Geena Rocero
Geena Rocero | |
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Born | 1983 (age 40–41)[1] Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Model |
Years active | 2002–present |
Organization | Gender Proud |
Geena Rocero (born 1983)
Early life
Geena Rocero was born in
Career
Rocero was discovered by a
She made history as the first trans woman to be part of the Iconic 2020 Playboy Playmates of the Year. Rocero Playboy article is nominated for a 2020 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article.[10]
In 2014, Rocero was featured on the fifth anniversary cover of C☆NDY magazine along with 13 other transgender women:
Adding to her résumé in 2015, Rocero became Executive Producer of "Beautiful As I Want To Be", a digital series for Logo focused on transgender youth.[2] The show spotlights young trans people, and pairs them with a coach or mentor in the trans community. In the first episode, Zeam, a young trans man and artist, is paired with Caitlyn Jenner.[2] Jenner in the episode mentions Rocero as "the first trans person I ever met".[12] Rocero has also been featured on Jenner's show I Am Cait.[13]
In 2016 Rocero and
Rocero made her directorial debut for the 2021 four-part documentary series "Caretakers," highlighting Filipino-Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
Activism
In 2014, Rocero launched Gender Proud, "an advocacy & awareness campaign that aims to advance the rights of all transgender individuals".
Rocero is the founder of Gender Proud, which is a media production company that tell stories about transgender and what it means to be gender nonconforming. Rocero and her production company have produced and presented "Beautiful as I want to Be", which talks about transgender youth. Another film is called" Willing and Able", which talks about transgender employment and athletes. The two-film won a GLAAD Media award. She's a board member of NY LGBT Center and An Ambassador for The Stonewall.[19]
See also
- LGBT culture in New York City
- List of LGBT people from New York City
- List of LGBT rights activists
- Filipinos in the New York City metropolitan region
References
- ^ a b Davis, Allison P. (April 3, 2014). "Transgender Model Geena Rocero on Her TED Talk". New York. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
the 30-year-old
- ^ a b c "Supermodel Geena Rocero's Powerful New Show Beautifully Spotlights Trans Youth". MTV News. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Megan Friedman (November 23, 2015). "Transgender Model Geena Rocero Wants to Be on the Cover of 'Sports Illustrated'". Elle. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ 200 Women: Geena Rocero, December 2019, retrieved January 29, 2021
- ^ Rocero, Geena (March 31, 2014). "Model: Why I came out as transgender". CNN. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ a b ""Gender Proud envisions a world"". Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "TED Speaker Geena Rocero Model and activist". TED. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- The Huffington Post. April 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Transgender Model Geena Rocero Gives Inspiring TED Talk About Coming Out"
- ^ "Gender Proud – Geena Rocero, Model and Founder". Future of StoryTelling. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Laverne Cox, Carmen Carrera, Among 14 Trans Stars On "Candy" Magazine Cover". NewNowNext.
- ^ "Beautiful As I Want To Be: Caitlyn Jenner Mentors Zeam | Beautiful As I Want To Be | LOGOTV". LOGOTV. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Caitlyn Sits Down With Trans Activist Geena Rocero on I Am Cait". E! Online. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Tracey Africa and Geena Rocero Cover Harper's Bazaar". Nymag.com. September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Model and Producer Geena Rocero Makes History as a Playboy Playmate of the Year and Celebrates Sixth Anniversary of her Iconic TED Talk on Trans Day of Visibility". GLAAD. March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Rocero, Geena. "Geena Rocero". Gold House. n.d. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Geena Rocero's TED talks"
- ^ "How Do You Reveal A Life-Changing Transformation?"
- ^ "Geena Rocero". Gold House. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
External links
- Geena Rocero's Twitter page
- Geena Rocero's Instagram page
- Gender Proud Archived October 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine