The Collection
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Blue Dilator
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BELF/017
Tag AN ITEM USED AFTER VAGINOPLASTY CALLED A DILATOR LAUREN
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 235 mm Width 35 mm Depth 35 mm
Soul Source blue dilator with brown luggage tag
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Blue Pill Box
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/032
Tag When I was first questioning my identity, information and voices were few and far between. Faith from the Gender Rebels podcast made me feel connected to the community and less alone. This pillbox was given to me for supporting the podcast.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 25 mm Width 215 mm Depth 40 mm
A transparent blue pill box that has seven compartments, labeled for the days of the week. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Blue She/They Pronoun Enamel Badge and Polaroid
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIS/008
Tag MY FIRST (DISCREET) PRONOUN BADGE TO WEAR AT WORK – THIS WAS FIRST TIME I'D USED NON-BINARY PRONOUNS PUBLICLY!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Badges, Photographs
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 10 mm Width 25 mm Depth 8 mm
A Polaroid of a person in a striped top wearing glasses and holding a small badge, a blue enamel 'SHE/THEY' pin badge and a handwritten brown luggage tag.
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Blue Shirt
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BELF/003
Tag This is the first piece of 'men's' clothing I got for myself. I was 14, (still two years before I came out), and up to that point I'd just stolen my dad's – JACKSON
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 850 mm Width 690 mm
A blue short-sleeved shirt hangs on a wooden hanger against a plain white background.
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Blue Shirt With Patches and Pins
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/004
Tag I came out in secondary at an all-'girls' uniform school, and this was my first men's shirt (I stole it from my father). I altered it for self-expression sake, but never really wore it. It remains an important first step in learning to sew - I can now make whatever I want :)
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Fashion, Badges
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 800 mm Width 700 mm Depth 15 mm
A dark blue button up shirt, with some colourful buttons. It has distinctive 'X' stitching up the side seams and down the arm seams. There are several patches sewn onto the left breast.
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Blue Stripey School Tie
MOT000042
Tag This is the tie that I wore on my first day living fully as a boy. I moved school to transition as my previous school taught boys and girls seperatly (weird right?!) This tie means so much because it was like a new birth day, no longer living in the past but having a new and more positive future. Stay strong everyone. ~Max [drawing of a figure with short hair in a school uniform and speech bubble reading "Hi everyone, I'm Max!"]
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Blue school tie with green/silver stripes. School tie & tag; Blue with green/silver stripes, silver metal clip on back of the tie knot, some staining behind knot, generally worn.
- Dimensions
- Height 71 cm Width 46 cm
Blue school tie with silver and green stripes.
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Blue T-Shirt 'The Tin Wardrobe'
MOT/2024/NDOTC/CARD/013
Tag ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT RUNNING A DIY GRASSROOTS CHARITY WITH YOUR FRIENDS IS SEEING WHAT AMAZING THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO AND THE SKILLS PEOPLE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE SCREEN PRINTED ITEMS WERE PRINTED BY FRIEND AND SUPPORTER OF THE TIN WAR PROBE, STAN SMITH. A TRANS WELSH TEXTILE ARTIST. HE HAND CARVED LINO BLOCKS TO CREATE THESE USING DEAD STOCK DONATED TO US BY VISIBLE ARTS, A SCREEN PRINTING COMPANY IN CARDIFF BAY. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THESE HIGHLY TALENTED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY @SKAPUNKSTAN MOT/CTDOV/002.6
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Fashion, T-Shirts
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 720 mm Width 62 mm Depth 10 mm
A light blue t-shirt with "THE TIN WARDROBE" printed on the breast on a wooden hanger.
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Blue and Acid Yellow Gym Shorts
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BIRM/018
Tag MY FIRST PAIR OF GYM SHORTS WHEN I STARTED BOXING. THE BEGINNING OF A JOURNEY THAT HELPED ME BUILD MY MENTAL & PHYSICAL STRENGTH. A COMMUNITY BOXING GYM THAT HAS ACCEPTED & SUPPORTED ME IN MY GROWTH, FOR WHO I AM. MY OWN DEFIANCE IN THE FACE OF THOSE WHO DON'T WANT US IN SPORTS. COURAGE IN TRYING TO MAKE SPACE FOR OTHER TRANS ATHLETES BY TAKING UP SPACE MYSELF, LOUDLY.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Sports
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 30 cm Width 50 cm
These are colorful gym shorts with neon yellow trim, accompanied by a handwritten note attached.
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Blue and Orange Crocodile Dog Toy
MOT000054
Tag This was my dogs beloved toy. My dog always accepts and loves me just as I am, I'm his Daddy no matter how I look or feel. Playing with him makes the world ok again, even if just for a few minutes.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Family
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Blue and orange crocodile dog toy and tag. Blue and orange crocodile dog toy & tag (label- "chew guard technology"). Working squeaker inside. Grubby all over. Repairs to tail and eyes. Well used and loved.
- Dimensions
- Height 20.3 cm Width 10.7 cm
Blue, orange, and white crocodile-shaped dog toy. The eyes and spine of the toy have been visibly repaired with various threads.
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Bluey Sticker
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/012
Tag No one can tell you that your feeling don't matter. "Gender" is a specturm and you should express yourself however you want
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Stickers
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 7 cm Width 5 cm
A cartoon character holds a flag above a tag with supportive, inclusive text and a decorative border.
- Bold Tendancies Programme, Paul B. Preciado MOT001186
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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Book "There Is No Word For It" By Laura Bridgeman and Serge Nicholson
MOT000138
Tag A contemporary Collection of Trans Male stories. Transcribed + Edited by Hotpencil Press
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "There Is No Word For It" paperback book. Paperback book entitled "There Is No Word For It". Authors Laura Bridgeman & Serge Nicholson. Excellent condition.
Paperback book entitled "There Is No Word For It". Authors Laura Bridgeman & Serge Nicholson.
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