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ISBN: 9780593445907
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
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WINNER OF THEM'S 2023 NOW AWARD FOR LITERATURE A SELF WELL-READ BOOK CLUB SELECTION A PHENOMENAL BOOK CLUB SELECTION ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023- ELLE, ESQUIRE
The dazzling, heartfelt memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City-until she realized that living her truth was the only way to step into her full power, now in paperback.
"A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy."-Vogue
"A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy" (Vogue)fromone of Out100's Most Impactful and Influential LGBTQ+ Storytellers
"Groundbreaking . . . Rocero quite literally models what triumph can look like."-Glamour (Women of the Year)
WINNER OF THEM'S AWARD FOR LITERATURE . A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR- Book Riot, Elle, Esquire
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. When her competitors mocked her as a "horse Barbie" due to her statuesque physique, tumbling hair, long neck, and dark skin, she leaned into the epithet. By seventeen, she was the Philippines' highest-earning trans pageant queen.
A year later, Geena moved to the United States where she could change her name and gender marker on her documents. But legal recognition didn't mean safety. In order to survive, Geena went stealth and hid her trans identity, gaining one type of f
ISBN: 9780593445907
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Description:
WINNER OF THEM'S 2023 NOW AWARD FOR LITERATURE A SELF WELL-READ BOOK CLUB SELECTION A PHENOMENAL BOOK CLUB SELECTION ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023- ELLE, ESQUIRE
The dazzling, heartfelt memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City-until she realized that living her truth was the only way to step into her full power, now in paperback.
"A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy."-Vogue
"A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy" (Vogue)fromone of Out100's Most Impactful and Influential LGBTQ+ Storytellers
"Groundbreaking . . . Rocero quite literally models what triumph can look like."-Glamour (Women of the Year)
WINNER OF THEM'S AWARD FOR LITERATURE . A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR- Book Riot, Elle, Esquire
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. When her competitors mocked her as a "horse Barbie" due to her statuesque physique, tumbling hair, long neck, and dark skin, she leaned into the epithet. By seventeen, she was the Philippines' highest-earning trans pageant queen.
A year later, Geena moved to the United States where she could change her name and gender marker on her documents. But legal recognition didn't mean safety. In order to survive, Geena went stealth and hid her trans identity, gaining one type of f