Geena Rocero quotes
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“Gender has always been considered a fact immutable. But we now know it's actually more fluid, complex, and mysterious. Because of my success, I never have the courage to share my story. Not because I thought what I am is wrong but because of how the world treats those of us who wish to break free.”
-- Geena RoceroSource : "Why I must come out". TED conference, www.ted.com. March 2014.
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“We should allow them to be who they are, because then we end up with healthy kids.”
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“When I moved to the United States [from Asia] in 2001, I experienced a more rigid concept of gender, but somehow I was allowed to change my name and my gender marker. Why is there that paradox? How do I get those two things to be the same?”
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“The world makes you something that you’re not - but you know inside what you are.”
-- Geena RoceroSource : "Why I must come out". TED conference, www.ted.com. March 2014.
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“I was assigned boy at birth but I have always known I was a girl.”
-- Geena Rocero
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Source : A.S.A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife”, p.240, Hachette UK
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“I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.”
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