RyePRIDE
RyePRIDE was founded in 1977 under the name "Gays at Ryerson" and has aimed throughout its history to provide support to LGBTQ2+ students and fight homophobia and transphobia on campus.
The first gay organization on campus was founded in 1977 under the name "Gays at Ryerson."
Early meetings were often met with threats of violence.
Lesbians and Gays at Ryerson held its first public gay dance in 1989.
A women's night held in the 1980s.
A poster for Dyke Night, 1995.
A BGALOR poster from 1995.
In 1996 BGALOR (Bisexuals Gays and Lesbians of Ryerson) changed its name to RyePRIDE.
A workshop on bisexuality held in 2005.
A t-shirt from TMU's Pride contingent, 2010.
A timeline displaying major events in the history of RyePRIDE and LGBTQ+ activity at TMU produced for a February 2014 exhibition of RyePRIDE material at TMU's Library and Archives.
RyePRIDE held the first annual asexuality week in 2014 to educate students about the "invisible orientation."
Ryerson's Queering Black History Month started in 2011 to highlight the histories of Black LGBTQ people.