Backlash is swift to news Caitlyn Jenner is running for California governor 24 Apr, 2021 05:07 AM 3 minutes to read Jenner has long hinted at her political ambitions. Video / The Hollywood Reporter via AP AP Though Caitlyn Jenner is one of the most famous transgender people in America, the announcement of her candidacy for California governor was greeted hostilely by one of the state's largest LGBTQ-rights groups and by many trans activists around the country. "Make no mistake: we can't wait to elect a #trans governor of California," tweeted the group, Equality California. "But @Caitlyn—Jenner spent years telling the #LGBTQ+ community to trust Donald Trump. We saw how that turned out. Now she wants us to trust her? Hard pass."