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.
Encourage your friend and family member who are queer parents of color to post their stories and share it with the world. It's time for us to be seen.
Fatherhood is an honor, and men should be strong enough to step up to the plate.
I have such a deeper respect for firemen knowing how much they get paid and how much they put themselves on the line.
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.
Often, men forget to buy their grooming supplies.
By no means am I excusing homophobic rap lyrics, but as a product of the same environments that birthed hip-hop, I fully understand why those lyrics existed.
I can be walking down the street, and someone will stop me and ask me for one of my hugs. They feel like I'm their friend, which I love - though sometimes my kids get a little weirded out by it.
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.
We live in a society that has a long history of not valuing people of color or women.
My life is an open book. There is nothing to hide here.
My first job ever was, I got hired by Oprah Winfrey.
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.
My background is in social work and psychotherapy.
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.
I've been on reality TV since I was 23.
We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence.
Its rare to see a proud and out LGBT person win an Oscar in a lead or supporting actor role.
While the Internet has allowed for some extraordinary progress in creating conversations about diversity, it also allows uninformed comments that one has made in the past to live forever.
