447
When do we want it?

1093
01:01:12,448 --> 01:01:13,707
Yesterday?

1094
01:01:13,708 --> 01:01:15,507
Hey! Ho, ho!

1095
01:01:15,508 --> 01:01:17,277
Transphobia has got to go.

1096
01:01:17,278 --> 01:01:18,267
Hey! Hey!

1097
01:01:18,268 --> 01:01:19,268
Ho, ho!

1098
01:01:22,098 --> 01:01:23,098
Transphobia has got to go.

1099
01:01:32,408 --> 01:01:34,057
I'm embarrassed right now.

1100
01:01:35,588 --> 01:01:36,247
That's what it is.

1101
01:01:36,248 --> 01:01:37,777
I'm more embarrassed.

1102
01:01:37,778 --> 01:01:40,927
For the past 20 plus years, I've stayed away from

1103
01:01:40,928 --> 01:01:41,928
the.

1104
01:01:42,578 --> 01:01:46,057
When I left being a showgirl, I left being the showgirl.

1105
01:01:46,058 --> 01:01:48,067
Like it was. I was done with it.

1106
01:01:48,068 --> 01:01:51,367
And so I never had really gone back and

1107
01:01:51,368 --> 01:01:52,417
I've never been an activist.

1108
01:01:52,418 --> 01:01:55,147
I've been in politics, but I've never been an activist within

1109
01:01:55,148 --> 01:01:58,177
the LGBTQ community, especially on trans issues.

1110
01:01:58,178 --> 01:01:59,607
I can't lie about it.

1111
01:01:59,608 --> 01:02:01,037
Don't be ashamed of your story.

1112
01:02:01,038 --> 01:02:03,680
That's your life.

1113
01:02:03,681 --> 01:02:07,357
You can't be judged for your life.

1114
01:02:07,358 --> 01:02:08,977
This group knew each other.

1115
01:02:08,978 --> 01:02:12,247
They were hugging and they knew each other.

1116
01:02:12,248 --> 01:02:13,627
This is their sisterhood.

1117
01:02:13,628 --> 01:02:16,867
I felt – me as a trans woman in a group

1118
01:02:16,868 --> 01:02:19,957
of trans women – I was a visitor

1119
01:02:19,958 --> 01:02:22,537
into their sisterhood.

1120
01:02:22,538 --> 01:02:25,687
I learned about my privilege because I saw

1121
01:02:25,688 --> 01:02:27,847
just the pain.

1122
01:02:27,848 --> 01:02:28,747
I'm going to start crying again.

1123
01:02:28,748 --> 01:02:30,817
I just saw these – these

1124
01:02:31,868 --> 01:02:34,939
women, you know, these men and women that these

1125
01:02:34,940 --> 01:02:38,017
– they're just trying to find a place.

1126
01:02:38,018 --> 01:02:40,927
Paulina, who was sitting at the table and just hearing her

1127
01:02:40,928 --> 01:02:44,387
being disowned and having to live in

1128
01:02:44,388 --> 01:02:47,647
a group home right now because she can't afford

1129
01:02:47,648 --> 01:02:50,018
anything and she's theoretically homeless.

1130
01:02:51,668 --> 01:02:54,107
It's bothersome. It really is.

1131
01:02:54,108 --> 01:02:56,947
It just. It can't.

1132
01:02:56,948 --> 01:02:59,137
It can't be like that.

1133
01:02:59,138 --> 01:03:01,927
One gave me $10 and said, 'I'm sorry, I don't have a lot. '

1134
01:03:01,928 --> 01:03:03,422
I was like, 'I don't even want your $10. '

1135
01:03:04,632 --> 01:03:06,967
Leadership isn't always giving a speech.

1136
01:03:06,968 --> 01:03:08,917
Leadership is often listening.

1137
01:03:08,918 --> 01:03:11,798
And that's all you can do at this point is hear it and

1138
01:03:12,818 --> 01:03:13,818
take it in.

1139
01:03:14,738 --> 01:03:17,497
It's something you haven't been exposed to before, but take

1140
01:03:17,498 --> 01:03:20,757
it in and hear it.

1141
01:03:20,758 --> 01:03:22,027
I think you did.

1142
01:03:22,028 --> 01:03:24,817
So what you need to remember is the next day you even have a

1143
01:03:24,818 --> 01:03:27,997
hint that you don't have it in you to work hard or you even

1144
01:03:27,998 --> 01:03:30,277
think about quitting, think about those people that are

1145
01:03:30,278 --> 01:03:31,278
counting on you.

1146
01:03:31,928 --> 01:03:32,928
And you may not win.

1147
01:03:34,088 --> 01:03:37,627
But you better fucking fight as hard as you can.

1148
01:03:37,628 --> 01:03:39,548
Think of those people that need your voice.

1149
01:03:49,078 --> 01:03:51,567
Today is the first day of early voting.

1150
01:03:51,568 --> 01:03:54,777
We are still making phone calls, texting voters

1151
01:03:54,778 --> 01:03:56,037
in district eight.

1152
01:03:56,038 --> 01:03:59,847
Make sure you go out and vote and support your candidate.

1153
01:03:59,848 --> 01:04:02,937
We're going to be here all week long and I

1154
01:04:02,938 --> 01:04:04,377
look forward to seeing you at the polls.

1155
01:04:19,208 --> 01:04:22,447
San Antonio right now is celebrating Fiesta.

1156
01:04:22,448 --> 01:04:26,287
It's supposed to be a time to celebrate and just have fun.

1157
01:04:26,288 --> 01:04:29,437
But early voting runs the rest of the week

1158
01:04:29,438 --> 01:04:32,527
and we are now going to see what

1159
01:04:32,528 --> 01:04:34,944
the residents of district eight decide.

1160
01:04:36,877 --> 01:04:40,687
I'm nervous. Hence why I'm cooking and cleaning

1161
01:04:40,688 --> 01:04:41,688
a lot.

1162
01:04:52,188 --> 01:04:53,687
Frankie. Frankie.

1163
01:04:53,688 --> 01:04:54,948
Last name on the ballot.

1164
01:05:03,708 --> 01:05:05,794
Thank you for coming out and voting. Taking the time and it's

1165
01:05:05,795 --> 01:05:07,368
Fiesta so you know.

1166
01:05:19,388 --> 01:05:20,388
What?

1167
01:05:21,638 --> 01:05:23,271
Is it Frankie? Yes, that's me.

1168
01:05:23,272 --> 01:05:24,272
Oh my god, can I hug you?

1169
01:05:27,878 --> 01:05:29,857
Last name on the ballot. You cannot miss me.

1170
01:05:31,448 --> 01:05:32,706
Hi there.

1171
01:05:32,707 --> 01:05:32,863
Are you Frankie?

1172
01:05:32,864 --> 01:05:34,146
I am Frankie.

1173
01:05:34,147 --> 01:05:36,277
I was trying to figure out who to vote for.

1174
01:05:36,278 --> 01:05:38,527
And then we found out who you are.

1175
01:05:38,528 --> 01:05:40,267
Okay. Well, thank you.

1176
01:05:40,268 --> 01:05:41,268
So you've got to win this.

1177
01:05:55,558 --> 01:05:56,997
Hey. How are you?

1178
01:05:58,468 --> 01:06:00,087
This is my daughter, Izzy.

1179
01:06:00,088 --> 01:06:02,127
Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe. Nice to meet you.

1180
01:06:02,128 --> 01:06:03,657
Hi, gorgeous. Frankie.

1181
01:06:03,658 --> 01:06:05,337
Nice to meet you.

1182
01:06:05,338 --> 01:06:07,257
How are ya'll? Welcome.

1183
01:06:07,258 --> 01:06:08,337
Have seats. Have seats.

1184
01:06:09,718 --> 01:06:11,877
You don't remember the first time we met, do you?

1185
01:06:11,878 --> 01:06:13,207
I don't.

1186
01:06:13,208 --> 01:06:15,117
So I've been involved for a lot of years.

1187
01:06:15,118 --> 01:06:15,687
Uh huh.

1188
01:06:15,688 --> 01:06:18,537
When we were introduced, I didn't realize you were trans

1189
01:06:18,538 --> 01:06:19,947
right at first.

1190
01:06:19,948 --> 01:06:23,097
I'm in – and I was in the fight of

1191
01:06:23,098 --> 01:06:26,337
my life – I mean, in terms of what

1192
01:06:26,338 --> 01:06:27,338
we were fighting for.

1193
01:06:28,348 --> 01:06:31,867
And you avoided me the rest of the day.

1194
01:06:31,868 --> 01:06:32,868
The rest of the night.

1195
01:06:35,028 --> 01:06:37,347
I mean, I'm not necessarily being critical.

1196
01:06:37,348 --> 01:06:38,777
I just, I just recall.

1197
01:06:38,778 --> 01:06:41,547
No, I. What you're telling me.

1198
01:06:41,548 --> 01:06:43,077
You're right.

1199
01:06:43,078 --> 01:06:44,742
I. I was broken.

1200
01:06:45,778 --> 01:06:48,727
Because I'm going to be honest. I just wanted to be a girl.

1201
01:06:48,728 --> 01:06:50,907
Just leave me alone. I just want to be a girl.

1202
01:06:50,908 --> 01:06:53,068
I didn't realize how important

1203
01:06:54,538 --> 01:06:56,337
it was for me to be me.

1204
01:06:56,338 --> 01:06:58,537
I didn't. I didn't realize that.

1205
01:06:58,538 --> 01:07:01,438
You know, sometimes it's just not time.

1206
01:07:02,728 --> 01:07:05,427
I'm glad you were where you were.

1207
01:07:05,428 --> 01:07:06,837
Doing what you were doing.

1208
01:07:06,838 --> 01:07:10,557
Having been an executive, having been a campaign manager,

1209
01:07:10,558 --> 01:07:13,887
all the things that this 21-year-old and nine-year-old

1210
01:07:13,888 --> 01:07:15,417
get to see now.

1211
01:07:15,418 --> 01:07:18,477
Don't you ever think maybe I should

1212
01:07:18,478 --> 01:07:21,507
have been there. Maybe I should have learned sooner.

1213
01:07:21,508 --> 01:07:22,197
I do.

1214
01:07:22,198 --> 01:07:23,217
That's not true.

1215
01:07:23,218 --> 01:07:26,517
Don't ever feel like you should have been there then

1216
01:07:26,518 --> 01:07:29,577
because now is the time that the world needs you.

1217
01:07:41,028 --> 01:07:42,977
I never thought my girls would live to see.

1218
01:07:42,978 --> 01:07:45,321
I never thought I'd live to see my girls could have

1219
01:07:46,598 --> 01:07:47,598
a role model like you.

1220
01:07:52,438 --> 01:07:54,298
I was overwhelmed with emotion.

1221
01:07:55,618 --> 01:07:58,677
I feel now that I need to own this

1222
01:07:58,678 --> 01:08:01,917
activist part of me because it has an impact

1223
01:08:01,918 --> 01:08:03,237
to the greater public.

1224
01:08:08,908 --> 01:08:10,737
I had a dream last night.

1225
01:08:10,738 --> 01:08:12,957
I didn't want to tell you. I shouldn't tell you.

1226
01:08:12,958 --> 01:08:13,657
That I won.

1227
01:08:13,658 --> 01:08:14,658
Yeah.

1228
01:08:15,207 --> 01:08:17,006
It was very – it was one of those dreams where you wake up

1229
01:08:17,008 --> 01:08:18,716
and you're surprised you woke up because you felt like you

1230
01:08:18,718 --> 01:08:19,256
already were.

1231
01:08:19,258 --> 01:08:20,677
It was super vivid.

1232
01:08:20,678 --> 01:08:23,996
It was really happy. And I just kind of woke up sad because

1233
01:08:23,997 --> 01:08:24,997
it wanted to keep dreaming.

1234
01:08:26,898 --> 01:08:27,898
Should I do this one?

1235
01:08:28,624 --> 01:08:29,624
This one looks really cute too.

1236
01:08:30,928 --> 01:08:31,928
Or this one.

1237
01:08:36,258 --> 01:08:38,206
This, this and this.

1238
01:08:38,207 --> 01:08:40,277
That'd be good, because then I can wear my – the one my

1239
01:08:40,278 --> 01:08:41,278
mother gave me.

1240
01:08:52,537 --> 01:08:53,586
Don't lose it.

1241
01:08:53,588 --> 01:08:54,588
She'd kill me.

1242
01:08:57,928 --> 01:08:59,457
This bracelet means a lot to my mother.

1243
01:09:02,738 --> 01:09:05,238
It means a lot to me that she let me have it.

1244
01:09:08,448 --> 01:09:09,448
I think I'll wear that.

1245
01:09:47,648 --> 01:09:48,648
How are you? Good.

1246
01:09:54,177 --> 01:09:55,953
Hi mija. You look nice.

1247
01:09:55,954 --> 01:09:56,954
Well thank you so much.

1248
01:10:05,118 --> 01:10:08,177
In five minutes, we're going to get the early voting

1249
01:10:08,178 --> 01:10:08,283
results.

1250
01:10:08,284 --> 01:10:09,284
Don't you look gorgeous.

1251
01:10:13,074 --> 01:10:14,118
I'm already on my phone like I'm.

1252
01:10:16,278 --> 01:10:17,278
Four minutes.

1253
01:10:19,117 --> 01:10:19,830
This is reflecting zero.

1254
01:10:19,831 --> 01:10:20,831
Uh. Shit.

1255
01:10:22,288 --> 01:10:22,558
Oh, my god.

1256
01:10:22,559 --> 01:10:23,559
Jesus Christ.

1257
01:10:27,468 --> 01:10:28,468
I'm proud of you.

1258
01:10:33,188 --> 01:10:34,188
One minute, 20 seconds.

1259
01:10:34,698 --> 01:10:37,547
When it hits zero, just hit refresh and then we will see if

1260
01:10:37,548 --> 01:10:38,548
they posted.

1261
01:10:44,908 --> 01:10:45,957
30 seconds.

1262
01:10:45,958 --> 01:10:48,177
Oh, don't get excited.

1263
01:10:48,178 --> 01:10:49,178
I'm already here.

1264
01:10:57,969 --> 01:10:59,067
They're out. They're out.

1265
01:10:59,068 --> 01:11:00,068
What's the damage?

1266
01:11:02,638 --> 01:11:04,737
It's okay. It's okay.

1267
01:11:04,738 --> 01:11:04,833
What's it look like?

1268
01:11:04,834 --> 01:11:07,887
I'm not going

1269
01:11:07,888 --> 01:11:09,447
to make it. It's okay.

1270
01:11:13,198 --> 01:11:14,878
Yeah, Manny's going to win tonight.

1271
01:11:18,238 --> 01:11:20,337
He's at almost 59 percent.

1272
01:11:20,338 --> 01:11:21,027
Yeah.

1273
01:11:21,028 --> 01:11:22,587
I actually came in third.

1274
01:11:24,058 --> 01:11:27,507
So with the early voting numbers, he has 4900,

1275
01:11:27,508 --> 01:11:30,717
Tony has 2500, and I barely got a thousand.

1276
01:11:30,718 --> 01:11:33,807
It looks like there will be five women on

1277
01:11:33,808 --> 01:11:34,808
council.

1278
01:11:36,178 --> 01:11:37,178
The most ever.

1279
01:11:40,708 --> 01:11:43,647
I'm sorry that I wasn't able to pull this off, but.

1280
01:11:43,648 --> 01:11:45,687
Just running is a big deal.

1281
01:11:45,688 --> 01:11:49,047
And your visibility, basically, it gives those trans

1282
01:11:49,048 --> 01:11:49,887
kids hope.

1283
01:11:49,888 --> 01:11:53,817
Because when they see their elders running for office

1284
01:11:53,818 --> 01:11:56,907
or doing other things in society,

1285
01:11:56,908 --> 01:12:00,507
it gives them hope and expands their horizons

1286
01:12:00,508 --> 01:12:01,678
that one day I can do that.

1287
01:12:13,018 --> 01:12:15,237
Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe here.

1288
01:12:15,238 --> 01:12:18,327
I just want to say thank you so much to each to every one

1289
01:12:18,328 --> 01:12:21,387
of you who were part of this journey.

1290
01:12:21,388 --> 01:12:24,537
The experience alone has been,

1291
01:12:24,538 --> 01:12:26,157
to say the least, it's been amazing.

1292
01:12:26,158 --> 01:12:28,687
I want to thank all of my supporters.

1293
01:12:28,688 --> 01:12:30,777
Thank you to each and every one of you.

1294
01:12:30,778 --> 01:12:31,778
My amazing husband.

1295
01:12:32,548 --> 01:12:35,847
Thank you for being my rock and the person to help

1296
01:12:35,848 --> 01:12:37,167
me.

1297
01:12:37,168 --> 01:12:39,387
When I first decided to be crazy.

1298
01:12:39,388 --> 01:12:43,257
I went into this campaign very optimistic.

1299
01:12:43,258 --> 01:12:46,527
I was hoping that people were just going to accept what

1300
01:12:46,528 --> 01:12:47,818
I was bringing to the table.

1301
01:12:48,868 --> 01:12:52,077
But I think at the very end of it, most people just

1302
01:12:52,078 --> 01:12:54,337
saw the trans woman.

1303
01:12:54,338 --> 01:12:57,237
You know, my passion has always been in politics and it's

1304
01:12:57,238 --> 01:13:00,687
going to remain there. So I will see you

1305
01:13:00,688 --> 01:13:02,278
real soon. Thanks again.

1306
01:13:17,127 --> 01:13:18,127
Hi bitch.

1307
01:14:00,708 --> 01:14:01,708
Wow.

1308
01:14:07,738 --> 01:14:08,738
That's it. That's it.

1309
01:14:26,188 --> 01:14:29,697
This election was emotionally

1310
01:14:29,698 --> 01:14:31,048
exhausting for me.

1311
01:14:36,148 --> 01:14:39,037
But after everything I've gone through –

1312
01:14:40,048 --> 01:14:43,317
this hurt and heartache and

1313
01:14:43,318 --> 01:14:44,318
fatigue.

1314
01:14:46,718 --> 01:14:49,837
I realized that was

1315
01:14:49,838 --> 01:14:52,057
worth it for me in the end.

1316
01:14:52,058 --> 01:14:53,808
I'm going to be singing. Just kidding.

1317
01:14:57,528 --> 01:15:00,827
I found Frankie in the last three

1318
01:15:00,828 --> 01:15:01,847
years.

1319
01:15:01,848 --> 01:15:05,057
October 28, 1976.

1320
01:15:05,058 --> 01:15:08,207
A little boy is born into this world, innocent and

1321
01:15:08,208 --> 01:15:09,347
carefree.

1322
01:15:09,348 --> 01:15:12,467
Fast forward. At the age of 15, he has his

1323
01:15:12,468 --> 01:15:13,967
first kiss with a boy.

1324
01:15:13,968 --> 01:15:17,147
Two weeks later, at home, he tells his parents: Mom, Dad, I'm

1325
01:15:17,148 --> 01:15:18,287
gay.

1326
01:15:18,288 --> 01:15:21,497
His parents, unfazed, says, okay, eat your dinner.

1327
01:15:22,968 --> 01:15:25,367
Fast forward. He's now 18.

1328
01:15:25,368 --> 01:15:27,887
Goes to the club for the first time with his best friend

1329
01:15:27,888 --> 01:15:28,888
Tersa.

1330
01:15:29,118 --> 01:15:32,357
Sees a woman who was born male, says

1331
01:15:32,358 --> 01:15:35,567
'hi' and she responds, 'Hi, I'm Denise.

1332
01:15:35,568 --> 01:15:36,857
I'm trans. '

1333
01:15:36,858 --> 01:15:40,157
He thinks, 'Oh my gosh, I'm not

1334
01:15:40,158 --> 01:15:41,158
the only one. '

1335
01:15:42,438 --> 01:15:44,687
Fast forward. November 1998.

1336
01:15:44,688 --> 01:15:48,077
He puts on a dress, makeup, a wig, and fabulous shoes.

1337
01:15:48,078 --> 01:15:50,927
Looks in the mirror, then paints the town paint.

1338
01:15:50,928 --> 01:15:54,257
Three men approach him, hold him down, whisper in his ear.

1339
01:15:54,258 --> 01:15:56,087
You want to dress like a woman?

1340
01:15:56,088 --> 01:15:57,677
I'll treat you like a woman.

1341
01:15:57,678 --> 01:16:01,067
They beat, rape and leave him naked in a parking lot.

1342
01:16:01,068 --> 01:16:03,737
He fought. He survived.

1343
01:16:03,738 --> 01:16:05,117
Fast forward. School.

1344
01:16:05,118 --> 01:16:07,457
Work. School. Failed relationships.

1345
01:16:07,458 --> 01:16:08,897
Work. More work.

1346
01:16:08,898 --> 01:16:12,227
He's now 36, depressed, alone, suicidal,

1347
01:16:12,228 --> 01:16:12,887
and lost.

1348
01:16:12,888 --> 01:16:16,127
Wakes up one morning, tells his sister, 'I'm a woman. '

1349
01:16:16,128 --> 01:16:17,597
Sister says 'then live. '

1350
01:16:17,598 --> 01:16:19,997
Fast forward. Hello new me.

1351
01:16:19,998 --> 01:16:21,929
She's now strong. She's now confident.

1352
01:16:21,930 --> 01:16:23,927
She is alive.

1353
01:16:23,928 --> 01:16:25,367
She's in love.

1354
01:16:25,368 --> 01:16:27,017
Fast forward. Tonight.

1355
01:16:27,018 --> 01:16:29,357
She looks out into the audience and says:

1356
01:16:29,358 --> 01:16:31,577
I am here. I am her.

1357
01:16:31,578 --> 01:16:32,578
I am transvisible.