The Collection
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Sheer Tights
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIS/012
Tag My friend hosts a 'sock raffle' as part of our Xmas celebration traditions, and after I won these tights, I wore them under my trousers when I was feeling low while stuck in the closet at home.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 5 mm Width 440 mm Depth 100 mm
Pair of beige/natural tights with a brown handwritten luggage tag.
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Shirt and Bow Tie
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/012
Tag My first tux + bow tie worn to an event just after I came out.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A formal, plain white, long sleeved shirt on a wooden hangar. A black bow tie hangs round the neck.
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/002
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Sign, Graham Lineham Tweet Screenshot, JK Rowling Tweet Screenshot, Dykes Love Girl Dick Photograph and Dykes Love Girl Dick Sign Close-Up Photograph
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/002
Tag Tag 1- A MAKESHIFT SIGN USED DURING A PROTEST AGAINST NOTORIOUS TERF POSIE PARKER. Tag 2 - TWO SCREEN SHOTS OF A VIDEO POSTED TO TWITTER OF A MAN ATTACKING THE SIGN. THE SCREENSHOTS SHOW THE VIDEO BEING SHARED BY NOTORIOUS TERFS J.K• ROWLING AND GRAHAM LINEHAN. Tag 3 - TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SIGN BEING USED DURING THE PROTEST.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland, Photographs
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Sign Graham Lineham Tweet screenshot photo JK Rowling tweet screenshot photo Dykes love girl dick photo Dykes love girl dick Sign close up photo
The image shows photographs of a protest, featuring signs supporting LGBTQ+ rights, with visible text.
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Signed Cardboard Drawing Of A Purple Bra
MOT/2024/TKDB/010
Tag [Tag 1 of 2] A drawing of a purple bra, as worn over a lobster costume during the drag show when Trans Kids Deserve Better occupied the Department for Education. It was later signed by activists, supporters, and the DfE security, [Tag 2 of 2] "Sexy lobster" drag act cardboard boobs with signatures from TKDB
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- Collection
- Trans Kids Deserve Better
- Category
- Trans Kids Deserve Better
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 145 mm Width 320 mm
A drawing of a light purple bra, with darker purple spots, on a piece of brown cardboard. It has been signed my many different people. With two brown, handwritten luggage tags.
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Signed Men In Petticoats Book
MOT/2024/NDOTC/NORW/022
Tag MEN IN PETTICOATS
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norwich
- Dimensions
- Height 21 cm Width 14.5 cm
A yellow book which is called 'Men in Petticoats' which has an illustration of a several couples of people dressed in suits and dresses dancing.
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Signed Post-Surgical Binder
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/017
Tag For my first event post-op I went to an event where Sophie Labelle was speaking. She was nice enough to celebrate with me & sign my binder.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Width 25 cm Depth 0.2 cm Length 100 cm
A wooden hanger displays folded beige fabric with handwritten notes on a plain white wall.
- Signed Trans In The City Flag From Brighton Trans Pride 2023 MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIG/001
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Banners
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 895 mm Width 62 mm Depth 1 mm
Trans in the City flag, in the trans pride colours. It has been signed by several people.
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Signed White Sports Bra With Pink Trim
MOT000068
Tag Hello Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Please could you sign my bra in support of my journey beyond the binary... Jean Devalive (signed during a PsychicTVgig)
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- White sports bra with signatures. White sports bra (brand label Closer size 38B) & 1 tag; bra well worn, has discolouration round edges and straps. Lower edge of bra wide pink/white elastic band. Lining of cups has been written over in felt marker pen " Big love and breasts…".
- Dimensions
- Height 41.5 cm Width 26.5 cm Depth 8 cm
White sports bra with pink bank and various signatures written on the cups in ink.
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Silver Safety Razor
MOT/2024/NDOTC/MANC/002
Tag My dad gave me this razor when I was 15. No one ever taught him to shave so when I came out he wanted to make sure I would not be left alone like him.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Width 5 cm Depth 2.5 cm Length 11 cm
A razor, handwritten note, and photograph are carefully arranged on a white surface.
- Skeleton Mask MOT000890
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Foam skeleton mask with rainbow teeth. Foam skeleton mask with black material hood worn at London Trans Pride (9 July 2022). The mask also the teeth coloured in rainbow colours and small trans pride flags drawn on the cheeks.
- Dimensions
- Height 21 cm Width 30 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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Skirt
MOT/2024/LTMLTS/010
Tag THE SKIRT OF HOPE! (My only thing that survived 25 years between Transition 1 and Transition 2) love xxx Sukey
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- Collection
- Letter To My Little Trans Self
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 76 cm Width 64 cm
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Sleeveless Black 'Silence + Noise' Brand Dress
MOT000052
Tag This wasn't the first dress I ever wore, but it was the first dress I put on and thought.... "Oh my god, I look good. I loook like, me" I truly felt, if possible, like my gender.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Striped black dress and tag. Striped black dress of stretchy cotton fabric (grey stripes) & tag. Worn but in good condition with worn bottom edges. It has an inside lining. Label: silence+ noise - small.
- Dimensions
- Height 41 cm Width 86 cm Depth 3 cm
Black sleeveless dress with grey stripes in a frame with a brown tag within the frame in the top left.
Special Collections
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The Bishopsgate Institute is situated in leafy London, right next to Liverpool Street station.
Information
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed
How to get here
Bus or Tube to Liverpool Street Station
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