The Human Rights Campaign is honoring a pair of trailblazers in Houston this weekend.
Houston native Karamo Brown, one of the Fab 5 on Netflix's "Queer Eye" reboot, will receive the HRC Visibility Award at the 21st Annual HRC Houston Gala, 5 p.m. Saturday at the Marriott Marquis Houston (1777 Walker).
The award will be presented to Brown by actor and singer Jussie Smollett, who stars as Jamal Lyon on the hit series "Empire." Smollett released his debut album, "Sum of My Music," in March.
Tickets are on sale now and available until 5 p.m. Friday.
Brown plays the part of culture expert on "Queer Eye," which has been received enthusiastically by fans. He appeared on MTV's "The Real World: Philadelphia" in 2004, becoming the first out gay black man on reality TV.
HRC is the county's largest civil rights organization for LGBT equality.