華閱文章網1. TED《為什么我必須站出來》英文演講稿
Geena Rocero:Why I must come out The world makes you something that you?re not,but you know inside what you are,and that question burns in your heart:How will you become that?I may be somewhat unique in this,but I am not alone,not alone at * when I became a fashion model,I felt that d finally achieved the dream that d always wanted since I was a young * outside self finally matched my inner truth,my inner * complicated reasons which ll get to later,when I look at this picture,at that time I felt like,Geena,you?ve done it,you?ve made it,you have * this past October,I realized that m only just * of us are put in boxes by our family,by our religion,by our society,our moment in history,even our own * people have the courage to break free,not to accept the limitations imposed by the color of their skin or by the beliefs of those that surround * people are always the threat to the status quo,to what is considered * my case,for the last nine years,some of my neighbors,some of my friends,colleagues,even my agent,did not know about my history.I think,in mystery,this is called the * is mine.I was assigned boy at birth based on the appearance of my genitalia.I remember when I was five years old in Philippines walking around our house,I would always wear this t-shirt on my * my mom asked me，鈥 How come you always wear that t-shirt on your head？鈥 I said，鈥 Mom,this is my hair.m a girl.鈥 I knew then how to * has always been considered a fact,immutable,but we now know it?s actually more fluid,complex and *e of my success,I never had 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 * day,I was so grateful because I am a woman.I have a mom and dad and family who accepted me for who I * are not so fortunate.\x0cThere?s a long tradition in Asian culture that celebrates the fluid mystery of * is a Buddhist goddess of * is a Hindu goddess,hijra * when I was eight years old,I was at a fiesta in the Philippines celebrating these mysteries.I was in front of the stage,and I remember,out comes this beautiful woman right in front of me,and I remember that moment something hit me:That is the kind of women I would like to * when I was 15 years old,still dressing as a boy,I met this woman named * is a transgender beauty pageant * night she asked me，鈥 How come you are not joining the beauty pageant？鈥 She convinced me that if I joined that she would take care of the registration fee and the garments,and that night,I won best in swimsuit and best in long gown and placed second runner up among 40-plus * moment changed my * of a sudden,I was introduced to the world of beauty * a lot of people could say that your first job is a pageant queen for transgender women,but ll take * from 15 to 17 years old,I joined the most prestigious pageant to the pageant where it?s at the back of the truck,literally,or sometimes it would be a pavement next to a rice field,and when it rains鈥攊t rains a lot in the Philippines鈥攖he organizers would have to move it inside someone?s house.I also experiences the goodness of strangers,especially when we would travel in remote provinces in the * most importantly,I met some of my best friends in that * 2001,my mom,who had moved to San Francisco,called me and told me that my green card petition came through,that I could now move to the United States.I resisted it.I told my mom，鈥 Mom,m having fun.m here with my friends.I love traveling,being a beauty pageant queen.鈥 But then two weeks later she called me,she said，鈥 Did you know that if you move to the United States you could change your name and gender marker？鈥 That was all I need to * mom also told me to put two s in the spelling of my * also came with \x0cme when I had my surgery in Thailand at 19 years *?s interesting,in some of the most rural cities in Thailand,they perform some of the most prestigious,safe and sophisticated * that time in the United States,you needed to have surgery before you could change your name and gender * in 2001,I moved to San Francisco,and I remember looking at my California driver s license with my name Geena and gender maker * was a powerful * some people,their * their license to drive or even to get a drink,but for me,that was my license to li。
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