The monk who traded his robes for skirts

Name: The monk who traded his robes for skirts
Uploaded: 2019-08-29T00:00:00Z
Duration: 1177 s
Channel: Tenzin Mariko
Description: Tenzin Mariko shares her journey from life as a monk to living openly as a transgender woman, and the courage it took to make that change.

Tenzin Mariko · Artist and dancer

Tenzin Mariko on the TEDxDharamshala stage

2019 · 19 minWatch on the official TEDx channel ↗

The idea

Identity & belonging

Tenzin Mariko shares her journey from life as a monk to living openly as a transgender woman, and the courage it took to make that change.

The monk who traded his robes for skirts

Identity & belonging

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