The Collection
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"TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS" Placard
MOT/2024/NDOTC/YORK/008
Tag Placards rescued after the 16th October - Trans Rights Rally, York (2023)
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Placards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 51 cm Width 41 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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"Trans Formers Trans* Youth Group" T-Shirt
MOT000016
Tag Transformers Youth group was founded in 2011. It's a safe space for young trans + gender questioning people. We stopped using these Tshirts after we saw the #Blacklivesmatter hashtag. Signed by young trans service users.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Categories
- Fashion, T-Shirts
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "Trans Formers - Trans* Youth Group" T-shirt. White short sleeved T shirt, Gildan label Size S, front pattern; dark grey lettering "Trans" across top with two concentric circles below. Outer circle reads " Trans Man, Trans Woman, Genderqueer, Androgyne, Transgender, FTM, MTF, Transsexual". Back of T shirt "Allsorts Youth Project Trans Lives Matter" plus several blue/black/red felt pen messages/signatures. Tag reads "Transformers Youth Group was formed in 2011.." T shirt in good hardly worn condition, some minor bleeding of felt pen into cloth round edges of writing.
- Dimensions
- Height 71 cm Width 72 cm
Back of the white T-shirt with the logo "allsorts youth project" at the top. Various signatures and handwritten slogans written across the back in blue, black, and red inks.
- "Trans Pride Brighton" T-Shirt MOT000015
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Categories
- Fashion, T-Shirts
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Grey "Putting the T first" - "Trans Pride Brighton" T-shirt. Light grey short sleeved T shirt, Gildan label size L, slogan on front, white design "Putting the "T" first" across top in small lettering, centre design in large letters "Trans Pride" underneath "Brighton since 2013".
- Dimensions
- Height 69 cm Width 80 cm
A grey T-shirt with the text "Putting the 'T' First" at the top, "Trans Pride" in large letters in the middle "Brighton" on a banner underneath, and "Since 2013" at the bottom. A label with the brand "Gildan" can be seen on the neck.
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"Trans Rights ARE Human Rights" Placard
MOT/2024/NDOTC/YORK/006
Tag Placards rescued after the 16th October - Trans Rights Rally, York (2023)
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Placards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 18 cm Width 31 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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"WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PROTEST JUST TO GET YOU TO LISTEN" Placard
MOT/2024/NDOTC/YORK/004
Tag Placards rescued after the 16th October - Trans Rights Rally, York (2023)
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Placards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 26.5 cm Width 38.5 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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"Why Can't He See He Is Beautiful" Paper With Image and Text
MOT000047
Tag I drew this in my coursework.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Personal Messages
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Sheet of paper with image and text reading "Why can't he see he is beautiful". Sheet of paper & tag, top half lined, bottom half top image in different medium. Reads "Why can"t he see he is beautiful". Multiple creases in top left corner and middle of the page. Paper slightly crumpled. Tag reads "I drew this in my coursework".
- Dimensions
- Height 29.6 cm Width 20.9 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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'FUCK TORIES' Canvas Painting
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/005
Tag Protest sign made by a trans teenager attending their first protest. This canvas has been to several protestes & prides in it's lifetime. #Transrightsarehumanrights.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 22.5 cm Width 30.3 cm Depth 1 cm
The image features bold text in black saying "FUCK TORIES" on a horizontal stripe background.
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/038
- 'Transness and Disability: Connections, Tensions and Possibilities' By Christian J Harrison MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/038
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Documentation
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 297 mm Width 210 mm Depth 5 mm
A stapled set of white A4 pages entitled "Transness and disability: Connections, tension and possibilities" by Christian J Harrison of the University of Leeds.
- 10 Tags MOT000039
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Documentation
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
- 13 Lino Printed Posters MOT001205.2-MOT001205.15
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A set of blue, pink and white posters which say different phrases. The top blue poster is visible and says "No dignity without trans dignity" in black text.
- 18th Century Wank Mag: Duckie Princess: London's Queer Georgians MOT000951
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "18th Century Wank Mag" pamphlet Pamphlet, "18th Century Wank Mag: Duckie Princess: London"s Queer Georgians", produced by Duckie, E-J Scott and others at part of the HLF-funded project Duckie Princess (66pp)
- Dimensions
- Height 30 cm Width 21 cm
Pamphlet with a photo of a person wearing a black corset. Over the image there is yellow and pink block text reading "18th Century WANK MAG".
MOT000212
- 19 Tags Used As Price Tags For Museum of Transology T-Shirts at Royal Pavillion & Museums Brighton & Hove July 2014 MOT000212
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Documentation
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- 19 Tags Used As Price Tags For Museum of Transology T-Shirts at Royal Pavillion & Museums Brighton & Hove July 2014
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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