Soon after her talk, Rocero launched a campaign advocating transgender rights called Gender Proud. “We are trying to create a global unified messaging for why it is important for countries all over the world to adapt new policy in gender recognition law,” Rocero told Rappler in April. “What we’re trying to propose is for countries for individuals to be allowed to gender their name and gender marking on legal documents without being forced to go through surgeries, forced sterilizations or other demonizing barriers.”