The 'Queer Eye' star pointed to the backlash online after Grindr announced removal of its 'ethnicity filter' via toofab)
"Growing up as a black man in America with immigrant parents raising two black sons, this is a constant conversation that I've been having," he said.
"These are constant things that I've seen with my friends and family members being harassed by police, being brutalized by police." And Brown would like the LGBT+ community to remember its rich history of protests, as June kicks off Pride month, which was originally intended to commemorate the member-led riots against anti-queer police brutality.
“Protests are always part of Pride," he said."It's just they get overshadowed by boys and girls with rainbows painted on their faces." "What should be shifting is that the LGBT community should be highlighting -- the fact that this is where our history lies: in protesting."
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