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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Rocero, Geena, 1983- author.     Subjects     Rocero, Geena, 1983-     Beauty contestants -- Biography.     Transgender women -- Biography.     Beauty contests -- Philippines.     Beauty contests -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Rocero, Geena, 1983- author.       by title:      Horse Barbie : a mem...         MARC Display

Horse Barbie : a memoir / Geena Rocero. by Rocero, Geena, 1983- author. New York : The Dial Press, [2023] Subjects Rocero, Geena, 1983-   Beauty contestants -- Biography.   Transgender women -- Biography.   Beauty contests -- Philippines.   Beauty contests -- United States. ISBN:  9780593445884 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) : 0593445880 Description:  xvii, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition Requests:  0 Summary:  "As a young femme growing up in Manila in the 1990s, Geena Rocero endured shouts of bakla, bakla!, a Filipino taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the little universe of her eskinita. Eventually she found her place in trans pageants, events as widely attended and culturally significant as a national sport, going to high school by day and competing by night. When her competitors denigrated her with the nickname "horse barbie," due to her statuesque physique, tumbling hair, long neck, and dark skin, she leaned into the epithet, stepping onto stage with an undeniable charisma-part equine and all fashion. By seventeen, she was the Philippines' most prominent and highest-earning trans pageant queen. When she moved to the United States, Geena was able to change her name and gender marker on her documents, which wasn't-and still isn't-possible for trans people in the Philippines. But legal recognition didn't come with any guarantee of safety. In order to survive, Geena went stealth and hid her trans identity, gaining one type of freedom and truth at the expense of another. For a while, it worked. Within a few years she'd become an in-demand model, appearing in music videos, billboards, and magazine campaigns, and was hailed as the epitome of feminine beauty. But as her star rose, her sense of self eroded. She craved acceptance as her authentic self, yet had to remain eternally vigilant in order to protect her dream career. The tenuous, high-stakes double life finally led Geena to a breaking point when she had to decide how to reclaim the power of Horse Barbie once and for all: radiant, head held high, and unabashedly herself"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 306.76809 Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kalihi-Palama Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.76809 Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Keaau P/S Library Adult Biography 306.76809 Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.76809 Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Biography B Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pearl City Public Library Adult Biography 306.76809 Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Adult Biography B Rocero Ro Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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