The Collection
- Document MOT000088
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Change of name document. Document of name change & gender marker change; Sam Justin Gertsch.
- Dimensions
- Height 29.6 cm Width 21 cm
Document of name change & gender marker change; Sam Justin Gertsch.
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Documents and Letters
MOT000183
Tag This is my diagnosis letter
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Categories
- Documentation, Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Documents various x 12 & tag x 1; All A4 and in cellophane wallets
- Dimensions
- Height 29.5 cm Width 21 cm
A letter from the Scally Medical Practice informing that Katie Davern will be travelling to the UK.
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Dolphin Keychain, Golf Score Card, Train Ticket, Gig Ticket
MOT/2024/NDOTC/NORW/015
Tag Momentos of T4T love. A ticket to visit you. The keychain we won. Being awful at mini golf. Our first gig together. 3000 miles of ocean wont stop me loving you.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Family, Sports, Music, Travel
- Place
- Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norwich
A score card for golf, a gig ticket, for Cavetown, a train ticket, a red dolphin keyring and a brown luggage tag.
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Donut Patterned Gift Wrap and Birthday Card
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/020
Tag CELEBRATING TRANS LIVES AND TRANS JOY THROUGH / WITH STATIONERY ITEMS!! SHAVEN RAVEN, 2023 [Formatting Note: The words "TRANS LIVES" and "TRANS JOY" are underlined. There is also a wavy line above "SHAVEN RAVEN, 2023"]
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Artwork, Greeting Cards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
Matching gift wrap and birthday card illustrated with cartoon frosted donuts in pink, blue and white. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Double-Sided Painting Illustrating Thoughts on Religion
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/016
Tag MY THERAPIST ASKED ME TO PAINT MY VIEW OF RELIGION ON ONE SIDE - 'THE HOLY BOOK' LEAVES QUEER FOLK BEHIND. THE OTHER SIDE INITIALLY HAD WHITE CANDLES TO REPRESENT THE SEVEN BAHA'I MARTYRS - THEN I TURNED THEM INTO A RAINBOW!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Artwork, Religion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 405 mm Width 505 mm Depth 2 mm
A painting entitled "Both Side of the Story" illustrating the painter's thoughts on religion. It depicts Holy Books from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Baha'i faiths. There are images of straight couples being included while queer couples are excluded. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Double-Sided Placard 'Trans Joy Prevails' and 'Maybe Ur Trans??'
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/006
Tag HANDED IN TO TRANS PRIDE SCOTLAND BY A MEMBER OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY KILLIE 2024
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Placards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 40 cm Width 70 cm
A cardboard sign reads "Trans Joy Prevails" in bold letters, emphasizing positivity and resilience.
- Double-Sided Placard - Acceptance Saves Lives / Let Kids Be Kids MOT/2024/NDOTC/DUND/035
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Placards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 42 cm Width 30 cm Depth 1 cm
A placard which has a white background and is black says 'Acceptance Saves' and then in trans flag colours 'Lives'.
MOT/2024/NDOTC/DUND/005
- Double-Sided Placard - Fat and loud Queer + Proud / Fuck Your Visibility MOT/2024/NDOTC/DUND/005
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Placard & Banner Collection
- Category
- Placards
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 24 cm Width 32 cm
A placard which says Fat and loud, queer and proud in pastel colourful colours.
- Drag Storytime - Photocopy Of Programme Leaflet MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/055
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 297 mm Width 210 mm Depth 1 mm
A black and white photocopy of pages of a program of Drag Storytime events.
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Drawings On Calico Fabric
MOT/2024/NDOTC/CARD/003
Tag November Rising 2023 I created this tapestry to represent my medical transition through starting hormones at 19 and finally having top surgery in 2021 just after my 25th birthday. All of my transition mile stones happened in november (The same month as my birthday!) Born and reborn Jaydan xx
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Medical, Artwork
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 460 mm Width 1,460 mm Depth 2 mm
A series of 7 drawings, on 7 rectangular pieces of calico stitched together in a line, depicting various medical aspects of transition. Drawings are black line drawings partially coloured in with the trans pride colours.
- Dress MOT000082
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Mauve dress spray-painted with blue. Dress, part of fancy dress outfit, short sleeve, synthetic mauve fabric that has been spray painted with blue to make customize shading, randomly placed sequins stuck to fabric, several missing, slightly frayed at bottom hem, dirt stains on skirt bottom front.
- Dimensions
- Height 94.8 cm Width 58.8 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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Dress - Blue and Yellow Floral Print
MOT/2024/NDOTC/DUND/001
Tag FIRST DRESS PURCHASED THEN WORN BY TRANS WOMAN IN GLASGOW
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 104 cm Width 70 cm
A dress which has blue, yellow and black floral print.
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