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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" Fatherhood is an honor, and men should be strong enough to step up to the plate. "

" The challenges of me being a father are just the same as any other father. "

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

" The perpetuation of family and cultural pressures to conform to prescribed masculine behaviors is what creates social isolation and distress in many young gay and trans people of color. "

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

" I hate chapped lips. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" We live in a society that has a long history of not valuing people of color or women. "

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

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

" I know a lot of people who are depressed, and they walk around, and they're smiling every day, but no one's asking them how they're really doing. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" My goal has always been to help as many people as I can. "

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

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

" I don't like the term 'coming out' because it gives the power to the other person. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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 think dating apps are keeping us apart. "

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