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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 yo

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      Publisher: Hachette Books
      Publication Date: 20/10/2022
      ISBN13: 9780306826191, 978-0306826191
      ISBN10: 0306826194
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      Book Synopsis

      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 yo

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