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In I Have Always Been Me, Brady-Davis reflects on a childhood of neglect, instability, and abandonment. Yet she realized by coming into her identity that she had a purpose all along. As a biracial, gender-nonconforming kid, she felt displaced. 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.

I Have Always Been Me by Precious Brady-Davis (1st)
