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Trans Model Geena Rocero's Memoir Recounts Her Journey Through Fashion, Fear and Advocacy

  • Geena Rocero started her modeling career in pageants in the Philippines before moving to the U.S. and working "stealth" as a trans woman in the fashion industry.
  • She lived in constant fear of being outed and it ending her career.
  • She came out publicly as trans in a 2014 TED Talk and has since become an advocate and public speaker.
  • Her new memoir "Horse Barbie"covers her career, experiences with colorism and gender disclosure, transitioning and more.
  • Rocero says she's now fled the 'trap of respectability' to live authentically.
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