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Geena Rocero | Center Dinner 2019
Geena Rocero's remarks at Center Dinner on April 18, 2019.
New York, NY, USA
Geena Rocero BiographyGeena Rocero is a transgender Filipino-American model and trans rights activist. She is also the founder of Gender Proud, an advocacy and media production company that tells stories to elevate justice and equality for the transgender community.
Rocero was born in Manila, Philippines to a working-class family. She started competing in beauty pageants at age 15. She immigrated to San Francisco, California at age 17 and she became a U.S. citizen in 2006.
On March 31, 2014, in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Rocero came out as transgender at the annual TED Conference. Her viral TED talk has since been viewed more than 3 million times and translated into 32 languages.
Along with Gender Proud Productions, Rocero produced and presented "Beautiful As I Want to Be" for LogoT. “Beautiful As I Want to Be” highlighted trans youth and received the 2016 GLAAD media Award. Gender Proud also produced "Willing and Able,” a 2017 GLAAD Media-nominated web series about transgender employment with Fusion TV. Gender Proud Productions worked with Fusion/Univision to produce a TV documentary about transgender athletes, "No League of Their Own.”
Rocero served as an executive producer on “Made to Model,” which was nominated for the 2018 GLAAD Media Award. “Made to Model” features nine emerging and pioneering transgender models.
Rocero has spoken at the White House, the World Economic Forum and the United Nations. She has been featured on E’s “I Am Cait,” as well as in CoverGirl Cosmetics’ “#GirlsCan” Campaign and Vanity Fair: Trans America.
She has been profiled and featured in media outlets as prominent as Vogue, CNN, MSNBC, the “TODAY” show, New York Magazine, Glamour, Vanity Fair, ELLE and Cosmopolitan.
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Geena Rocero is a transgender Filipino-American model and trans rights activist. She is also the founder of Gender Proud, an advocacy and media production company that tells stories to elevate justice and equality for the transgender community.
Rocero was born in Manila, Philippines to a working-class family. She started competing in beauty pageants at age 15. She immigrated to San Francisco, California at age 17 and she became a U.S. citizen in 2006.
On March 31, 2014, in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Rocero came out as transgender at the annual TED Conference. Her viral TED talk has since been viewed more than 3 million times and translated into 32 languages.
Along with Gender Proud Productions, Rocero produced and presented "Beautiful As I Want to Be" for LogoT. “Beautiful As I Want to Be” highlighted trans youth and received the 2016 GLAAD media Award. Gender Proud also produced "Willing and Able,” a 2017 GLAAD Media-nominated web series about transgender employment with Fusion TV. Gender Proud Productions worked with Fusion/Univision to produce a TV documentary about transgender athletes, "No League of Their Own.”
Rocero served as an executive producer on “Made to Model,” which was nominated for the 2018 GLAAD Media Award. “Made to Model” features nine emerging and pioneering transgender models.
Rocero has spoken at the White House, the World Economic Forum and the United Nations. She has been featured on E’s “I Am Cait,” as well as in CoverGirl Cosmetics’ “#GirlsCan” Campaign and Vanity Fair: Trans America.
She has been profiled and featured in media outlets as prominent as Vogue, CNN, MSNBC, the “TODAY” show, New York Magazine, Glamour, Vanity Fair, ELLE and Cosmopolitan.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Geena Rocero and other top speakers and celebrities.
Geena Rocero is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Geena Rocero for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Geena Rocero generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jim Abbott, Robyn Benincasa, Gloria Borger, Anthony Anderson and Linda Alvarado. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Geena Rocero for an upcoming live or virtual event.
Geena Rocero has been open about her journey of being a transgender model, and although being genuine about who she is was a struggle in itself, there ...
Geena Rocero feels beautiful and she wants transgender youth to feel the same ... “I was given the opportunity to express myself,” Rocero tells ETonline, “and ...
Successful model Geena Rocero went through her own gender transition when she was just 19, and weighs in on what Bruce Jenner might be going through ...
Geena Rocero says the world needs to be open to a fluid conception of gender and more understanding for individuals.
... The Courage To Be Yourself. Geena Rocero Headshot. Geena Rocero ... Click here to watch Geena's TEDTalk. This story begins on a beach in Tulum, Mexico ...
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