HIV/AIDS
Despite the homophobic campus culture, by the 1990s Ryerson was responding to the AIDS crisis through public health campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and faculty research.
An early health forum addressed the concerns of gay men as the AIDS epidemic began to spread to Toronto.
Ryerson contributed to education on the subject of AIDS.
Ryerson hired an AIDS co-ordinator in 1992, but her job did not include addressing homophobia.
Prominent figures like Douglas Crimp would come to Ryerson and discuss AIDS activism, as in this 1992 lecture series, centred on the works of Robert Mapplethorpe.
A pamphlet produced by Ryerson in 1994 to promote safer sex and prevent the spread of HIV.
The Ryerson community supports HIV/AIDS fundraising and education efforts through events like the Toronto AIDS Walk.
Ryerson university helped expand the discussion on HIV/AIDS and aboriginal people.
Safe sex workshops were held at Ryerson to combat the spread of AIDS.
The Ryerson community supports HIV/AIDS fundraising and education efforts through events like the Toronto AIDS Walk.
The Ryerson community supports HIV/AIDS fundraising and education efforts through events like the Toronto AIDS Walk.
Many students are unaware of the sexual health support Ryerson offers, as seen in this publication from 2007.
T-shirts were made for Ryerson students passionate about fighting AIDS.