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