Karamo Brown Quotes

I came out at 17.

Not everybody comes out when they're in their twenties, you know?

One of my best friends since I was eleven years old is a gay man, and I knew his struggle. It was a tough life, you not accepting yourself.

I had a lot of fear about coming out as a kid.

When you're a young kid and you're gay, you're out there on your own. And you're trying to figure this thing out. And your parents typically aren't gay.

There's nothing wrong with being gay, but I'm not.

I think it's always good for gay people to come out, but it's also understandable why people might choose not to do so.

I came out when I was 17 - coming out in middle or high school is one of the most difficult things that anyone could experience. I wouldn't wish it on my enemies.

I have a friend who is around my age, a little younger, and she's gay and came out to her own community when she was younger but not to her family and to the community at large.

If I was gay, why would I hide it?

I knew I was different when I was about six years of age but I just knew that I wasn't like everybody else. I mean I wasn't like the other kids. I didn't know what that was. But I guess it was when I was in seventh or eighth grade, I'm like, 'Hey, something's wrong here.'

I'm gay, and I was born this way.

Coming out involves varying degrees of difficulty that are affected by class, race, religion, and geography.

I would encourage anybody struggling with their sexuality to go with their heart. If it's not an appropriate time, there will be one later. Never, ever try to rush into anything - do it in your own time.

I realize it's a cliche, almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me, it really has been a truly wonderful thing.

I didn't have a coming out moment.

All I can really say is to encourage anybody who's in the closet to come out, and congratulate anyone who has.

Being gay and coming up in New Orleans was not easy. At first I was very terrified and very timid.

Everyone's journey as a gay man or woman is different; it's personal.

I want to continue to use my platform to tell my story to let young people that are struggling with their sexuality or identity know they are not alone, and it will get better.

It's great to be out and proud.

I've been bisexual for as long as I can remember. I remember being made fun of in junior high for that. It was something that was shameful, and it really shouldn't be.

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.

I don't feel closeted.

Compared to being caught in the wrong body, being plagued by 'dysmorphic OCD thoughts,' being gay is commonplace and mostly accepted. What once seemed unimaginable and shameful has been revealed to be perfectly normal.