“The first person I saw that made me say, oh, maybe that's me, was Karamo on The Real World ,” he said, further highlighting the importance of diverse representation that includes LGBTQ+ characters in mainstream media.
That was before he saw a representation of himself on the small screen in 2004. One of the hurdles Black says he had to overcome before he stepped into his full authentic self was the invisibility of Black gay men as possibility models for his future in film and television. And whoever doesn’t like it can go somewhere.” “The family that I'm close with has embraced me. before I told my family anything,” he said.
