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I have always been me, a memoir, Precious Brady-Davis

eng

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non fiction

I have always been me

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Precious Brady-Davis

a memoir

Trans woman Precious Brady-Davis recalls her childhood growing up in the Omaha foster care system and Pentecostal faith as a biracial, gender-nonconforming childBorn into traumatic circumstances, Brady-Davis was brought up in the Omaha foster care system and the Pentecostal faith. As a biracial, gender-nonconforming kid, she felt displaced, but has come to realize that she had a purpose all along. Here 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. In relating her sojourn as a song of self-reliance and pride, she offers an invitation to join in the chorus. -- adapted from jacket

Early family trouble -- A family divided -- Church offers a glimpse of hope -- Which house is a home? -- Churches, drama, and more houses -- Breakthroughs -- An education -- A new kind of family -- Time for a change -- Work with purpose -- Settling in to joy -- Epilogue: Three years later

I've always been me