Joel Kim Booster | 2023 Trailblazer Honoree Speech | 13th Annual Gala

#KASGala2023 Trailblazer Award Honoree Recipient Joel Kim Booster reflects on his childhood struggles to accept his identity as a Korean American adoptee while shedding light on his journey to self-acceptance in the community. See the full video on YouTube, link in bio! ❤️

Joel Kim Booster is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was named one of TIME100 Next’s emerging advocate and creative and Variety’s Screenwriter to Watch. He wrote and starred in Fox Searchlight’s Fire Island, which was nominated for Best First Screenplay by the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Joel’s hour-long Netflix comedy special, PsychoSexual, was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award and named one of the best comedy specials of 2022 by Variety. In PsychoSexual, Joel explores his experiences and observations as a gay Asian American male with commentary on identity, sexuality, cultural expectations, and more.

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