Karamo Brown Quotes

Having two boys of my own who I love more than I'll ever love myself, I can't tell you how crushing it would be if they couldn't feel that they could tell their father that they were gay - or different in any way.

I think for a long time I wasn't really out to myself growing up in Omaha, Neb., to a Catholic conservative family. It took me a while to come out to myself, and not long after that, I came out to them. I think that it really couldn't have been a better experience. They were all immediately supportive.

Be yourself. And if you're not accepted by your family, there will be people who will accept you.

It would be nice if I did have a good relationship with my family, and yes, part of me longs to have a mum and dad who love and accept me for who I am. But if they never do, it's OK.

Growing up, I was watched by my parents and strongly critiqued. Instead of saying they loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference.

No matter what, if my son was gay, I'd treat him like a king.

I come from a very non-accepting family, but I'm very accepting.

If my kids came to me and said, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'Son, I love you.' That's never at stake. Never, never, never at stake.

I wish my parents hadn't made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they'll find their own way back to a healthy weight.

I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents.

No mother wants to hear her son say he's gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know everything was going to be all right. But then she said, 'I don't really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy.'

I have nothing against homosexuality. I just think that in this day and age most people are not ready to accept it.

My mom gave me enough self-worth to carry me through difficult experiences. She was very loving and accepting. She was like, 'Whelp, you're gay? OK, cool.'

I'm not familiar with an unaccepting family. But in my profession, nothing can be foreign.

As I got older, I learned about how some people treated their transgender children, and I was shocked. I couldn't understand how someone would leave their child and throw them on the street. I was always taught you give your kid unconditional love and if you don't, something's wrong with you, for real.

Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could. (189)

If Harry Potter taught us anything, it's that no one should have to live in the closet.

I disagree with a couple of the stances of the Catholic Church. My older brother is gay, and it's important for me to be able to love him completely and freely, and it's important for me to spread beliefs in the world that are not going to limit people in their love. I can't support a religion that doesn't support my brother.

I never experienced any feelings of closeness and caring from my parents.

I read that a lot of people think I'm gay. I don't care. My boyfriend and I are not really phased by what people say.

The parents' job is to be there for their kids, not the other way round. Troubles between parents need to be talked through with friends and not visited on the children.

Parents are your teachers until a certain point, and if they don't give you love, you'll go somewhere else to find it.

If my children were as unhappy as I was at school, I'd send them somewhere else, but it never occurred to my parents.

I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.

It's not the '90s anymore. I think the gay community is a lot more accepted these days.