I Have Always Been Me, Precious BradyDavis
I Have Always Been Me, Precious BradyDavis
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I Have Always Been Me
A Memoir

Author: Precious Brady-Davis

Narrator: Precious Brady-Davis

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2021

Synopsis

A powerful memoir of independence, releasing the past, and living the dream by award-winning trans advocate Precious Brady-Davis.Precious Brady-Davis remembers the sense of being singular and grappling with “otherness.” Born into traumatic circumstances, Davis was brought up in the Omaha foster care system and the Pentecostal faith. As a biracial, gender-nonconforming kid, she felt displaced. Yet she realized by coming into her identity that she had a purpose all along.In I Have Always Been Me, Brady-Davis reflects on a childhood of neglect, instability, and abandonment. She reveals her determination to dream through it and shares her profound journey as a trans woman now fully actualized, absolutely confident, and precious. She speaks to anyone who has ever tried to find their place in this world and imparts the wisdom that comes with surmounting odds and celebrating on the other side.A memoir, a love story, and an outreach for the marginalized, Precious’s sojourn is a song of self-reliance and pride and an invitation to join in the chorus.

About Precious Brady-Davis

Precious Brady-Davis is an award-winning diversity advocate, communications professional, and public speaker. She currently serves as the associate regional communications director at the Sierra Club. She served for three years as the assistant director of diversity recruitment initiatives at Columbia College Chicago, her alma mater, implementing the campus-wide diversity initiative and providing leadership and oversight of national diversity recruitment and inclusion policy initiatives. She also served as the youth outreach coordinator at the Center on Halsted, the largest LGBTQ community center in the Midwest. During Precious’s tenure, she launched a $1.6 million CDC HIV prevention grant, which provided outreach, education, youth programming, and testing services to over three thousand young African American and Latinx gay, bi, and trans youth. Precious is married to Myles Brady and lives in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, where they are raising their daughter, Zayn. In her free time, she enjoys online shoe shopping, travel, and fine dining with friends. For more information visit www.preciousbradydavis.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

I picked this book as one of my Amazon Prime First Reads for June. A big thank you to Amazon for giving us two free reads this month. I found this book quite confusing at times. The first half - most of the author's childhood - was way too focused on their religious influences during childhood (dull......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

First off, this book should come with a soundtrack. I had so much fun pulling up and listening to all the songs Precious mentions. Secondly, it should also come with a clothing album. She does a great job describing all her beautiful costumes in a way that I feel I could picture all the beautiful co......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Triumphal Journey through Transition Precious Brady-Davis writes with wisdom beyond her years. What an honest, insightful, emotional revealing memoir! I was honored to experience her journey. Tackling the taboos of being genderqueer in the Black community, Precious adroitly draws us into the life of a......more

Goodreads review by Aaron

I got this book as one of Amazon's first reads, and I was excited for this to be my Pride month read. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the book. At halfway through, I have to call it quits. The biggest reason is because I have no idea what the point of this story is. It sounds like I'm just read......more

Quotes

“Diversity advocate and communications professional Precious Brady-Davis narrates her memoir of growing up a biracial, gender-nonconforming youth and trans woman in Nebraska and Chicago.… The author's emotional voice illuminates deeply imprinted experiences that drive her motivation for helping others. Brady-Davis's passion in creating meaningful change for her young family and the worldwide community transcends this meaningful production.” —AudioFile Magazine“Readers can share in the joy of [Precious’s] first time performing in drag and later meeting her now-husband, Myles Brady-Davis, which lead her to appearing as the first trans bride on the hit show, Say Yes to The Dress, and eventually, to becoming a mother.” —The Advocate“The author is a shining example of a proud Black trans woman, celebrating genderqueerness in her work and personal lives. An inspiring memoir of nonconformity.” —Kirkus Reviews

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