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" The worst thing about our political system is that people debate; I wish our politicians were able to talk to each other rather than scream while trying to gain sound bites. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Facebook Algorithms have got us all screwed up, where we only listen and talk to people with the same views as us, and I think it's not helping us as a culture to grow. "

" My photo has nothing to do with the person I am, the dreams I have, the family I want to build, the family I'm from. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We all are scared. First of all, as a culture, we're constantly told that if you start to express yourself or express your needs, you're needy. You're too emotional. And they put all these negative connotations on it. That has started since we were kids, especially for men. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I will kick my best friend out of the way if RuPaul wants to stand next to me as my best man. "

" That's the beauty of 'Queer Eye' coming back. No matter how far you think we've come as a society, there's still work that needs to be done. "

" It is important to remember that if we treat people who could be allies as enemies, we can only alienate them from our cause. "

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

" I've been on reality TV since I was 23. "

" Hollywood, at the bottom of it, is about money. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I have such a deeper respect for firemen knowing how much they get paid and how much they put themselves on the line. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "