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" 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. "

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

Karamo Brown

Parents

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Karamo Brown

Yes

Eye

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Most of the time, people are afraid of silence, and I'm not. "

" What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him. "

" When people hear my story, my hope is always that they start to believe that the life they want is possible for them, because I am living the life I've always dreamed. "

" Bomber jackets, for me, are the new blazers. They're something I can wear with suit pants or slacks - or I can go really urban with it. I think, as men, we don't have the little black dress that women do to go from day to nighttime, but the bomber can be the LBD for men. "

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

" Gay men must be more effective caregivers to the women in their lives. "

Karamo Brown

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Men

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 father loved me and was devoted to me until he knew I was gay, and then our relationship went south. So I always make sure that I let my sons know that I will love them, no matter what they do or who they become, for the rest of their lives. "

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

" Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for Southern black gay men. "

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

" 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. "

" I own about 70 L.A. Dodgers snapbacks in different colors. "

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