Name: Why I must come out
Uploaded: 2014-03-31T14:48:52Z
Duration: 9 min 45 s
Description: When fashion model Geena Rocero first saw a photo of herself in a bikini, "I thought ... you have arrived!" As she reveals, that's because she was born with the gender assignment "boy." In this moving talk, Rocero tells the story of becoming who she always knew she was.

When fashion model Geena Rocero first saw a photo of herself in a bikini, "I thought ... you have arrived!" As she reveals, that's because she was born with the gender assignment "boy." In this moving talk, Rocero tells the story of becoming who she always knew she was.

Geena Rocero: Why I must come out

Why I must come out

Breaking free from societal boxes, Geena Rocero champions the courage to live authentically against the color of skin or societal beliefs.

Rocero's journey from being assigned male at birth in the Philippines to an international fashion model reveals the fluidity of gender.

Highlighting the stark reality of transgender community struggles, Rocero calls for a global vigil to remember lives lost to hatred.