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Jan 2023
1h 7m

Joel Kim Booster: I Knew I Was Gay Befor...

MAYIM BIALIK
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Joel Kim Booster (stand-up comedian, writer, actor) opens up about bipolar disorder, his early sexual identity realizations, and the challenges of living at the intersection of a variety of cultures. He discusses the complexities of being adopted as a baby by a white American Baptist family, his tumultuous teenage years of finding himself while grappling wit ... Show More
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