A biography for Karamo Brownhasn’t been written yet.
“Parents don't even know what's going on on Snapchat.”
“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 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.”
“I hate when I see someone who speaks English speaking to someone who speaks a different language, and they're screaming as if going louder is going to help the other person understand.”
“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.”
“In 2007, I discovered I was a father to a little boy who I did not know about. After being on MTV's 'The Real World' and traveling the world, I was greeted by a stack of papers on my doorstep informing me that I had a child.”
“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.”
“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.'”
“We must do our part to make ourselves visible to the world. Let everyone see that being a queer parent of color is normal and happening right next door to them.”
“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.”
“Celebrities have a platform, and people listen to them. And there's a lot of people that we are able to touch, who aren't watching activists and aren't watching the news, that are watching what celebrities say.”
“Often, men forget to buy their grooming supplies.”
“Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for Southern black gay men.”
“I was a social worker most of my life while raising my two boys.”
“My life is an open book. There is nothing to hide here.”
“My first job ever was, I got hired by Oprah Winfrey.”
“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.”
“Love is love, and people need to just accept that.”
“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 want a big wedding.”