Transgender model's memoir claims it's 'nightmarish' to live in the U.S.
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Transgender model Geena Rocero described in the memoir “Horse Barbie" that life in the U.S. as a trans person was “nightmarish" following “attacks" on trans youth.
Host Tony Dokoupil questioned Rocero on "visibility" since the memoir described U.S. life as "nightmarish" while Rocero has received constant support. Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
"I actually want to talk about the visibility, right, because so much has changed culturally in America. Your book is out, you’ve got a major publisher, you’ve got a TED Talk that went viral, right? People know you, and yet you also describe the situation here in the U.S. for trans people as nightmarish. Talk about that dichotomy, those two worlds," Dokoupil asked.
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