Dear Younger Me: Coming Out, Queer Identity & Finding Your Voice 🌈

Happy Healthy Homo

Joel Wood & Keegan Hirst

Gay, Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Lgbt, Lgbtq, Lgbtq+, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 779 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This week we sat down with Daniel Harding – journalist ("She's a journalist!"), author, and the brilliant mind behind "Letters to My Younger Queer Self" and "Gay Man Talking."

We dive deep into Daniel's journey from closeted teenager to award-winning LGBTQ+ voice, exploring the conversations we wish we'd had growing up. From navigating coming out anxiety to building a career telling queer stories, Daniel shares the raw truths about finding your authentic self in a world that doesn't always make space for us.

Plus, we get into the messy realities of dating, the power of writing your own narrative, and why sometimes the best advice comes from looking back at who you used to be.

You can find Daniel Harding here: https://www.instagram.com/danieljharding/?hl=en

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0:00.0	Hey homos. Welcome back to our podcast. Happy healthy Homo. I am still Keegan. And I'm still
0:09.1	Joel. We are still boyfriends. And we have got another amazing guest for you today. He's a journalist.
0:17.7	She's a journalist. She's a journalist, everybody.
0:23.1	I don't know that meme. Otherwise, that's weird.
0:26.5	We'll have to insert the syllablock thing here.
0:32.5	Journalist, author, he's probably writing something profound in his notes as we speak.
0:36.7	We have got Daniel Hardin on the sofa with us, welcome, Dan.
0:39.3	Thanks for having me. On the sofa, as I'm on the sofa. You are what?
0:40.3	It is the sofa.
0:41.3	It is a so.
0:42.3	He does look a bit like Lorraine.
0:44.3	Adi, no, that's an insult to Lorraine.
0:46.3	Let's not say that.
0:47.3	Lorraine doesn't do her own show anymore, so it's not Lorraine.
0:49.3	She's back now, I think.
0:50.3	Is she? I think. Ouch, yeah. I don't know. She just always gets people in. I mean, I'm here for it.
0:54.8	Delegate.
0:55.1	Has she?
0:56.0	Keegan.
0:56.6	She's been ill.
0:57.8	All right.
0:58.2	We'll maybe cut that out.
	...

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