Karamo Brown

I think that's one of the greatest gifts that I have: that I can get someone to open up, and all you…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

I was on MTV's 'Real World' at the time when 'Queer Eye' came out. I remember, the first time I won an…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

Encourage your friend and family member who are queer parents of color to post their stories and share it with the world.…

— Karamo Brown

My photo has nothing to do with the person I am, the dreams I have, the family I want to build, the…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

While the Internet has allowed for some extraordinary progress in creating conversations about diversity, it also allows uninformed comments that one has…

— Karamo Brown

In 2007, I discovered I was a father to a little boy who I did not know about. After being on MTV's…

— Karamo Brown

We're trying to get the world to see it's not always about the outside, it's about the inside.

— Karamo Brown

My father loved me and was devoted to me until he knew I was gay, and then our relationship went south. So…

— Karamo Brown

In our country, being from immigrant parents, growing up black in the South, coming out at 16 years old, being a teen…

— Karamo Brown

We must do our part to make ourselves visible to the world. Let everyone see that being a queer parent of color…

— Karamo Brown

The worst thing about our political system is that people debate; I wish our politicians were able to talk to each other…

— Karamo Brown

Homophobia, racism, and sexism are all rooted in the same oppression that causes a group of people to internalize the oppression they've…

— Karamo Brown

Bomber jackets, for me, are the new blazers. They're something I can wear with suit pants or slacks - or I can…

— Karamo Brown

There's so much toxic masculinity out there. I grew up with the notion that the more masculine you are and the less…

— Karamo Brown

I can be walking down the street, and someone will stop me and ask me for one of my hugs. They feel…

— Karamo Brown

What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son…

— Karamo Brown

Any parent who says parenting came easily to them is not being honest with themselves. Parenting is hard.

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

We must be vigilant in sharing our stories and our truths as queer parents of color at every chance we get if…

— Karamo Brown