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Book Synopsis“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy.”—Vogue “Rocero forged a path for herself where one hadn’t previously existed and in Horse Barbie gives us such a warm and relatable story of strength and spirit.”—Elle, Best Memoirs of 2023 (So Far)As a young femme in 1990s Manila, Geena Rocero heard, “
Bakla, bakla!,” a taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the tiny universe of her
eskinita. 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.
A year later, Geena moved to the United States where she could change her name and gender marker on her documents
