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Joey Arias: ‘The LGBT Community Has Propelled Itself Like a Meteorite in a World of Narrow-Mindedness’

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Joey Arias has a vision for the LGBT future: ‘We should leave Planet Earth and colonize Mars, and there heterosexuals would be the minority. They would be called ‘homosensuals.’

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Joey Arias is a performance artist, cabaret singer, drag artist, author, and comedian.

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