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"  In an inspiring TED talk given on March 31, the International Transgender Day of Visibility, model Geena Rocero publicly came out as transgender. Rocero, who has been working in the fashion industry for almost a decade, hid the fact that she was transgender from her industry colleagues, friends and even her agents. With incredible support from her family, Geena made the decision to speak about her past in order to help other transgender people find acceptance as well: &amp;quot;Today, this very moment is my real coming out. I could no longer live my truth for and by myself. I want to do my best to help others live their truth without shame and terror.&amp;quot;  Rocero moved from the Philippines to the United States to began her official journey as a woman in 2001. She remembers, &amp;quot;I moved to San Francisco and I remember looking at my California driver&amp;#039;s license with the name &amp;#039;Geena&amp;#039; and the gender marker &amp;#039;F.&amp;#039; That was a powerful moment. For some people their ID is their license to drive or even to get a drink, but for me, that was my license to live.&amp;quot;  Watch Rocero make history in the video below.       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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