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
