# Why I must come out

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2014
- Speaker: Geena Rocero
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/geena_rocero_why_i_must_come_out)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When fashion model Geena Rocero first saw a photo of herself in a bikini, "I thought ... you have arrived!" As she reveals, that's because she was born with the gender assignment "boy." In this moving talk, Rocero tells the story of becoming who she always knew she was.

## Lectures

1. [Why I must come out](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/geena_rocero_why_i_must_come_out/1358be040233), 10 min (TED's player)