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Danielle Dilger
@danipaisley.bsky.social
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Christ follower ✝️ | Library girl 📚 | @chissynana 💍 | Autistic 🧩 | Volunteer | Poet ✍ | 🌸 https://linktr.ee/danipaisley
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I was a pastor for ten years. Coming out cost me a church, but not my calling.

After three years away, I preached five times in the last six weeks.

My faith is quieter now, but steadier.

Becoming yourself isn’t a detour. Sometimes it’s the road back to your voice.
Danielle stands at a microphone in a church sanctuary, smiling and gesturing with one hand while holding a book in the other. She wears glasses and a pink dress with dark floral patterns. Behind her are altar steps, a blue altar cloth, and a tall stained-glass window with blue and gold shapes.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Today I lived out my fairy princess dreams at my very first renaissance faire! 🧚‍♀️✨

Christiana found her destiny as the noble sword-bearer⚔️, and our merry band of friends looked straight out of a storybook 🏰 Absolutely enchanted by the costumes 🧝‍♂️🧝🧝‍♀️, the company, and the whole magical adventure ✨
July 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Started the day chanting 'NO KINGS!' against fascism, and ended it hugging half of Atascadero Pride. We raised signs, raised glasses, and raised each other's spirits. Old friends, new allies, same mission: love wins 🌈💖
#NoKings #AtascaderoPride #LoveWins #TransJoy #QueerAndHere
June 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Indigo the queen 👑, Ming the baby whirlwind 🐾, my love Christiana 🫶, bottomless chips, couch-time = family-time.
2 wives + 2 cats = 100 % happiness!
Dani flashes a peace sign on the recliner while Indigo, a gray Siamese mix, lounges contentedly on her lap. Group shot on the couch: Christiana smiles at the camera, Dani cradles tiny grey tabby kitten Ming, and Indigo stretches on the footrest nearby. A bowl of chips and two decorated tumblers sit on the armrest between the two women.
June 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Okay, but can we talk about these curls?! First time ever—and all thanks to my wife @chissynana and her heatless curl wizardry. She’s the best kind of beautiful: inside and out 💖
May 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Look at this little cutie 🥹 Getting to be my little buddy for the night ☺️
April 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Transported to the Roaring '20s for one night only— cheers to good times and great style!
April 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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San Francisco trip for a post-op check-in 😄 Grateful for great care, a little greenery, and the start of dress weather 💖✨
A woman with shoulder-length, wavy, light brown hair and light skin is sitting on a wooden bench in front of a lush green plant wall. She is smiling warmly and making a heart shape with her hands. She is wearing glasses with pink accents and a black floral dress with long sleeves. Her nails are painted pink, and she has a pink smartwatch on her wrist. To her left, there is a grocery bag, and to her right, a tan leather purse with brown handles rests on the bench. The setting appears to be an outdoor garden space with wooden and natural elements. The same woman stands in a medical office, smiling beside a male doctor with short brown hair and glasses. He is wearing a white lab coat over navy scrubs. They both look happy, standing close together with the doctor’s arm gently around her shoulder. The background features a colorful abstract cityscape painting, modern lighting, and seating with gray chairs. The setting is clean and professional, with a warm and welcoming feel.
March 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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A Trans Girl Approached Me in the Ladies’ Bathroom and It Bothered Me. Here’s Why.
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A Trans Girl Approached Me in the Ladies’ Bathroom and It Bothered Me. Here’s Why.
Why the girls’ bathroom is a sacred space for women and how we must seek to keep it that way.
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February 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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The Chilling Line Trump Just Crossed On Transgender People
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The Chilling Line Trump Just Crossed On Transgender People
With the latest trans military executive order, the administration has given up all pretense of "evidence-based care," and has moved to the kind of dehumanization meant to justify atrocity.
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January 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A fantastic read for anyone confused and wanting to know what the Bible really says about this issue. sojo.net/articles/opi...
What Will We Risk To Defy Unjust Immigration Orders?
In the late 19th century, Chinese Christians joined other migrants in defying government orders, even at threat of deportation. Will we have the same courage?
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January 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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A really powerful read for a dark time on the horizon www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/dona...
Donald Trump takes office next week. What happens next? - LGBTQ Nation
Welcome to LGBTQ Nation's first monthly edition: "Only when it's dark enough can you see the stars."
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Wishing you peace, love, and light this holiday season, however you celebrate (or don’t).
December 26, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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It's a girl! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me, lifted me up, and loved me for who I truly am. This journey has been beautiful and hard. Here’s to living fully, embracing joy, and to everyone who is fighting for the chance to be themselves. You are not alone, and you are so worth it 💖
December 3, 2024 at 7:16 AM