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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 30

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you’re a bitch, and that’s why we lack community

the “put yourself first” epidemic is making us worse

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 28

I was asked by my local writers & artists group to change the content of my poems after one conservative person complained.

#censorship #writingcommunity #writer #poem #openmic #poet #resist #lgbtq

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Angry Woman Please Shut Up

On Getting in Trouble for Poetry

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 25

My existence is not an idea.

My family is a reality.

Your religious views are much more dangerous and threatening to my family than we have ever been to you.

How do I opt my kid out of your bigotry?

#lgbtq #booksky #supremecourt

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Children’s Books Go Before the Supreme Court

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 04/25/2025 · 34m

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 23

Yep. True.

Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 22

What in the Margaret Atwood dystopian nightmare is this?!?

“Ms. Collins sent the White House several executive orders, including one that would bestow a ‘National Medal of Motherhood’ to mothers with 6 or more children.”🥇👶👶👶👶👶👶

#project2025 #resist #feminist #mom

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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning

Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 21

I stayed silent.

20 years later, I still regret it.

Here’s the opinion column I wish I’d published in my college paper.

#writer #journalism #college #feminist

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I Said Nothing

On Not Reporting Sexual Harassment

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 16

So excited for the return of Anna & Blake in Another Simple Favor. 🍸

The tension! The fashion! 🍿

#movietrailer

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 15

Enjoyed chatting with the charming authors of this memoir! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#queer #lgbtq #booksky #reading #indieauthor #indiepublishing #memoir #trans

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 14

A lady simply needs an evening of decadence at The Orchid and Pearl Society House.

#booksky #reading #romancenovel #sapphicromancenovel #historicalromancenovel

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 8

To my local library, with love! ❤️

#lgbtq #sapphicromance #romance #reading #writing #lesbian #queer #library #bookbanning #booksky #womanwriters #queerwriters

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Shh! Don't Tell Conservatives:

My Public Library Made Me Queer

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 4

My town now has an adorable romance bookstore!!! With an LGBTQ romance writers group!!!

I’m so excited!!!

#booksky #romance #lgbtq #writingcommunity #writing #shoplocal

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Cory Booker makes longest Senate speech in 25-hour stand against Trump - BBC News

The New Jersey Democrat broke a record that has stood since 1957, as his party comes under pressure to protest more.

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Apr 1

“This is not what happens to a man. Except now it is.”

Just finished reading THE POWER.

Have you read it? Thoughts?

#booksky

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 28

B&N is getting creative with their categories.

#booksky #reading

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 27

Cate Blanchett’s shirt

#resist

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 26

Happy anniversary to my wife, Lindsay!

Thank you for being my partner in all our adventures including the decision to be married by Kesha in Las Vegas on March 26, 2018.

We’ve overcome so much just to be together.

#lovewins #lgbtq #wedding #lasvegas

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Kesha - I Need a Woman to Love

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 23

And now for some good news! 🍻

The bar names are the best.

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U.S. Women’s Sports Bars Expected to Quadruple by the End of the Year

New bars dedicated to women’s sports are opening everywhere from San Francisco to Omaha.

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 22

😂😂😂😂

#lesbian #comedy #rachelscanlon #kellyclarkson

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it was personal #kellyclarkson #wink #olderwomen #americanidol #wuhluhwuh

TikTok video by rachelscanloncomedy

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 21

March Madness Pick 🏀

Two former college basketball players now coach a high school team together.

Sweet & Steamy

#SapphicRomance #QueerRomance #SportsRomance #romance #booksky #reading #lgbtq

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 20

They don’t want to make our wedding cakes but they want to drink at our bars.

#lgbtq #resist #queerbars

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Indianapolis Bar Responds to Viral Video of Bartender Kicking Out MAGA Supporter

The patron reportedly “intentionally misgendered and harassed” an employee before being asked to leave.

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 19

Protecting and sharing queer history is more important than ever.

Do you remember when you first realized our community has a history?

I don’t like saying I grew up “sheltered” because shelter implies care and protection.

#lgbtq #film #documentary #lesbians

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TRAILER | The Archivettes

The trailer for The Archivettes, a documentary film about the Lesbian Herstory Archives

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 19

There will never be enough queer romance! Keep writing & reading!

An excellent interview with @annehelen.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈📚

#queer #queerwriters #lgbtq #lgbtqwriters #writingcommunity #booksky #reading #writing #readingisresistance

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The Expansive World of Queer Romance

Podcast Episode · Culture Study Podcast · 12/11/2024 · 54m

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 17

Yes! I would devour this series! I loved Greek myths as a young adult and I’d love a sapphic series for adults!

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Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 17

I didn’t put a label on this post.

I am assuming it got flagged because the photo for the linked post is a black and white photograph of a woman in her bra and underwear leaning against her bed in despair.

Danielle Orner @danielleorner.bsky.social · Mar 17

Our society has to keep women as second class citizens because if we ever recognized the true value of their unpaid or underpaid work we would never be able to afford them.

#feminist #motherhood #parenting #resist #therapy #invisiblelabor #mentalhealth #women

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The Indignity of Hetero-Inequity

it is inhumane to force your partner to beg for help - and we need to stop normalizing it

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