A biography for Karamo Brownhasn’t been written yet.
“I've been on reality TV since I was 23.”
“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.”
“Most of the time, people are afraid of silence, and I'm not.”
“Meghan Trainor is my female crush because she's just fierce.”
“It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing.”
“We're trying to get the world to see it's not always about the outside, it's about the inside.”
“I was on MTV's 'Real World' at the time when 'Queer Eye' came out. I remember, the first time I won an award, I got the award, and they were like, 'It's a tie! With 'Queer Eye!'' I never thought that I would one day follow in their footsteps.”
“My family is Jamaican and Cuban, but we would go to see our Jamaican side every summer for three months and every Christmas. One of the things I used to love was climbing trees and picking ackee fruit for breakfast.”
“My favorite job, and definitely the one that means the most to me, is 'Queer Eye.'”
“There's a lot of 'how to adopt' books, but there's no practical resource for, say, school supplies.”
“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.”
“Its rare to see a proud and out LGBT person win an Oscar in a lead or supporting actor role.”
“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.”
“Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son who doesn't subscribe to masculine stereotypes.”
“It's been more than a decade since 'The Real World: Philadelphia' aired. I've grown up. My views have evolved, as has the media landscape.”
“Being vulnerable is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength.”
“My father loved me and was devoted to me until he knew I was gay, and then our relationship went south. So I always make sure that I let my sons know that I will love them, no matter what they do or who they become, for the rest of their lives.”
“Hollywood, at the bottom of it, is about money.”
“Most people don't remember the guy from 'The Real World.' They know the guy who is a professional, a father, and a friend that gives great advice.”
“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.”