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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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" 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. "

" My favorite job, and definitely the one that means the most to me, is 'Queer Eye.' "

" 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. "

" We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence. "

" 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. "

" We, as communities that are marginalized, need to open up our minds and realize that we should be asking and advocating for more of everyone. Let's get more gay black men; let's get more trans women. "

" In 2007, I discovered I was a father to a little boy who I did not know about. After being on MTV's 'The Real World' and traveling the world, I was greeted by a stack of papers on my doorstep informing me that I had a child. "

" Point-blank, there is not enough diversity in media. "

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

" My family is Jamaican and Cuban, but we would go to see our Jamaican side every summer for three months and every Christmas. One of the things I used to love was climbing trees and picking ackee fruit for breakfast. "

" Bangkok is one of those places where it's so rich and full of tradition, but they're so open to different people - different gender expressions and gender identities. As a gay man, I never once felt uncomfortable there. As a black man, I never once felt uncomfortable. "

" I like walking into a home where each room has a slight scent that doesn't overpower the room and doesn't spread through the whole house. "

" I have been a proud, openly gay man since I was 18. "

" 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. "

" Yes, I would definitely let the 'Queer Eye' - I mean, cameras - follow me for my marriage. "

" I was on MTV's 'Real World' at the time when 'Queer Eye' came out. I remember, the first time I won an award, I got the award, and they were like, 'It's a tie! With 'Queer Eye!'' I never thought that I would one day follow in their footsteps. "

" 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. "

" Even when you look at, like, movies with some of our famous celebrities, they don't really cry and bring out their tears until, like, forced. "

" We're trying to get the world to see it's not always about the outside, it's about the inside. "

" Its rare to see a proud and out LGBT person win an Oscar in a lead or supporting actor role. "

" People always look at reality shows and think, 'How do they fall in love so quickly?' When you are quarantined with the same people, the emotions you normally feel after a year come within a week. "

" I want a big wedding. "

" 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. "

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

" When you break finances down in a way that kids can understand, it creates financial literacy that grows with them as they become adults. "

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

" 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. "

" I always had an ability to listen and give people the space to open up and express themselves, and I was hoping it would translate on TV. "