02882cam a2200289 4500 877334842 TxAuBib 20230630120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593746097 0593746090 7affbb2b-7e18-49d2-9da0-7e4e0c33ef67 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9451856 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rocero, Geena. Horse Barbie [Libby Audiobook] : A Memoir. Books on Tape, 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 310MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 310MB. HTML:<b>“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy.”—<i>Vogue</i></b><br /> <br /> <b>“Rocero forged a path for herself where one hadn’t previously existed and in <i>Horse Barbie</i> gives us such a warm and relatable story of strength and spirit.”—<i>Elle,</i> Best Memoirs of 2023 (So Far)</b><br /> As a young femme in 1990s Manila, Geena Rocero heard, “<i>Bakla, bakla!</i>,” a taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the tiny universe of her <i>eskinita</i>. Eventually, she found her place in trans pageants, the Philippines’ informal national sport. When her competitors mocked her as a “horse Barbie” due to her statuesque physique, tumbling hair, long neck, and dark skin, she leaned into the epithet. By seventeen, she was the Philippines’ highest-earning trans pageant queen.<br /> A year later, Geena moved to the United States where she could change her name and gender marker on her documents. But legal recognition didn’t mean safety. In order to survive, Geena went stealth and hid her trans identity, gaining one type of freedom at the expense of another. For a while, it worked. She became an in-demand model. But as her star rose, her sense of self eroded. She craved acceptance as her authentic self yet had to remain vigilant in order to protect her dream career. The high-stakes double life finally forced Geena to decide herself if she wanted to reclaim the power of Horse Barbie once and for all: radiant, head held high, and unabashedly herself.<br /> A dazzling testimony from an icon who sits at the center of transgender history and activism, <i>Horse Barbie</i> is a celebratory and universal story of survival, love, and pure joy. Biography & Autobiography. LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction.) Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-06-29 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7affbb2b-7e18-49d2-9da0-7e4e0c33ef67&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7affbb2b-7e18-49d2-9da0-7e4e0c33ef67&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)