British YouTuber Daniel Howell boasts an impressive 6.5 million YouTube followers and 3.8 million Instagram followers.
In a video tiled “Basically I’m gay” that was uploaded to his channel yesterday, he alerted them that basically, well, he’s gay!
“We live in a heteronormative world,” the 27-year-old says. “What this means is that most people are presumed to be straight so, if you’re not, at some point you have to come out.”
“So yep: I’m here, I’m queer and don’t worry, I’m still filled with existential fear.”
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In the 45-minute video, Howell goes on to explain his coming out journey, why he has decided to do so now, and just what queerness means to him.
Watch.
Cam
Basically, I’m happy for him.
Charlie in Charge
Welcome out!
Condor221
cute boy!!
nm4047
sweetie, Helen Kellar would have picked you as a gay! ;-p
nitejonboy
He’s a cutie, but even if he wasn’t I’d welcome him, the more the merrier, welcome !!
TomG
So? Why does everyone find it necessary to “come out” ? I never hear straights “coming out” and if we are every going to have equality, we shouldn’t have to either. It’s more important to come out as a human being.
tzwicky
The real question, now, is what’s Phil’s story? I don’t have 45 minutes to listen to the whole video, so I hope y’all here might let me know if Dan’s video partner Phil is also a friend of Dorothy. My bet is no.
boymikefl
The article doesn’t even say what his channel is about. Is it vegan cooking? Meditation? Um, so he’s gay. Is that it? If I had a YouTube channel, will you write that I’m also gay? I watch YouTube…. hello?