As demonstrators chanted outside, conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos railed against feminists and liberals at a sold-out lecture at the University of Colorado.

In a lecture titled “Why Ugly People Hate Me,” Yian­nopoulos made his case Wednesday night for why the most beautiful people end up having conservative political views. His hour-long talk was peppered with provocative jokes about Muslims, obese people, gender studies professors, American Indians and sexual assault.

“It’s absolutely true that liberalism is the refuge of the joyless and unattractive people,” said Yiannopoulos, who wore a white blazer, white undershirt, several gold necklaces and white jeans with gold embellishments.

When he walked into the mostly full 400-seat auditorium inside the CU Mathematics Building, Yiannopoulos received standing applause from attendees. Red “Make America Great Again” hats dotted the crowd.

Yiannopoulos, a gay editor for the “alt-right” website Breitbart News, visited the Boulder campus during his “Dangerous (expletive) Tour.” The name of his speaking tour, which features prominently on his tour bus, includes a gay slur.

Demonstrators rallied outside the event. According to campus spokesman Ryan Huff, one person was arrested prior to the event for failing to comply with officers’ orders. Two people were arrested after the event for misdemeanor assault.

Across campus, students and community members attended other events, including a talk by transgender actress and advocate Laverne Cox and a “Buffs­United” event featuring art, music and spoken-word performances.

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