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Jun 7, 2023 · The book chronicles Rocero’s journey from winning trans beauty pageants in the Philippines to working as a model in the US while “stealth” (or not publicly out as trans), telling the story of...
- Emma Specter
May 30, 2023 · As a young femme in 1990s Manila, Geena Rocero heard, “Bakla, bakla!,” a taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the tiny universe of her eskinita. Eventually, she found her place in trans pageants, the Philippines’ informal national sport.
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- Geena Rocero
Jun 8, 2023 · The book chronicles Rocero’s journey from winning trans beauty pageants in the Philippines to working as a model in the US while “stealth” (or not publicly out as trans), telling the story of one woman’s life with enough heart and candour to make it accessible to all.
- Emma Specter
Jun 16, 2023 · Nearly a decade after coming out in her viral TED Talk, the trans model and advocate is detailing her journey to self-acceptance and joy.
- Claire Valentine
Jun 22, 2023 · On the back-half, Rocero walks through her pivot to modeling in New York City, feeling like a James Bond-like spy, making history on the TED stage, the power of community, and to close, a powerful passage from her new memoir Horse Barbie.
Nov 1, 2023 · This year Rocero released her groundbreaking memoir, Horse Barbie. The book recounts her rise from pageant queen in the Philippines to a laudable career in fashion and advocacy in the United...
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Nov 7, 2023 · With her groundbreaking 2023 memoir, Horse Barbie, Rocero recounted her rise from pageant queen in the Philippines to a career in fashion and trans advocacy in the United States.
