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An anti-homophobia pamphlet produced by Ryerson to encourage acceptance of same-sex relationships and raise awareness of the issues faced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.
Clothing conflict
A newspaper article covering an anti-same-sex marriage campaign that arose on campus in response to RyePRIDE's "Jeans Day."
Don we now our gay apparel?
A newspaper article on Ryerson's Bisexual Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day (BGLAD) and the backlash to it.
Positive space sticker
A sticker that reads "lesbian gay transgendered bisexual queer POSITIVE SPACE," produced for the positive space campaign, which aimed to create spaces on campus where LGBTQ students felt comfortable.
WORDS HURT button
A button produced by RyePRIDE that reads "WORDS HURT. Stop HOMOPHOBIC SLURS"
Bomb threats drive gays underground
A newspaper article on the bomb threats sent to the newly-formed Ryerson Gay Student Association.
Homophile Association off to a start
A newspaper article on the founding of Gays at Ryerson (now RyePRIDE) including a short interview with founding president Doug Chan.
Rye to hold its first gay dance
A newspaper article on Lesbians and Gays at Ryerson's first public gay dance in 1989.
Oral History with Jeanne Healy, 1985
Jeanne is an activist and retired bookkeeper and secretary. She was born in 1924, the youngest and only girl of five siblings and grew up and lived for a major part of her life in Toronto. At the time of the interview she was back living with her…
Death threats: Ryerson gay and lesbian group targeted
A newspaper article on the hostility faced by BGALOR.