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It was a declaration of war: Transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner wants to become governor of California.

"I'm in!" Said the 71-year-old Republican, who belongs to the Kardashian family clan, on Friday.

At the same time she started her campaign under the slogan: "Caitlyn For California".

Jenner announced that she wanted to put an end to the "catastrophic" term in office of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.

Sacramento - the capital of California - needs "an honest leader with a clear vision." The next gubernatorial elections in California are scheduled to take place in the fall of 2022.

Jenner is probably the best-known transgender activist in the United States.

As Bruce Jenner, she won gold in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

She also became popular as the stepfather of starlet Kim Kardashian on their reality series.

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After her outing in 2015, she got her own television series.

"I Am Cait" was about her transgender experience.

Transgender people are people whose sexual identity does not match the gender characteristics they were born with.

After Jenner's candidacy became known, there was praise, but also numerous critical comments, for example because of Jenner's former support for ex-President Donald Trump.

She is also accused of apparently getting help from former employees on Trump's team.

Brad Parscale, Trump's election campaign advisor in 2020, is said to have given her advice without pay, as reported by the US broadcaster CNN. 

The queer US scene was particularly disappointed.

"We can't wait to elect a #trans-Governor of California," tweeted Equality California, one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the states.

But then Caitlyn Jenner is probably not the right one.

For years she told the LGBTQ community that they should trust Donald Trump.

"Now she wants us to trust her?"

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“Star Trek” actor George Takei, who came out gay in 2005, posted on Twitter: “I'm LGBTQ, but I'm not going to vote for Caitlyn Jenner.

Just so that it is clear ”.

In fact, Jenner has long been one of Trump's most eloquent advocates in the hope that he would support transgender people.

In 2018, however, she distanced herself by admitting that she was wrong about Trump.