# Danger Dan personal health and identity disclosures > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/danger-dan-personal-health-and-identity-disclosures > Updated: 2026-09-30T09:20:27.000Z. Sources: 22. Developments: 2. German rapper Danger Dan, born Daniel Pongratz, has shared personal details regarding his sexual orientation and his struggle with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. Describing his revelation as a ‘retroactive coming-out’, the artist noted that current political tensions make expressing his identity an important act of solidarity. Regarding his health, Pongratz explained that the condition, which he was diagnosed with in his early 20s, is causing progressive blindness. He compared his shrinking field of vision to ‘looking through a cardboard tube’ and noted symptoms such as night blindness and light sensitivity. The musician detailed how the disease affects his professional life, requiring him to use flashlights to navigate backstage and specialized aids like white strips to mark stage edges or neon markers to locate his piano stool. He is incorporating these experiences into his upcoming solo album, ‘Keine Angst’, which is scheduled for release on October 2, 2026. He noted that facing his mortality through this diagnosis has led him to perceive moments more consciously. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-30: Danger Dan discusses progressive vision loss and its impact on his music German rapper Danger Dan has shared details about his progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa and how he manages his stage performances and upcoming album, ‘Keine Angst’. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/danger-dan-discusses-progressive-vision-loss-and-its-impact-on-his-music ### 2026-09-26: Danger Dan discusses coming-out and progressive blindness Rapper Danger Dan has shared his coming-out and discussed his battle with retinitis pigmentosa, a disease causing progressive blindness, ahead of his new album ‘Keine Angst’. 20 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/danger-dan-discusses-sexual-orientation-and-progressive-blindness --- Cite as: Danger Dan personal health and identity disclosures. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/danger-dan-personal-health-and-identity-disclosures