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

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

" The marginalization of African-Americans within their own community based on sexuality is a construct that is more complex than the idea that 'blacks just hate gays.' "

" Encourage your friend and family member who are queer parents of color to post their stories and share it with the world. It's time for us to be seen. "

" 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. "

" 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 hate chapped lips. "

" 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. "

" Even when you look at, like, movies with some of our famous celebrities, they don't really cry and bring out their tears until, like, forced. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" No matter if someone has personal feelings about my sexuality or how they view me, it's all of our job to continue to show up in spaces where we can say, 'You know what? I can figure out how to try to work with you.' "

" 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. "

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

" I always encourage people to get out there, travel the world, see new things, experience new people, experience new food, experience new culture. What happens is that helps you to grow and be your best self. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My life is an open book. There is nothing to hide here. "

" 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. "

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

" I like walking into a home where each room has a slight scent that doesn't overpower the room and doesn't spread through the whole house. "