[7] Brown grew up in Coral Springs, Florida and graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 1999.

[4] Brown published a memoir in March 2019 titled Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope.

Brown publicly defended his fellow contestant, former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer, who was seen as a divisive and controversial choice for the show.

[21] Brown was criticized by many, including author Roxane Gay for normalizing Spicer and his work in the White House.

[34][35] In 2014, Brown partnered with the pharmaceutical company Janssen as part of the Positively Fearless campaign to empower the gay and bisexual community.

[11] Brown has also partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Black Justice Coalition as their health and wellness ambassador.

Their mission was to eradicate the 6-in-10 HIV statistic plaguing gay and bisexual Black men by providing tailored mental health support.

[37] He was invited by the Obama Administration to work with the White House to create policies and legislations that helped with supporting the aspiring LGBTQ youth and their community along with their allies after school hours.

[38] In April 2018, he joined Creative Coalition members in traveling to Capitol Hill to petition legislators and the office of Second Lady Karen Pence for increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.

[40] Brown's activism does not remain local; he travels around the country to speak and host focus groups with HIV organizations, churches, and schools to address the issues the LGBTQ community is facing.