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Horse Barbie
- A Memoir
- By: Geena Rocero
- Narrated by: Geena Rocero
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transgender Anguish is Like No Other
- By Karyn Dunphy on 07-06-24
- Horse Barbie
- A Memoir
- By: Geena Rocero
- Narrated by: Geena Rocero
Wow — just wow.
Reviewed: 05-31-23
What a powerful story! It left me clinging onto every word. A story that I’ve felt deep in my bones.
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