Chicago City Wire

Chicago radio host Dan Proft criticized the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) after a cross-dresser was sworn in as MWRD commissioner.

“Susan B. Anthony, Jackie Robinson and this dude,” tweeted Proft. “Finally, the trans community can participate in the patronage and graft at MWRD. This constitutes progress in Chicago.” 

Cross-dresser “Precious” Brady Davis was sworn in as MWRD commissioner on Wednesday, an event ABC 7 Chicago called “a historic day for Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois.”    

"I am the first but I will not be the last," said Brady-Davis, according to the report.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Brady-Davis told Huffington Post that he began working as a drag performer while a student at the University of Nebraska, under the stage name, “Precious Jewel”. 

He starred as “the first transgender bride” on the TLC show, “Say Yes to the Dress."  After Brady-Davis married a woman, “Myles”, they both starred on the show, “My Pregnant Husband,” reported Them. 

In 2020, they successfully lobbied the state of Illinois to “change” the sex as denoted on their birth certificates so that “Precious” would be recognized as a “woman” by the state and Myles recognized as a “man.”

Brady-Davis is the author of the 2021 book, “I Have Always Been Me: A Memoir.” 

He has worked for the Sierra Club since November 2018, according to his LinkedIn profile, and previously worked as Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment Initiatives for Columbia College Chicago, according to his LinkedIn profile.  

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) is the wastewater treatment and stormwater management agency serving the greater Chicago area. Established in 1889, it is one of the oldest and largest wastewater treatment agencies in the United States. The MWRD treats more than 1.4 billion gallons of wastewater annually and serves a population of approximately 10 million people across Cook County.