TED - Geena Rocero: Why I must come out

TED Geena-Rocero come-out gender index

"The transgender movement, it's at the very beginning, to compare to how the gay movement started.
There's still a lot of work that needs to be done. There should be an understanding.
There should be a space of curiosity and asking questions, and I hope all of you guys will be my allies."

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• As Cameron Russell puts it, professional models are people who have won the genetic lottery, born with the DNA for long legs, great skin and dazzling smiles.
• Her (Geena Rocero) bigger purpose in life was to share her journey and work towards justice and beauty.
• At that time I felt like, Geena, you've done it, you've made it, you have arrived.
• I was assigned boy at birth based on the appearance of my genitalia. Gender has always been considered a fact, immutable, but we now know it's actually more fluid, complex and mysterious. 数学：确定性的丧失；物理：相对论；Spark：RDD
• So when I was 15 years old, still dressing as a boy, I met this woman named T.L. She is a transgender beauty pageant manager. 选美大赛
• I met some of my best friends in that community. 学生社团，大学生活动中心
• that was my license to live, to feel dignified. All of a sudden, my fears were minimized. I felt that I could conquer my dream and move to New York and be a model. Live their truth without shame and terror
• The transgender movement, it's at the very beginning, to compare to how the gay movement started.