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deerene.bsky.social
Gay & Tonic
@deerene.bsky.social
The kinda girl you meet in a bar.

Writer for the page and screen. Visual Artist.
Queer. Black AF. Event curator. Creative Director. THEE mood board.

Geriatric millennial. ENM/Poly.
📍DC. Daniellerene.com
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yet again I realize I'll be in all black/black n white for any galentines events lmao. One day I will not be Wednesday Adams but it won't be the season lol
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Every single time a company was given two options: “consider human safety and make less money” or “poison everyone and make more money”

They choose the latter 😭

They had to be legally mandated to choose the former and they spend all their time and money getting to the latter w/lobbyists.
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"You're so pretty." is not shooting your shot. I am gonna lead a workshop for the queers and lesbians b/c baby it is a problem in the community 😂. at least say I wanna get to know you??
January 29, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Oh I'm a quarterfinalist in a big short story competition so that's exciting! Everyone who sighed, laughed and cried with me about Merci and Whitney helped (re)shape the story and I submitted it. I'll find out if I moved on to the next round in march I think
January 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I'm glad nobody could see me eating my weight in snow snacks & nonsense meals lmao. It is out of pocket I am gonna make a smoothie lmao
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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But the name lasts forever. 1 musty offense and your 1st name because Musty (ex. Musty Rob)
Musty can be fixed. Weird is forever.
Idk, musty is worse to me. Haha
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
so conundrum, I like threads better but all my friends on here. I don't wanna make new friends, y'all come over there!
a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow .
ALT: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a red pillow .
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
stacking the snow up in the crosswalks, and not shoveling a path, was a choice omg what is going on in the city smh
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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10 tickets left for the kickback! 12 tixs left for the wine tasting (price drop!). Black Lesbian and Queer, 30+, Events in DC (DMV)

Wine tasting: posh.vip/e/sunday-fun...
Kickback: posh.vip/e/the-cards-...
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Oopp Sunday funday me !!!
Hi Loves! Curating two events in DC for Black Lesbians and Queers. Please share and tell a friend. First up is a kickback with card games and crafts, and then a Sunday Funday wine tasting. #wlw Limited tixs.
Kickback: posh.vip/e/the-cards-...
Wine Tasting: posh.vip/e/sunday-fun...
January 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
10 tickets left for the kickback! 12 tixs left for the wine tasting (price drop!). Black Lesbian and Queer, 30+, Events in DC (DMV)

Wine tasting: posh.vip/e/sunday-fun...
Kickback: posh.vip/e/the-cards-...
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 AM
K bye. lol if you need me I'm on IG. Please share those events on my page if you get a chance. Be good!
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I have not found my person(s) romantically, but I'm supported, cared for, held accountable, loved, taken care of and doted on in all the ways I would want from a romantic partner. Whoever comes will add a lot to my life, I'm sure, but there's no 'gap' for them to fill.
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Good morning, lovers and friends ❤️

Do something nice for someone else today if you can.
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
DC has a lot of great big events for us Queers. But I what has made the diff for me in building community is the smaller events, which start to disappear more and more. B/c they aren't money makers and I GET IT! so if I can fill that gap? I will. Passion project!
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Been a while, hope y'all doing alright. I might be cheating on you with Threads but it is much easier to find info on there lmao. Tell me things! Y'all alright?? we're under a sheet of ice & I have eaten 5 lbs worth of snow snacks lmao
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Hi Loves! Curating two events in DC for Black Lesbians and Queers. Please share and tell a friend. First up is a kickback with card games and crafts, and then a Sunday Funday wine tasting. #wlw Limited tixs.
Kickback: posh.vip/e/the-cards-...
Wine Tasting: posh.vip/e/sunday-fun...
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Break time. ✌️
January 5, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I need a much more romantic 2026. Full of consistent pleasure. And experiences that feel like sliding into a warm bath at the end of a good day.
January 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Ok that’s enough 😂
Just saw the phrase “bumping pocketbooks til the change fell out” and yanno what, I feel so seen.
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Feel your feelings <<<><><><
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The “photography & the black arts movement” exhibit at the NGA (📍DC) was soooooo good. You can read about it: www.nga.gov/exhibitions/...
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 | National Gallery of Art
The first exhibition to consider photography’s impact on a cultural and aesthetic movement that celebrated Black history, identity, and beauty.
www.nga.gov
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Tara Roberts is a Black Woman Scuba Diver who works for National Geographic that goes deep into the ocean in search of lost slave ships.
Tara Roberts is surfacing human stories from the shipwrecks that killed enslaved Africans
The storyteller joins a team of African American divers on their worldwide quest to shed light on the untold history of the slave trade.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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Wearing a bikini around the house>>>>
January 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I’m so tired of events using posh. Please just let me get my ticket and go why is everything social media and profiles too
January 5, 2026 at 12:12 AM