The Collection
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/021
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Transgenderists Who Idiotically Refute Proven Science Paper 'How To Recognise TWIRPS' Letter and Envelope
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/021
Tag Women's Officer at Cambridge SU was my first full-time job (while openly transmasc!). I got this letter after being TERF-press villain of the week, and it really made me chuckle!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Documentation
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image shows a document titled "How to Recognise TWIRPS" beside a photo and handwritten
- Transitional Demands Booklet MOT000144
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "Transitional Demands" booklets. Two identical booklets "Transitional Demands #1 trans people & the welfare state". Both photocopies, 26 pages. Hand drawn front cover. Both in good condition though have been well read, both have black hanging wire. Some creasing on front covers. one has the image on the cover glued on and the other is a handling copy.
- Dimensions
- Height 14.8 cm Width 23 cm
Two identical booklets "Transitional Demands #1 trans people & the welfare state". Both photocopies, 26 pages. Hand drawn front cover. Both in good condition though have been well read, both have black hanging wire.
- Transness and Disability speech MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/037
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Personal Messages, Disability
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 297 mm Width 210 mm Depth 5 mm
A stapled set of white A4 pages with the words of a speech on Transness and Disability in black typed text.
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Trawsnewid y sgwrs (Transform The Conversation) Zine
MOT/2024/NDOTC/CARD/026
Tag a zine – Transform The Conversation a Welsh/English printed zine designed by trans artists, creatives and actors as part of the "Humanequin" project in 2018/19. I designed the project as an educational resource to assist with sharing the play, and was shared with local schools who came to see the show at the WMC.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Zines, Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 210 mm Width 150 mm Depth 5 mm
A zine with a colourful cover entitled Trawsnewid y sgwrs (Transform the conversation). With a brown handwritten luggage tag.
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Tube Of Concealer
MOT000174
Tag This was the first piece of makeup I bought, it all comes back to this. I learnt about it from youtube and still use it today. I finally built up the confidence to go into the shop and buy makeup without feeling judged, now that I've started I've not looked back once. SP x
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "Rimmel" tube of concealer and tag. Tube of Concealer make up & tag; plastic container 7ml, orange lid, clear base, unscrews with sponge wand applicator inside. Made by Rimmel "Wake Me Up", white label on lid.
- Dimensions
- Height 11 cm Width 1.5 cm
Clear tube of concealer with an orange top. There is a white label on the top left side and faded silver lettering across the bottom half of the tube.
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Two Black Binders American Immigrant
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/014
Tag 2 binders from an American immigrant. Brought here to Scotland so I could marry my husband in comfort and safety. They are stretched beyond use, and full of memories, both wondeful and terrible. I get top surgery this summer.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A handwritten note on a brown tag shares a personal narrative about binders and top surgery.
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Two Blue Ear Plugs and Septum Ring
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/011
Tag My first septum ring and pair of plugs. Every day body modification teaches me the strength and malleability of flesh.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A handwritten tag, metal septum ring, and blue plugs are displayed on a white surface.
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Two Bottles Of Testogel
MOT/2024/TKDB/011
Tag 2 testogel bottles belonging to 'spidertrans.' who scaled the de Department for Education to rescue our banner during the Trans Kids Deserve Better occupation. [Formatting Note: The "de" before "Department" has been crossed out]
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- Collection
- Trans Kids Deserve Better
- Categories
- , Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 180 mm Width 60 mm Depth 50 mm
Two bottles of Testogel. The bottles are white and have a dark blue label with a green and light blue splash logo. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Two Children's Books - 'She's My Dad!' and 'He's My Mom!'
MOT/2024/LTMLTS/006
Tag Two of the children's books I have written, She's My Dad and He's My Mom. They are written for children who have an adult in their life who is transitioning, showing them positive trans role modelsm something I wished I could have had when I was growing up.
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- Collection
- Letter To My Little Trans Self
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 23 cm Width 23 cm Depth 4 cm
Two Children's Books - 'She's My Dad!' and 'He's My Mom!' which are blue and red and stacked on top of each other.
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Two Copies Of TMS Zine, Community
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/066
Tag THE FIRST (AND SO FAR, ONLY) TRANS MASCULINE SCOTLAND COMMUNITY GROUP ZINE. CREATED IN 2018, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE GROUP TO HIRE ACCESSIBLE VENUES FOR MEETINGS
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Zines, Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
Two copies of the Trans Masculine Scotland (TMS) Community Group zine. Cover image is 4 people paddling in water with the title obscuring their faces. With a brown handwritten luggage tag.
- Two Exhibition Catalogue Brighton Museum & Art Gallery MOT000213
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- 2x Brighton Museum & Art Gallery exhibition catalogues. Exhibition catalogue (x2) Brighton Museum & Art Gallery / extended to October 2019. Museum of Transology. Cover image of embroidered textile object MOT000130.
- Dimensions
- Height 29.6 cm Width 21 cm
2x Brighton Museum & Art Gallery exhibition catalogues.
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Two Flower Hairclips
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIS/013
Tag When I was struggling to come out to my friends, a dear friend noticed I'd changed my name & pronouns online while they were on holiday in Australia. They helped me come out to my friends, & we had some lovely chats. They asked if I wanted a gift from Australia, & I'd always wanted to wear some cute hair clips, so they brought a bunch of these flower hairclips for me ^◡^
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Bathroom / Beauty, Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 25 mm Width 25 mm Depth 15 mm
Two small flower hair clips (one orange, one green) with a brown handwritten luggage tag.
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