Fil-Am Geena Rocero is the first transgender Asian Pacific Islander Playboy playmate

Filipino American Geena Rocero is the first transgender Asian Pacific Islander Playboy playmate.

The model announced the great news on her Instagram account.

 

 

 

 

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When your community celebrates and supports a win because it’s a win for all! Massive Love and appreciation @bubble____t @tito_vida @steviehuynh @karlobuenobello @pauly_t @nnnvvvaaa and to the fellow hosts, rest of @bubble____t Family, Performers, DJs, BBs , Volunteers, Interns for sharing the moment! #AsianPride #Bubble_T World Pride ????

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Jun 16, 2019 at 12:26pm PDT

Playboy introduced Geena as the "August 2019 playmate."

 

 

 

 

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Introducing August 2019 Playmate @geenarocero

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Jun 11, 2019 at 12:00pm PDT

Geena is the first  Asian Pacific Islander playmate of the magazine. She is the second openly transgender playmate of Playboy; French model Ines Rau was the first.

Geena has been making waves in the international LGBTQIA+ community as a transgender advocate. In 2014, she gave a TED talk where she shared her journey into womanhood.

According to her profile on TED, she was born in Manila and she moved to New York in 2005 when she was 17 to pursue a modeling career.

 

 

 

 

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Conversion Therapy?? NOT TODAY SATAN! NOT EVER!!!•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. (Link in Story) to get this @favianna1 design ears benefitting @trevorproject @playboy #PRIDEISGOOD #BTS ???? yugen by Jef

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Jun 13, 2019 at 9:43am PDT

What a way to raise both the Philippine and the LGBTQIA+ flags, Geena! — LA, GMA News