Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

I was a social worker most of my life while raising my two boys.

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

Most people don't remember the guy from 'The Real World.' They know the guy who is a professional, a father, and a…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

I always had an ability to listen and give people the space to open up and express themselves, and I was hoping…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

Being an openly gay black man, unfortunately I've had experiences working with individuals who've tried to exploit my blackness or my gayness…

— Karamo Brown

Historically, hip-hop is about a generation of artists rapping about the realities they see in their neighborhoods or the 'truths' they hear…

— Karamo Brown

We have to start making sure that churches start to talk about... black queerness in a way that's affirming. Because a lot…

— Karamo Brown

The funny thing is, we teach - as a culture, we teach people that it's OK to talk about your fitness goals...…

— 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

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

— Karamo Brown

Literally, I look back on it now, and I often think to myself, 'Karamo you should have done better.' But that's the…

— Karamo Brown

We're so divided as a world that we don't often have the opportunity to sit down and talk to people who are…

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— 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

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— 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

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

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…

— Karamo Brown

When you break finances down in a way that kids can understand, it creates financial literacy that grows with them as they…

— 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

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

— Karamo Brown

For many gay and bisexual men of color, economic inequalities add to the pernicious effects of oppression and homophobia.

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

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

— Karamo Brown

By no means am I excusing homophobic rap lyrics, but as a product of the same environments that birthed hip-hop, I fully…

— Karamo Brown

I came out at 16 years old as a proud, gay man. My last girlfriend in high school - when I was…

— Karamo Brown

I know a lot of people who are depressed, and they walk around, and they're smiling every day, but no one's asking…

— Karamo Brown

It's been more than a decade since 'The Real World: Philadelphia' aired. I've grown up. My views have evolved, as has the…

— 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