A Run For More Follows Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe’s Historic Campaign to Be First Trans Woman on San Antonio City Council – MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE
“Gonzales-Wolfe’s campaign faces more obstacles than any of her opponents. At every turn, she must constantly field questions about her identity as a trans woman and how that identity might impact her political decisions. And her campaign also carries the weight of history: if she won she would be the first trans person ever elected to the San Antonio City Council.
It’s a poignant conversation to have at any time in American history, but especially now, considering the anti-trans legislation that has recently been introduced in Texas including Senate Bill 29, which requires trans student-athletes to compete on the sports teams that match their sex assigned at birth rather than the gender they identify with.
“I’m trans [and] live in Texas, and I’ve been working in politics for 26 years. And for all the years that I have worked in politics, we don’t have many of us that step forward,” Gonzales-Wolfe told MovieMaker. “To be able to say ‘I’m trans, I’m going to run, this is what my experience is going to look like,’ — being able to tell my story was important for me.”
A Run For More was an official selection of the 40th annual Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, where it screened in July. The documentary serves as extremely vital representation for other trans and LGBTQ+ people hoping to run for office one day.
“I was honored that Ray decided to explore this and make it part of the journey because I thought it was important for people here in Texas to see that we [trans people] are so much more than the stigma that people want to place upon us,” Gonzales-Wolfe said.”