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Editorials
- Public Addresses - Media
Stories
Quotes
from Lyla:
"I have never lost sight of what I am
advocating for as a queer activist, because I have lived side by side
with so many of you combating homophobia and working towards a future
where acceptance is the norm, not the exception. I am what I am. A
Proud Queer Hamiltonian."
- Pride Citizen of the Year Acceptance
Speech, June 14 2007
"I have lived most of my adult life in
fierce defiance of those who tell me that I can't do this, can't say
that, can't think this, can't feel that or simply can't be. I have
protested as an individual and with groups against those in power who
would try to suppress or oppress those who have been continually
stripped of their rights. I am not afraid of going where angels fear
to tread."
- Hamilton West Provincial NDP
Nomination Speech, March 4, 2003
"Being queer is not a lifestyle choice...
Still I suppose I do have a "choice". I could choose to deny
who I am. I could choose to suppress my love and attraction for people
of the same sex. I could choose to not live with the fear and shame of
discrimination. I could choose to live a lie."
- The Hamilton Spectator, November 1,
2003
"Democracy only works if we empower
ourselves by questioning those who are in power. Democracy only works
if we speak out and fight against injustice, not if we complacently
agree with whatever political decisions come down the pike."
- Letter to CNN, July 18, 2002
Lyla's Editorials:
- Conservatives Are Not Making It Better - Hamilton Spectator, November 2, 2011
- Lyla's LOST Church Service is featured on Entertainment Weekly - Hard Core Nerdity, January 23, 2010
- Battlestar Galactica's Big Question - Hard Core Nerdity, August 24, 2009
- AIDS
- still a gay disease? - XTRA!, November 20, 2008
-
An
Evening With Stephen Lewis - Mayday, June 2008
-
Education And The Elections - XTRA!,
September 27, 2007
-
Why Public Funding For Faith Based Schools Is A Really Bad Idea -
Mayday, October 2007
-
Why
is sexuality still a taboo subject? - Hamilton Spectator, June 20,
2007
-
The
2006 Canadian Leadership Debates - Hamilton Spectator, January 10,
2006
-
Pedophilia
& Trekkies - Maclean's, June 20, 2005
-
Pope
John Paul II - Hamilton Spectator, April 9, 2005
- The
Big Three-OH! - Hamilton Spectator, October 16, 2004
-
Star
Trek: Restores My Faith In Humanity - Hamilton Spectator, August 28,
2004
-
Forgiveness
- Hamilton Spectator, July 24, 2004
-
My
Community, My Family - Hamilton Spectator, June 5, 2004
-
Dominic
Agostino - Fab Magazine, May 20, 2004
-
From
Purple to Pink Triangles: My Past and Present Holocaust Symbols -
The Hamilton Spectator, April 24, 2004
-
The
Laramie Project - SHCI Newsletter, April/May 2004
-
The Wall of Mohawk College Presidents - The Satellite, March 30, 2004
-
What
If I Were Straight? - Hamilton Spectator, March 13, 2004
-
Governments
taking liberties in the pursuit of 'liberty' - Hamilton Spectator,
January 31, 2004
-
TV
Heroines - Hamilton Spectator, December 20, 2003
-
Respect Other Sex Choices - Hamilton Spectator, November 22, 2003
- Lifestyle
Choice? - Hamilton Spectator, November 1, 2003
- When I Met Allan
Dershowitz
- The Satellite, October 15, 2003
- Celebrating "Queer" -
Hamilton Spectator, October 11, 2003
- I Am
Un-American -
Letter to CNN, July 18, 2002
- Pierre
Elliott Trudeau - View Magazine, October 2000
- Much
progress in Hamilton; Gay Pride - Hamilton Spectator, June 30, 2000
- The Fags I Know - The Q-Files Online, June 25, 1999
- Invisible Minority - The Q-Files
Online, June 24, 1999
- Show Me The Rainbow - The Q-Files
Online, June 23, 1999
- Yes, Virginia, There is a Pride - The Q-Files
Online, June 22, 1999
- Shame
on the Juno Artists who didn't show up - Hamilton Spectator, March
9, 1999
- Vulcans - TV Guide: Official Collector's Edition:
Star Trek: 30 Years, 1996
- Robertson
Davies - CBC Radio, December 1995
- The
Final Episode of The Final Frontier - The Sentinel, June 1995
- The Political Dream - The Sentinel, June, 1994
- Black
Students Protest "Schindler's List" - The Sentinel, Spring
1994
-
It's
A Wonderful Life - Hill Park S.S., 1994
- Spock - TV Guide (Canadian), August 21, 1993
- In Defence of Huckleberry Finn - Ramazine, June 1993
- Thoughts on Smoking - Ramazine, June 1993
- Why it isn't Q in Tapestry - Comm. Panels: Official Newsletter of The USS Venture, June 1993
Lyla's Public Addresses
- Samhain Ritual: Honouring Our Beloved Dead (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script crafted by Vanessa Sage and Lyla Miklos.) - October 31, 2012
- LGBTQ Pride Sunday: Our GSA Journey (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to support the sermonettes of Kodi Organ and Breanne Wilde.) - June 24, 2012
- A Principled Life (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to support the Rev. Victoria Ingram's sermon.) - March 18, 2012
- Earth Day Sunday: Sacred Waters (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Worship Service presented by the church's 2010 CUUL School Graduates -
Kelly Wolf, Nancy McMartin, Anne Wilson, Kate Hicks, Ginny Megin,
Jennifer Purdie, Mel Rutherford, and Lyla Miklos) – April 17, 2011
- Fire Communion Sunday: The Fire of Commitment - Making Life Changes (A
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to
support Rev. Victoria Ingram's sermon.) - December 26, 2010
- United Nations Sunday: A Faith To Change The World (A First Unitarian
Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written in collaboration with
Todd Fraleigh to support Bruce Knotts', Executive Director of the
Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, sermon.) - October 31,
2010
- Yom Kippur Sunday: Forgiving When Your Heart Still Hurts (A First
Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to support
Rev. Victoria Ingram's sermon.) - September 19, 2010
- The Lord of The Rings: Just Wars, Evil, and Other Myths (A First
Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service and Sermon.) - August 22, 2010
- LGBTQ Pride Sunday: Creating Positive Space (A First Unitarian Church of
Hamilton Service Leader Script written to support Deborah Inglehart and
Nancy Sullivan's sermon.) – June 27, 2010
- Ministry in Downtown Hamilton: 175 Years in the Life of a Cathedral (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to support the Very Reverend Peter Wall’s sermon.) – April 11, 2010
- The Light of Buddhism (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to support Rev. Ed Brock's sermon "The Light of Buddhism".) - December 6, 2009
- Battlestar Galactica's Big Question:
Is Humanity Worth Saving? (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Service and Sermon) - August 30, 2009
- Flower Communion (A First Unitarian
Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written in collaboration
with Kelly Wolf to support Rev. Fred Capuccino's sermon "Lesser
Miracles and Greater Miracles - One Unitarian's View of Jesus
Christ".) - May 24, 2009
- Harry Potter: A How To Guide On
Speaking Truth To Power (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Service and Sermon written in collaboration with Catherine
Silverglen. This is a retooling of a service that was originally
launched in August 2008.) - April 26, 2009
- My name is Lyla Miklos and I am a
queer activist. (A speech given to the Dundas Rotary Club.) - March
31, 2009
- Dialogue. Respect. Friendship. (A
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service Leader Script written to
support Ali Cheaib and Lorne Finkelstein's, Co-Chairs of the
Hamilton Arab, Muslim and Jewish Dialogue Committee, sermon.) -
January 11, 2009
- Is God Necessary? (A First Unitarian
Church of Hamilton Service Leader script written in collaboration
with Catherine Silverglen to support Rabbi Bernard Baskin's sermon)
- November 9, 2008
- HARRY POTTER: A How To Guide On
Speaking Truth To Power (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Service and Sermon written in collaboration with Catherine
Silverglen, with additional support from Barb Kulcher and Ali
Steinbergs) - August 24, 2008
- Living
Our Principles With HOPE (A First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Service Leader script written to support Marcus Logan's sermon) -
June 29, 2008
- "Lost
- A Television Tale of Faith and Redemption" (First Unitarian
Church of Hamilton Service and Sermon) - August 13, 2007
- 2007
Pride Citizen of The Year Acceptance Speech - June 14, 2007
- "Wonder
Woman, Buffy & Xena: Finding Female Empowerment Through Popular
Culture" (First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Service and Sermon) - August 6, 2006
- "These
Are The Voyages . . ." (First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
Service and Sermon) - August 21, 2005
- 2003
Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction Acceptance
Speech - January 28, 2005
- "Everything
I Need To Know About Life I Learned From Star Trek" (First
Unitarian Church of Hamilton Service and Sermon) - August 8, 2004
- 2003
Hamilton Woman of the Year Acceptance Speech - May 20, 2004
- Hamilton Pride
2003 Rally Speech - Saturday, June 14, 2003
- Hamilton
West NDP Provincial Nomination Speech - March 4, 2003
Media Stories About
Lyla:
- Amigo's Blue Guitar - View Magazine, March 28, 2013
- Lincoln Alexander Funeral To See Former Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Laid To Rest - The Huffington Post, October 26, 2012
- Fan Expo Highlights: Day 4 - SPACE Blog (Spacecast.com), August 26, 2012
- Latest Mercer Rant Has People Talking - CHML AM 900, October 27, 2011
- Mohawk College Award for LGBTQ Identified Youth - LGBTQ Wellness Centre of Hamilton Newsletter, October 26, 2011
- It Was an Honour to Mourn Jack Layton - Hamilton Spectator, August 29, 2011
- Sit back and enjoy as world goes round - Hamilton Spectator, May 7, 2011
- Unsung Heroes - The Hamilton Unitarian, February 2011
- F-Word Panel Sheds Light on Modern Feminism - Sammy's Space, December 14, 2010
- The Necessity of Feminism in the Modern World - F-Word Event Stories, December 13, 2010
- Is the “F Word” Becoming a Bad Word? - Mike The Contrarian, December 12, 2010
- I Feel Like A Woman! - Tanya’s Travels Blog, December 12, 2010
- Run for the hills it’s......... Feminism! - The McCool Blog, December 12, 2010
- Is the Writing On the Wall for Feminism? - Journalism 101, December 12, 2010
- Symposium Highlights Feminism and Gender Issues - The Brantford Expositor, November 19, 2010
- I've Been Mentioned on Entertainment Weekly – Nik at Nite, January 22, 2010
- LOST: Redemption Song – Entertainment Weekly, January 21, 2010
- Protection
for Sexual Minorities - The Hamilton Spectator, June 3, 2008
- Remembering
the Holocaust – Xtra!, February 14, 2008
- 2007 Westdale Idol Winners - Hamilton
Spectator, September 13, 2007
- Drury Lane show has magical mix of music, comedy -
Burlington Post, November 1, 2006
- Maybe
Not Thatcher - VIEW Magazine, June 29, 2006
- Why
is Sci-Fi so gay? - Fab, June 29, 2006
- Hamilton
Pride Turns Sour - XTRA!, June 22, 2006
- Gay
community still reeling over Pride clash - Hamilton Spectator, June
22, 2006
- Pride
Parade Ridiculed on James Street - Hamilton Spectator, June 19, 2006
- Portrait
of a Queer Activist - Mayday Magazine, August, 2005
- Gays
divided on tying the knot - Hamilton Spectator, July 2, 2005
- Pride
and prayer share the stage - Hamilton Spectator, June 20, 2005
- Words,
words... how language can define a city's Pride - Hamilton
Spectator, June 13, 2005
- A
Grand Night For Theatre - VIEW Magazine, April 7, 2005
- A
Grand Night For Singing is lush in warmth - Hamilton Spectator,
April 6, 2005
- Heart
& Soul of Song - Hamilton Spectator, March 30, 2005
- Community
Leaders Honoured With Alumni Of Distinction Awards - Mohawk College Press Release, January 28, 2005
-
A
Task Force Out Of Control - XTRA!, August 19, 2004
- Cops
Monitoring Website Led to Gay Bathhouse Check - Hamilton Spectator,
August 12, 2004
- No
'Straight Answers' from Bathhouse Meeting - Hamilton Spectator,
August 7, 2004
- Hamilton
Queers Hoot, Laugh At Cops' Story - XTRA!, August 6, 2004
- Gays
Vent Anger Over Bathhouse Inspection - Hamilton Spectator, August 6,
2004
- Hamilton's
Gay Community Shows Its Pride - Hamilton Spectator, June 21, 2004
- Review:
The Laramie Project - View Magazine, June 17, 2004
- Truth
Meets Intense Drama - Hamilton Spectator, June 15, 2004
- Organizers
Add Sober Note To Gay Pride Fest - Hamilton Spectator, June 12,
2004
- New
Acts Attract Larger Pride Audience - Hamilton Spectator, June 12,
2004
- Congratulations
to Lyla Miklos - HTI Newsletter - May/June 2004
- When
Hatred Eats Up - Hamilton Spectator, June 9, 2004
- Happy,
proud tears from youngest of eight women honoured - Hamilton
Spectator, May 20, 2004
- 2003
Hamilton Women of The Year Awards - City of Hamilton Media Release,
April 28, 2004
- Ontario
Premier's Awards: Mohawk Nominees - In Touch, Spring 2004
- Hamilton
Rallies Around Victim - XTRA!, March 18, 2004
- Hamilton
Is For All People - The Hamilton
Spectator, March 13, 2004
-
GLBT Members Speak Out Against Recent Hate Crime In Hamilton - The
Satellite, March 9, 2004
- Be
Proud Of Diversity - The Hamilton
Spectator, March 1, 2004
- Hamilton Pride 2003 - The Hamilton
Spectator, June 16, 2003
- Gay
Pride Parade Louder, Bolder - The Hamilton Spectator, June 16, 2003
- I's The Bi: Bisexuals Get Blatant for
(Toronto) Pride - XTRA!, June 2003
- Tough
battle seen in Hamilton West after Christopherson exit - Hamilton
Spectator, March 5, 2003
- Former
Pride Chair seeks NDP Nomination - Gay905.com, February 2003
- Two
more contenders in NDP race - Hamilton Spectator, January 29, 2003
- Mayor
Tells gays they aren't alone - Hamilton Spectator, June 17, 2002
- Proud
Support for gay community; More than 60 businesses, organizations
sponsoring the Hamilton Pride 2000 festival this week - Hamilton
Spectator, June 11, 2002
- Steel
Town Pride a Breast Fest? - Fab, June 6, 2002
- Mohawk College Alumni
Profile - In Touch, Summer 2002
- City
gays want to set up information centre - Hamilton Spectator, October
2, 2001
- Gay
community takes pride in calling Hamilton home - Hamilton Spectator,
June 14, 2001
-
Much
progress in Hamilton; Gay Pride - Hamilton Spectator, June 30, 2000
- Gay
Pride and Prejudice; High spirits of rally can't cloak unease -
Hamilton Spectator, June 12, 2000
- Hamilton
Pride 2000 expands to four days - Hamilton Spectator, June 8, 2000
- Jerry's Girls Review - Hamilton Spectator, October 5, 1999
- Proud
Hamilton Gays Prefer A Low-Profile Event - Hamilton Spectator, June
23 1999
- Student. Graduate. Media Professional? - Wavelength, June 1999
- Show
of Faith! Benefit Raises Cash for Theatre Group - Hamilton Spectator, February 15, 1999
- Coming
Out: A difficult but key step to happiness - The Hamilton Spectator,
April 30, 1997
- Perfectly Frank Review - Hamilton Spectator, July 9, 1996
- Oh
What A Lovely War! Review - Hamilton Spectator, June 6, 1995
- New
Trek series gets passing grade - Hamilton Spectator, January 17,
1995
- Saloonkeeper's Daughter Review - Hamilton Spectator, December 13, 1993
- Actors
take production roles for HTI melodrama - Hamilton Spectator,
December 4, 1993

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