Karamo Brown Quotes
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Every show I've been on, my kids pay no attention. They're just like, 'Who cares. It's just dad's job.'
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The perpetuation of family and cultural pressures to conform to prescribed masculine behaviors is what creates social isolation and distress in many young gay and trans people of color.
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We're trying to get the world to see it's not always about the outside, it's about the inside.
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We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence.
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I've never done drag, but I'd love to try it.
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Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for Southern black gay men.
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I hate when I see someone who speaks English speaking to someone who speaks a different language, and they're screaming as if going louder is going to help the other person understand.
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By no means am I excusing homophobic rap lyrics, but as a product of the same environments that birthed hip-hop, I fully understand why those lyrics existed.
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While the Internet has allowed for some extraordinary progress in creating conversations about diversity, it also allows uninformed comments that one has made in the past to live forever.
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There's so much toxic masculinity out there. I grew up with the notion that the more masculine you are and the less you show emotion, the more of a man you are.
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I would say for our straight allies, your job is to listen and not judge. Then, listen and not act.
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We must do our part to make ourselves visible to the world. Let everyone see that being a queer parent of color is normal and happening right next door to them.
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My background is in social work and psychotherapy.
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Southern black gay and bi men are suffering from a self-esteem issue.
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When people hear my story, my hope is always that they start to believe that the life they want is possible for them, because I am living the life I've always dreamed.
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Most people have never been listened to, and they've never been asked questions that they want to be asked.
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My first job ever was, I got hired by Oprah Winfrey.
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Its rare to see a proud and out LGBT person win an Oscar in a lead or supporting actor role.
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Hollywood, at the bottom of it, is about money.
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Being vulnerable is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength.
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Gay men must be more effective caregivers to the women in their lives.
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When you break finances down in a way that kids can understand, it creates financial literacy that grows with them as they become adults.
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Point-blank, there is not enough diversity in media.
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Often, men forget to buy their grooming supplies.