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" Although someone's vote may hurt me by supporting the structures in place that hold people of colour, women, and LGBT+ people down, some people just don't realise that these structures exist. The way someone votes doesn't make them a bad person; it just means that, at the time, this was the best decision they thought they could make. "

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" Historically, hip-hop is about a generation of artists rapping about the realities they see in their neighborhoods or the 'truths' they hear growing up in their homes. "

Karamo Brown

Growing

Growing Up

Hip-Hop

" Encourage your friend and family member who are queer parents of color to post their stories and share it with the world. It's time for us to be seen. "

" It's been more than a decade since 'The Real World: Philadelphia' aired. I've grown up. My views have evolved, as has the media landscape. "

" I think that's one of the greatest gifts that I have: that I can get someone to open up, and all you have to do is ask a question and not feel like you need a response. "

" 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. "

" My household runs the same way it was with my parents, who were a mother and father with their kids. "

" I don't like the term 'coming out' because it gives the power to the other person. "

Karamo Brown

Because

Coming

" Meghan Trainor is my female crush because she's just fierce. "

" My main thing is obviously mental health and well-being, and then my second passion would be politics; the third would be fashion. "

" I always encourage people to get out there, travel the world, see new things, experience new people, experience new food, experience new culture. What happens is that helps you to grow and be your best self. "

" There's a lot of 'how to adopt' books, but there's no practical resource for, say, school supplies. "

" My goal has always been to help as many people as I can. "

" I think dating apps are keeping us apart. "

Karamo Brown

Keeping

I Think

" I came out at 16 years old as a proud, gay man. My last girlfriend in high school - when I was 15 - became pregnant with my child but did not tell me. "

" I want a big wedding. "

" I was 15 years old when I came out. "

" A lot of times, we look at people who have disabilities as, 'Oh, we can't invite these people here or there.' And I hate that, because it's inappropriate. It's so weird to me when people say they don't have friends who have disabilities. "

" Southern black gay and bi men are suffering from a self-esteem issue. "

" We must be vigilant in sharing our stories and our truths as queer parents of color at every chance we get if we hope to see art imitate real life. "

" Parents don't even know what's going on on Snapchat. "

" We're so divided as a world that we don't often have the opportunity to sit down and talk to people who are different to us. We're so ready to always be right that we sometimes forget it's OK to listen. "

" It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing. "

" I would say for our straight allies, your job is to listen and not judge. Then, listen and not act. "

" I've never done drag, but I'd love to try it. "

" Every show I've been on, my kids pay no attention. They're just like, 'Who cares. It's just dad's job.' "

" No matter if someone has personal feelings about my sexuality or how they view me, it's all of our job to continue to show up in spaces where we can say, 'You know what? I can figure out how to try to work with you.' "

Karamo Brown

Know

Job

" 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. "

" Being an openly gay black man, unfortunately I've had experiences working with individuals who've tried to exploit my blackness or my gayness in a way that doesn't make me feel comfortable, or they try to manipulate me into being a caricature of myself. "

" My life is an open book. There is nothing to hide here. "

" Love is love, and people need to just accept that. "