Joel Kim Booster talks in-depth with David Begnaud about growing up gay in an evangelical home

Before Joel Kim Booster became an Emmy-nominated writer, actor, producer, stand-up comedian, and the star and creator of Fire Island, he was a 17 year old kid living in his car, kicked out by his adoptive parents for being gay, and convinced he was going to hell. Then Sarah Casey, a classmate he barely knew, turned around in choir and said the words that changed everything: “If you ever need a place to stay, you can come and stay with me and my family.”

In this deeply personal and unguarded conversation, one of comedy’s sharpest voices sits down with David Begnaud to share the story of the girl who became his chosen family when his own family walked away. What she gave him was a place to belong when the world said he didn’t. And sometimes, that’s all you need to become exactly who you were meant to be.