Lillian Duggan
@lillianduggan.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Optimist, still. https://www.lillianyatesduggan.com/.
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@lillianduggan.bsky.social
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"In my mind, my job had been to mark everything I found 'wrong' with the manuscript—everything I thought could be improved upon. The part of my job I didn’t grasp at the time was acknowledging and honoring my client’s goals." ~ Lillian Yates Duggan
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Don’t Hire an Editor Like the Editor I Was Back Then
By Lillian Yates Duggan Back then was about ten years ago. I was a mother of two squeezing in freelance editing work while my kids were at school. My editing career had zigzagged all over the place…
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Many thanks to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social for this opportunity!
This is how it’s done
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is how it’s done
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There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life
Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Reposted by Lillian Duggan
Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.”
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just a heads up. I was able to schedule my COVID vaccine appointment. Online it will ask “do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus.”
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Click yes and it will allow you to schedule an appointment.
No questions asked.
No proof required.
Pass it on.
Many thanks to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social for this opportunity!
"In my mind, my job had been to mark everything I found 'wrong' with the manuscript—everything I thought could be improved upon. The part of my job I didn’t grasp at the time was acknowledging and honoring my client’s goals." ~ Lillian Yates Duggan
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/t...
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/t...
Don’t Hire an Editor Like the Editor I Was Back Then
By Lillian Yates Duggan Back then was about ten years ago. I was a mother of two squeezing in freelance editing work while my kids were at school. My editing career had zigzagged all over the place…
brevity.wordpress.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Many thanks to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social for this opportunity!
Wishing peace and power to the trans community today. As the mother of a trans daughter, I also send hugs.
March 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wishing peace and power to the trans community today. As the mother of a trans daughter, I also send hugs.
Wonderful news!!!
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes blocks Trump’s anti-trans military ban EO and the orders implementing it. She stays her order until 10a March 21 to allow the government to seek a stay from the DC Circuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Case 1:25-cv-00240-ACR Document 88
Filed 03/18/25 Page 1 of 3
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NICOLAS TALBOTT, et al,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES, et al,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 25-cv-00240 (ACR)
ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court hereby:
GRANTS Plaintiffs' [72] Renewed Application for Preliminary Injunction; it further
ORDERS that Defendants Peter B. Hegseth, in his official capacity as Secretary of
Defense; the United States Department of the Army; Daniel P. Driscoll in his official capacity as
Secretary of the Army; the United States Department of the Navy; Terence G. Emmert in his
official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Navy; the United States Department of the Air Force;
Gary A. Ashworth in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of the Air Force; the Defense
Health Agency; Telita Crosland in her official capacity as Director of the Defense Health
Agency, are preliminarily enjoined, pending further order of this Court, from implementing
Executive Order No. 14183; as well as "Additional Guidance on Prioritizing Military Excellence
and Readiness," Dkt. 63-1; and any other memorandums, guidance, policies, or actions issued
pursuant to Executive Order 14183 or the Additional Guidance on Prioritizing Military
Excellence and Readiness.
The effect of the Court's Order is to maintain the status quo of military policy regarding
transgender service that existed immediately before President Donald J. Trump issued Executive](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibenjxwrefsixljwu7mvupgwc2x32dodanss27l4ymyem3g62shdq@jpeg)
March 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Wonderful news!!!
The world is a nightmare, but it's nice to have a new business website: www.lillianyatesduggan.com
Lillian Yates Duggan Editorial
Developmental Editing for Memoir and Creative Nonfiction. You have a story that longs to find an audience. You’ve spent time and care shaping your experiences into scenes and chapters. I'm here to hel...
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March 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The world is a nightmare, but it's nice to have a new business website: www.lillianyatesduggan.com
Wouldn’t want to be severed during childbirth or work. Just for reading the news.
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Wouldn’t want to be severed during childbirth or work. Just for reading the news.
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Hi all, We’re still here at OPM.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
February 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hi all, We’re still here at OPM.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
Reposted by Lillian Duggan
1. School systems across the United States are declaring they will not comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order.
MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
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MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
School Systems Across US Declare They Will Not Comply With Trump's Anti-Trans Executive Order
On Thursday, multiple school systems around the United States released advisories stating that Trump's EO mandating discrimination in schools will not be followed.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1. School systems across the United States are declaring they will not comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order.
MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
MCPS, Maryland said they will fiercely protect their teacher sand students.
Columbus City Public Schools president: "bring it on."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Thank goodness
New: A Boston federal judge has temporarily blocked prison officials from transferring a transgender woman to a men's facility and denying her access to gender-affirming care in accordance with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. www.reuters.com/legal/us-jud...
US judge blocks transgender inmate's prison transfer under Trump order
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked federal prison officials from transferring a transgender woman to a men's facility and denying her access to gender-affirming care in accordance with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, her lawyers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Thank goodness
Happy to see some friends in this video. It’s beautiful, John.
From a local #NJ7 photographer / videographer A bit of remembrance and inspiration. We can do this. #Resist #Persist #DoNotObeyInAdvance
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2017 The Birth of the Resistance
YouTube video by John M Flores
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January 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Happy to see some friends in this video. It’s beautiful, John.
Just had epidural injection to reduce back pain from a herniated disc. Thinking lunch might be a bottle of Cabernet.
January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just had epidural injection to reduce back pain from a herniated disc. Thinking lunch might be a bottle of Cabernet.
The onslaught is brutal.
January 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The onslaught is brutal.
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Ash Orr is without his passport, without his birth certificate and without his marriage license. He doesn't know if or when he'll get them back.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
The State Department is blocking new passports for trans Americans
The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.
19thnews.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ash Orr is without his passport, without his birth certificate and without his marriage license. He doesn't know if or when he'll get them back.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
I heard Steven Fulop speak at a meet and greet last night and was very impressed. Then I found this article and was moved to tears by its clear-eyed analysis of the threat to the trans population. Eager to learn where other Dem gubernatorial candidates stand.
My op-Ed published today on Senator Sarlo’s comments with regard to the LGBTQ/Trans community
We lose in November if we choose a candidate that doesn’t stand for anything and waivers on convictions based on polling.
hudsoncountyview.com/op-ed-state-...
We lose in November if we choose a candidate that doesn’t stand for anything and waivers on convictions based on polling.
hudsoncountyview.com/op-ed-state-...
Op-Ed: State Senator Sarlo’s comments on trans community are misguided - Hudson County View
Op-Ed: Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, gov hopeful, takes state Senator Paul Sarlo to task over recent comments about the trans community.
hudsoncountyview.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I heard Steven Fulop speak at a meet and greet last night and was very impressed. Then I found this article and was moved to tears by its clear-eyed analysis of the threat to the trans population. Eager to learn where other Dem gubernatorial candidates stand.
Still grieving but will keep going. Attending a meet and greet tonight for one of the NJ gubernatorial candidates.
January 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Still grieving but will keep going. Attending a meet and greet tonight for one of the NJ gubernatorial candidates.
I want to be here to find community to help me deal with what’s happening without finding out what is actually happening. Is that possible?
January 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I want to be here to find community to help me deal with what’s happening without finding out what is actually happening. Is that possible?
Will try to focus on goodness in all its forms today.
January 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Will try to focus on goodness in all its forms today.
Extremely not ready!
January 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Extremely not ready!
I'm not ready. But ordering this book just calmed me for the moment. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1369-h...
Hope in the Dark
Bestselling author Rebecca Solnit reminds us that activism has changed the world in remarkable ways.
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I'm not ready. But ordering this book just calmed me for the moment. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1369-h...
I grew up without the notion that people can strive to become something. At the age of 25, I learned from Howard Andrew Jones that it's possible to try to become a writer. Sadly, Howard died yesterday. He was my guiding light for a long time, and my friend.
January 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I grew up without the notion that people can strive to become something. At the age of 25, I learned from Howard Andrew Jones that it's possible to try to become a writer. Sadly, Howard died yesterday. He was my guiding light for a long time, and my friend.
Dreamt fire was on its way to my house and I was gathering my family’s things. Woke up grateful to be in cold, windy, but otherwise fine NJ
January 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dreamt fire was on its way to my house and I was gathering my family’s things. Woke up grateful to be in cold, windy, but otherwise fine NJ