Apple Books Pick: “Geena: Hiding In Plain Sight”

Last Day

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Geena Rocero has yet to meet a stage she doesn’t like. As the reigning trans beauty queen in the Philippines, she was adored and envied with equal passion – all while being out and proud. But when she moved to America and became a model, she went back in the closet to protect her livelihood, at least until the secrecy began to do more harm than it was worth. Geena tells Stephanie how she was finally able to live without compromising what was most important to her, starting with the moment she reclaimed her identity, all while standing on one of the biggest and most pivotal stages in the world.

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1:27.1	Hey last day listeners, I am so very happy to share that past guest Gina Rissero is this month's featured
1:37.4	author for the Laman out of Book Club in partnership with Apple Books.
1:41.0	Gina is an activist, writer, and model, and the episode you're about to hear is all
1:45.2	about her coming of age in the trans beauty pageant scene in the Philippines, and how it was the
1:50.0	start of a long journey to being out and proud in the United States. We are so excited to
1:54.9	revisit Gina Story this week. Please enjoy. I was in a clandestine operation for eight years. I had to protect my cover. I had to protect my story. I would go on on on photo shoots. would go on additions sometimes we would do this
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