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

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" What does culture mean? It's not a physical thing. I love a museum, but that, for me, doesn't make you a better person. "

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

" So often, we take photos on our iPhone, and then they're gone in a year, and we don't even remember them. I like to experience life and disconnect from that. "

" As one of the first African-Americans to be out on a reality program, MTV's 'The Real World: Philadelphia,' I understand the courage it takes to live your truth on a national platform, the importance it holds to LGBT communities of color, and the power it has to create a greater conversation within American culture. "

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

" The funny thing is, we teach - as a culture, we teach people that it's OK to talk about your fitness goals... Like, I want to be more physically fit, I want to drop 10 pounds, but no one's talking about how I can spend 10 days to get happier. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and judge. We are a prideful people who believe that anything that will make us seem 'less than' should be hidden. "

" Unfortunately, a lot people still don't understand queer culture. "

" Homophobia, racism, and sexism are all rooted in the same oppression that causes a group of people to internalize the oppression they've experienced and then continue the cycle of abuse. Simply put, hurt people hurt people. "

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

" Being vulnerable is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength. "

" Most people have never been listened to, and they've never been asked questions that they want to be asked. "

" 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. "

" My first job ever was, I got hired by Oprah Winfrey. "

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" I was a social worker most of my life while raising my two boys. "

" Often, men forget to buy their grooming supplies. "

" I can be walking down the street, and someone will stop me and ask me for one of my hugs. They feel like I'm their friend, which I love - though sometimes my kids get a little weirded out by it. "

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

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

" Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son who doesn't subscribe to masculine stereotypes. "

" 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 start making sure that churches start to talk about... black queerness in a way that's affirming. Because a lot of young black men are in the church, and that's where they start to learn this self-hate behavior. "

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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. "

" I think it's just so important that parents actually really study the apps on the phones and figure out what's going on. "