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" 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. "

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

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

" I would like to encourage hip hop artists to invite those of us who are in the queer spaces in, so we can have those conversations. I love hip hop. If you bring me in the studio, I know how to act. And we can talk about what's not cool because, clearly, there's still homophobia that penetrates in all these areas. "

" My favorite job, and definitely the one that means the most to me, is 'Queer Eye.' "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" People always look at reality shows and think, 'How do they fall in love so quickly?' When you are quarantined with the same people, the emotions you normally feel after a year come within a week. "

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think dating apps are keeping us apart. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Being an openly gay black man, unfortunately I've had experiences working with individuals who've tried to exploit my blackness or my gayness in a way that doesn't make me feel comfortable, or they try to manipulate me into being a caricature of myself. "

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

" My background is in social work and psychotherapy. "

" I want a big wedding. "

" 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. "

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

" What does culture mean? It's not a physical thing. I love a museum, but that, for me, doesn't make you a better person. "