Geena Rocero, trans community embrace Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner, model Geena Rocero and actress Candis Cayne had dinner with other transgender notables.

CAITLYN JENNER'S long journey to become who she is, from Olympian Bruce Jenner to transgender role model and activist Caitlyn Jenner, was not a lonely one. With a supportive family, she entered a new world with her every step scrutinized and analyzed. 

She was not the first, nor will she be the last, and when finally she made her intention  public and after a two-hour one-on-one interview with Diane Sawyer, she found a community waiting to welcome her with open arms.

After enjoying New York City's Pride Parade last month, Caitlyn had a not-so-private dinner with some of the country's best known trans activists, including Candis Cayne, Chandi Moore, Geena Rocero, Allie Hoffman, Trace Lysette, Barbara Carrellas, Kate Bornstein, and Sam Feder. 

Among the first to come to Caitlyn's side was international fashion model Filipino/American Geena Rocero, who came out as a transgender person in a TED talk in March of 2014.

Rocero's own "coming out" was a "healing moment." Now the 30-year-old fashion model, who returned to modeling in 2010, has launched Gender Proud, an organization dedicated to empowerment and raising awareness of transgender issues. "I knew I had a bigger purpose," she says. "It was a disservice to my own community if I didn't do anything."

"I freed myself," she said. "The moment you completely show your true authentic self, your world has changed. We all have our own little version of truth, so the more we live in our truth, it's a much healthier world."

"I come from that part of the world (the Philippines) where the ... transgender fluidity exists and is actually celebrated," said Rocero in an interview with the Huffington Post.

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Jenner's journey is a watershed moment in the trans community. "So far, I think it's amazing how much visibility it's bringing, and will continue to bring," Rocero told the "Paper," a publication for the LGBTQ community. "I think the media is getting better and better, every month, every year, at having a stronger and more empowered conversation about the transgender experience.

"My great hope is that globally, every country around the world recognizes a transgender person's right to self-determine ... After that, my hope for my country is that trans people are allowed to serve openly in the military, that no trans child feels shame or fear around living their truth, and that people are no longer discriminated in the workplace for being trans."

Geena Rocero gained international fame as a high-fashion model before revealing her secret in 2014.