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" I would have to say Kelly Clarkson's 'Because of You' would be the song I would associate with coming out. It's really emotive, and personally, it reminds me of my father. "
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Father
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You
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" I live in Salt Lake City, and I don't have a lot of gay friends. "
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" I was always fascinated by clothes, and I think I've had clothing in my blood for as long as I can remember. "
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" A stereotype is that all gay men know everything there is to know about the LGBTQ community. We don't. "
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" When your clothes aren't organized, it's even harder. You don't know what your options are. Everything is in disarray. Organization makes it so much easier to put on an outfit. "
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" I love to wear shades when I'm out and about. "
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" I'm married to a man from Utah, and I talk about that very openly. "
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" When I see a shoe, I deconstruct it in my head. It comes from spending childhood summers around my grandad's denim factory in Bury, watching the machinists turn fabric into clothes. "
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" Until my businesses really took off, my family, I think, just assumed I was selling printed T-shirts out of the back of my car. They just couldn't wrap their head around how fashion could be profitable. "
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" It's not called 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' now for a reason. We want to be able to help more and more people, and why wouldn't we help women, and why wouldn't we help a trans man? I want to help as many different groups as physically possible with this show. "
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" I think that people assume when they meet me that I'm going to judge what they're wearing. "
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" A boot cut does not look great on most people. "
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" If you have items in your closet that you haven't worn in a year, then you're never going to wear them. "
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" I learned to cook when I was ten, and I could cook a whole meal for my family by thirteen - and I'm talking the chapatis as well. "
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" I believe that our show is hopefully a beacon of hope for certain people who think that they have been forgotten, that they don't have the support or representation. We're there for them and also to remind people that even though we are so divided, just a very open conversation can bridge that divide. "
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" I thought I wanted to be a machinist. I thought that was the most glamorous job in the world. "
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" I'm never massively concerned about what somebody is wearing, as long as it makes them feel really good about themselves. "
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" I was raised in a very Middle Eastern household, and modesty was very important, and dressing to not be desirable or provocative was very important. "
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" I do think homophobia is rife, as it always has been. "
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" I've experienced racism and homophobia my whole life, so I've trained myself to just deal with it calmly, to not cause a scene, and to find a way to calm the situation down. "
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