- how my life becomes better is politics. - wee going changeity ha. - i'formallynnouncin my candidacy - wee going focity couil district 8. - i'formallynnouncin mthe di am he,says,he los on am her i amrans-visible." [a[aient mus]g]

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t that'sretty mu borin simple [frankiemy gir i knowbout polics. i ow what want to e happ in our mmunit like, i ow my cors. i kn what i ke. what do u like - rankie] e tranflag cor. - i dot know- - lighblue, - j- [jf] that'theawnedn me. like liansit's ce.g.hite? i'now feelg the ge to bthe voicof the cmunity at needsomeone le me. what t he? how gorgus are ty? i never ought th i'd e my faclike ts. it's rl, mama,re you rdy? i can't lieve . i . [shs] *?** chrt. - it's gna be amazing.

*?** chrt. we'rgonna chge city hall. [emotion music]mazing. [gues converng] [host] hlo, everody! - ttende hi! [gup claing] beuse not o many yrs ago, being trsgender uld bacally diualifyou from rning forublic ofce. with aresidentho has tacked ufrom theery outsy of his ainistrion, but we haveeen recently, more pple like us areteppi. of his ainistrion, ttendeesheerin i did me frankie in janr, anabout 30inutes later, i was pelesslyead er heelsn love i did me frankie in janr, [cwd coog] anas anyonthat's snt mo than fi minut in room wi her prably cannderstd,

at's allt takes see the glow . m so pro of he t at theame timeterrifie it's jt the fe of t unkno, old chilrous fe of not being y from wtever myery es arounthe coer. t thin havinthe privege compe sharinger,that feel not only wh our ighbors distrt 8, but th the eire ty of saantoni pleaseelp me wcome ankie goales-wfe. ttendeesheerin [attenes contie cheeri] - thank u, thank you, tnku th is real differe. my comtment toervice started very lontime ago it reay stemme from mmother ittrengthed the coage at my moer gavus, but shwould wo two, threjobs in der to provide od fors,

anshe woulgo witho eati so thate couleat, and shtaught mto help and te. thatervice tt i keep sayind is what i ve been ying give ba to the mmunit for a ry long time. is whai nt to beusting give li my moth,munit d i'm prd to be here tg th i'm a rlica of this a. [ais is myome.g] fothe last3 year i saw potician ter politician who st didn'look like me, fothe last3 year i sdidn'tpeak lik me, sn't like me, who st didn'look like me, bui suppord them the were t right cdidate th was goi to reprent me and be mvoice athe tab. [chules] [attenes lauing] i going tbe my we,own voicat the table. [attenes cheing]

m formal annocing my ndidac for ci councilistric8. [attdees cheering] for ci councilistric8. thank you. [attende] franki frankie franki frank! frkie! frankie! frkie! frankie! [eneetic eleronic sic] - potics in lifes likeood. i need it inrder to rvive. [hammerstrikin i may t win, but i dot know ii i didn'at least try. [ergetic ectronic music] but i dot know ii i whato you ink?try. it'sute, rht? for a caaign offe? d then whave kin of le our waroom. - hi.? - [jan in spanh] mija, vee para a. siéntatequí mi. [janie ispanish] mira aí. - w. - mom, i gonna eak yo -

- augwhe her peonalityow comes om, ok? she'somethinelse. can usehis for people? of 'emi guess, - perft. - ere's ta right there. - franki like anchalleng in aity counl race can usehis for people? of 'emi guess, s an uphl batt. wh youe competivenessateof an , money what yolook a usuallthe reci to overming a nancial sadvange when sheets her mind tdo, just ki of sheework. she takeit by the horn reall and takeit b- heo.rns. my name'frankie gonzale - [pson in cwd] yay! and i amour candate for city . u're in districright w. have a ltle bit about for. and i- dirict 8 ion the city . u'renorthwesside of town. have a ltle bit about for. 's one othe fastt growg anmost divse poets of s anton.

i want tget moreoung ople invved in pitics. i ca, but i cado whater i ca toelp steeyou in t direion thatou want to go. - [stude] thank u so mh. [studentclappi] - [fnkie] thk you. - [dyl, it's g all kin of terestinbusinees and nd of grth inhat reect. it's ao got th largt popution of refees and migran. it's a these kd of different of refees and migran. lting po of peop comi togetr. what i'mrying toet himore civ engagent. i want me peopleo have seat athe tab, so'm doingomething a litt t than whacity couil haseen in e past rit now, tre's 53 ecinctsthat m. than whacity couil i nt to ma sure th there a presentave of eh precct. i think re voiceat theable meanthat we' going to get lot me done thers a lot at needsto happ, meanthat we' going and 's time at we std upnd we ma a chae,e and thats why i here w. [knoing] frankie nzales-wolfe. i'running r city council strict. - , okay.- beautil dog. i woed for wls far

as ap in hr,earning and den so my ckgrounds tang an ornizati om its crent ate and ving tm that is at i dstate. - [dylanjulian ctro, thformer mayor, has sa that saantonio d itmakeup a demographics - [dylanjulian ctro, represen what the couny wille the nex10, 20, years and i thk distri 8 is e embodint of that. i'm a prd wife t thea mitary veteran.s and i thk distri 8 is e i am proud latina, t most oall, i'mery oud to ba trans woman. and i thk distri 8 is e i [cwd cheing]ina, isses] iove y'al - od luck. - go fnki. - frank! - [frank] thanyou. rowd conrsing] - do younow how ny lies had to ll today

the ount of luntee... i ink thatas the only thi. [laugh but weot to lo the likee're movg.... - [jeff] what are you going to do to your hair? - curl it. ruing for fice a big pformance i'm ally aimg towa the srt. - [jef with bos or sho? - [jf] just ke sure you're. - rankie] obably mheels. - [frank] i know'd be more comrtable islacks but i ki of femmn it u - be ptty. - works, ght? it a perfoance at i've arned since e very fst camign - works, ght? when walked to a lly in96. who nted us be moreinvolve. d i had teacher she to me to aocal ral. - goodorning, n antoo.

[frankiepeople yoare a foidable cdidate - it really naudible [fmer present clinn yoarplayg withand]didate [frankieit's a huge shothat leads up the goaof beingblen yoa work fothe community. [wewe you aordable health, hugople of erica,s up a good ecation system, [d a growgaordable health, huecomic envonment up [cwd ches] - [fraie] i sa the y the audience ving eacand everone ofs.dsthen s - how n we rolup our eeves anwork together toake lifeetter vingfor everyone?ne ofs.dsthen s - how n we rolup our that what i trying to do. toake lifeetter vingfor [crowdheerinofs.dsthen s - it's t empowernt th these pple fe, just knein that ment at polits was fome. thiseed to ce togeth and ke a difrence.

orkers cversin y'all ardoing ay? y'all ed anying? doingood? - good - ay. telle these penses hold on. hillary mpaign,this is ankie. telle these penses being a lunteer and beg ar for all esok. [cla]... that w my way being ae toive backo my comnity. i fe at thatime that what ia. eltion dayso follong, it gonna bon onof those days. bexar unty demratic rty. eltion dayso follong, e texas gislaturhas been a coms but overhe past years, - [f 7 reporr] withmore tha, e ttexahas intruced morn a coms but anti-ltq legislation than anyther sta this ar. - [f 7 reporr] withmore tha, - leers fromcross tes arat the ste capol ging lawkers noto pass the so-cled bathom bil - we need a law that protects the privacy of our children

d our puic schoo. - we need a law that protects the privacy of our children e numberf safetyanproble in ps thing toeduce beuse you n't used lower tn zerople [cwd cheing] - rankie] politici makedecisionat the table. an [protests]s the politiprect tranyouth! - it smt the trs communy wanting work agnst us the moe i want to be able to make the decisions because at is whe weack reprentati. [etional music] because at is whe wea[eine hummg]i. - here my dona trump hurricanrelief iression. [chuc] - [jef the itome ofmpathy, that *. [fnkie chuckles] - [jef th- wh we stardthy, that *. dang, of course, e of theery firs questis i had ask him was,

- [jef th- wh we stardthy, that *. re you aemocra"e, - [jef you mak homeyes, by.et class? - [fraie] do y remembe the - eff] i se do. e- i ma . i spt six hos on thasauce. i am bleed that met soone who pports m - u're in rare repition. like, for me, beg in theity that they we. -it hard tomagine sebody you ew up he. you knowhis cityike e back oyour hd. you lirally spt yo whole le here 's got tfeel gooto be able to fect theommuni thatou've spt so mh timen. i nd of fe nomac, in way, like ion't reay beng anyere. - rankie] u belong to theie 's the o that i' been waiting r for 40ears. [emoonal mic]

- frankie began her transition pretty much the time we met. [emotional music] i ll in lo with thperson and thatasn't chged onbit. whatas chang is she happier [jan gasps] - you ok. - ttendanttissues?laughs see, youook li me. so, do t honor th makes iofficial anie sniles] th [etional mic]al [emotial musicontinues anie sniles] [etional mic conties]

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- thk you souch, mr.erybody,or being here. i'm so gteful foeveryone that t marry t love ofy life and i omise alof you and promise r we're t sthers no goi backwds.. we're goa be togher fover. ank you r being re. uests apauding [gene musi - [- [fnkie] on two,t to f. three, fr, fiv - nterview] i'm od. m clea - ok. - if t airportoncessio voteame up again, - ok. ere woulyou have voted ? - partf my plaorm rely has to dwith sma businses. i wanto be ablto fi a way tbe abl to promo small businesan tonio airport.especilh i ink thats a grea oppounity for us. to promo small ouculture a city ould bespecilh represend more athe aiort,

awhy i uld havevoted agn. thbiggest asons - [fraie] incling ick-fil- corre. - ay. in yr opinn, wh makes y a stnger candidate - i'not runng agains manny . ranyonen thisace.than i'running r the constituts in dirict 8 what i hoping accomplh athe very d of ts is bnging mo voic to the table. what i hoping accomplh i wa people have astake in. athe vthiss my he. i justant to bable to givey that h provideme so ch. that's what i'm hopi to do - [kt report] in thrace foristrict manny laez fac two allengs, tony vdivia an frane gonzal-wolfe o has woed on more tha50 camigns dang back the 10s. e would ke state histori. - i'm very pro transoman running r office in sannto - [ksat porter] chick-l-a's. - [frank] friggi 35-mute interview - [d they pyed] chick-l-a's. ke eighteconds

that's ss, "tony valdiv ge" he one ithe midd looks like a de in a dss." [frankieaughs] - [fraie] that so cu. - eff] andhen the ply wa he one ithe midd was dude in dress. rankie laughs] he one ithe midd "antchick-fia, too. - it funny. - no, 's n. ose **?** cowar. i n't knowhat tivates mebody t take yout[gene musiat. - rankie] doest bothere. - [jef mm, shod, thoh. [birdshirping] hi, guys - [slo] abb's t updated yet. [birdshirping] the are thdoors that we' knocking on, sohen you art lking, y just y,

ello, myame is sand-so i'm volunteefor the ankie nzales-wfe camign. cai speak th," and say thv. i'm volunteefor the ankie nzales-wfe camign. "fnkie is cused on easingro improvg road a sidelk infraructur and techlogy infstructe, nding wa to help locallol bunesses expand, publicafety, a - i ow peopl and teprhave bn aski,.", hat are u going to be " - lot of pple might ask, "how doeshe feel about n ? w does s feel about gu in scols? hodoes sheeel abt aboron?" shwill nev have toctuall vote on at at ci counc. you ju tell th this is a nonrtisanace. those ises typicly don't come l and they pu you, you say, t"webut shdoes cro overt come l vod the genal election." the's a loof us nservati democra out tre d we don want tourn r off foanybody, okay?

the's - solet's gohead nservad move oto 13130re [phoneinging] - [eta] heo? - hi, ishis ela? - hell i'm a vunteer with fraie gonzas-wolf i s just cling check iwith y and see you vot yet or know . - yay. okayokay. and see you vot yet or know . [gene musi we want ery partf gornment tlook like us, andand evyone elsyet or know . desees that, too. we want ery partf gollo, is is alea?e us, san antoo doesn' lookike justne pern. if aown in tas can do it, then abody cano it. san antoo doesn' looki[heelslickinrn. [enge hummin makeome noisup in re. makes me noi. [crowd cheers] thers a reas why wee up her you gs. you e an allto th beautif woman so pase, plee makeome noe, becae if sheakes history,

shwould behelee be a trs city cncilwon. rowd cers] y'all ady to g messe- rowd] ah!day? ["shakit off" taylor swift] - these ople are givingash , messe- rowd] ah!day? so athe very end, nce theye physiclyivingash , tippg lindy, ah!day? whever sheollect e has toign for as heron. - ay. does thamake sse? ♪ 'causthe plays gonna play, ay♪ okay. [crowdheerin - [ldsay] weave friend ohers. for ny, many deni hasmany, ny yea.riend i ink it'setter fo you say froyour hrt at you tnk abt your friend. frankie,ou are a light, jon i ink it'setter fo you say froyour hrt you ha a bigge heart and i ed everye to kw and w strongf a rson thayou ar

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thaton't make it? we neeto help ose pele, whatbout theeople here thalive he not othepeople from oth countes. no, i apeciate tt. - th don't come in the rit way li not othepeople fromy mher ca in. i'm rely stronon thi - , no, no - i ally a ani feel sry, anbelievme- - oh, m so sor. - e familyervice th need lp. - that'sorrect, d th's why i sayin - d i undetand tt. i n't knowf wean compromise. - d i un- yeah tt. - we are- i'm ba i amad. - ll, good luck. no, thanyou souch. [crowdonversg] - have areat weekend. [crowdonversg] [fraie speakg spanh] - [fraie] mann [speaks spa. ♪nd the w you lootonight giveer the crown [pageantnnouncer heree go. - [peant hos the rst conttant

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i will treat you like a woman." omber sic] takingurns, th procded to re me. [somber music] ti remeer prayi. procded to re me. i remeer thinkg ofy fami. d in my ad, i wathinki, "thiisn't hoi'm supped twhataved me the momt was friendsoming out and protecting me. the words that were whispered in my ear the night of my assault gave a whole new meaning of how women are seen and treated in the community. [somber music] i no lger felt safe.

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