flying of the gay pride flag by U.S. embassies. Television In November 2017, Daniel, Christine Sydelko, and Tana Mongeau appeared on a segment of The Maury Povich Show. In this segment, Christine and Daniel pretended to be engaged, him proposing to her at Taco Bell. Christine feared Daniel was cheating on her with Mongeau, but Daniel's lie detector results revealed he was actually cheating on her with men. 2019–present: Music Since 2017, Daniel has been releasing hip-hop music under the stage name Lil Phag. He has released two extended plays and one studio album under the moniker, as well as a slew of singles featuring artists including Cupcakke, Bella Thorne, Tana Mongeau, and Dr. Woke, the latter of whom produced most of his music. The pair have since gone on to pursue their own musical project, Adam&Steve, which has a more EDM sound. Personal life Daniel is gay. LGBT advocacy After the Orlando nightclub shooting in June 2016, Daniel on Twitter publicly urged any closeted people to feel free to contact him privately for support, and he published "An open letter to the LGBT kids who feel lost and scared" on Fusion.net. The letter was positively received by ATTN:, which called it a powerful commentary on the attack. After receiving homophobic death threats via Twitter, in July 2016 Daniel messaged someone he believed to be the parents of the user about the incident and publicly posted a screenshot of his message to them. His response was praised by Metro News and Elite Daily. In 2021, Daniel started a virtual restaurant called GayBurger, a viral marketing campaign to raise money for the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Reception Elijah Daniel and Christine Sydelko jointly won Best Comedian from the Shorty Awards in 2017. Daniel received positive reception for his comedy posted via video blogging and social media from Heavy.com, Paper, The Washington Post, and The Daily Dot. Discography Studio albums God Hates Lil Phag (2018) Extended plays ResERECTION (2019) Antichrist (2019) The Final Album (2019) No. 138 US Singles As lead artist Filmography Film Television Music videos Tours Headlining Probably A Terrible Rap Matinee Tour (2018) (with Dr. Woke) The Final Tour: First Installment (2020) (with Dr. Woke) Awards and nominations See also List of LGBT YouTubers List of YouTubers References Further reading External links 1994 births Living people 21st-century American comedians American erotica writers American male comedians American satirists American male