From the time we're born, a litany of do's and don'ts are placed on
us by our families, our communities, and society. We're required to
fit into boxes based on our race, gender, sexuality, and other
parts of our identities, being told by others how we should behave,
who we should date, or what we should be interested in. For so many
of us, those boxes begin to feel like shackles when we realize they
don't fit our unique shape, yet we keep trying because we crave
acceptance and validation. But is "fitting in" worth the time,
energy, and suffering? Actor, writer, and activist Brandon Kyle
Goodman says, Hell no it ain't! As a Black nonbinary, queer person
in a dark-skinned 6'1", 180-pound male body born into a religious
immigrant household, Brandon knows the pain of having to hide one's
true self, the work of learning to love that true self, and the
freedom of finally being your true self. In You Gotta Be You,
Brandon affectionately challenges you to consider, "Who would I be
if society never got its hands on me?" This question set Brandon on
a mission to dropkick societal shackles by unlearning all the
things he was told he should be in order to step into who he really
is. It required him to reexamine messy but ultimately defining
moments in his life-his first time being followed in a store,
navigating his mother's born-again Christianity, and regretfully
using soap as lube (yes, you read that right!)-to find the lessons
that would guide him to his most authentic self. Compassionate and
soulful, funny and revealing, You Gotta Be You is an unapologetic
call to self-freedom. It's about turning rejection (from others and
yourself) into a roadmap to self-love. It's a guide to setting
boundaries and fostering self-growth. And most importantly, it's an
affirmation that we are enough exactly as we are.
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