The Collection
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Framed Photograph Of Trans Pride Assembly 2025
MOT001194
Tag A photo from the second Trans Pride Assembly, at the Lethaby Gallery. The Museum of Transology hosted within their 10th Anniversary Exhibition Trancestry. It saw 21 Trans Prides represented, further embedding heritage into the growing Trans Pride movement.
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- Collection
- Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland
- Categories
- Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland, Photographs
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image shows a group photo in a silver frame, with colourful protest signs hung on a pink wall at an exhibition. Next to the framed photograph is a brown tag with handwritten text on it.
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Framed Picture Of Barbara Ross
MOT/2024/NDOTC/NORW/008
Tag Framed 10: 8" colour photo of Barbara Ross OBE investiture
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Photographs
- Place
- Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norwich
- Dimensions
- Height 20.3 cm Width 25.4 cm
Framed photograph of four people and a brown tag.
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Framed TranSanctuary Flyer Drafts
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BIRM/007
Tag In 2022 Birmingham did not have a functioning support group for folks of all gender identities to come together. So we created one! Informed by punk and Buddhist roots with an inclusive pacifist ethic.
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- Collections
- National Day of Trans Collecting, Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland
- Categories
- Trans Pride Collective UK & Ireland, Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 220 mm Width 305 mm
Four copies of TranSanctuary flyer drafts in a black frame, next to the associated polaroid and tag.
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Fuck the Cis-Tem Tote Bag
MOT/2024/NDOTC/HAST/009
Tag In 2020, during the Pandemic, Sophie Williams + Jo Alloway set up a grassroots trans healthcare fundraiser in East London. I donated money to create merchandise and my friend, Hannah Dickins, donated time to design the concept. She is a queer graphic designer. This bag represents community organisisng to help our trans siblings. Sophie Williams took her own life in may 2021 because of NHS trans healthcare waiting lists. In memory of Sophie xxx.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 69 cm Width 38 cm Depth 0.5 cm
A white tote bag which says 'Fuck The Cis-Tem' on it.
- Funeral Service For Bette Bourne and Polaroids MOT001157
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Memorial
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image features four Polaroids and a black-and-white photo of a person wearing a very fancy looking head dress which is sparkly.
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Fushia Pink Unpadded Bra With A Glitter Sheen To The Surface
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/047
Tag My first step toward leaving the closet and embracing my truth and transness :)
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 260 mm Width 590 mm Depth 50 mm
A fushia bink unpadded bra, with a glitter sheen to surface on a wooden hanger. Also, a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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GC2B Binder - Grey
MOT/2024/NDOTC/PLYM/003
Tag My chest binder is essential to me as a part of my survival as a pre-op trans male. It's a love-hate relationship. Without a binder I wouldn't feel confident to face the outside world.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 33 cm Width 29 cm
A light gray crop top on a wooden hanger is displayed against a plain wall.
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GC2B Binder Colourfully Painted With Sewn On Pink Collar
MOT/2024/NDOTC/NORW/006
Tag My first binder! customised for my drag debut as clutter the clown. this binder has been with me through many important moments in my transition + queerness [heart]
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 38 cm Width 38 cm
GC2B binder colourfully painted with sewn on pink collar
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GRC Decision Letter
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/038
Tag Approval letter for a Gender Recognition Certificate from 2019.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Documentation
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
Two A4 pages of an approval letter from the Gender Recognition Panel, confirming their decision to grant a Gender Recognition Certificate. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
- GScene Magazine Brighton and Hove July 2016 MOT000141
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- "G Scene" Magazine July 2016. G Scene magazine Brighton & Hove July 2016. Good condition, in protective sleeve. Some fold marks evident on spine.
- Dimensions
- Height 21 cm Width 29.5 cm
- GScene Magazine, March 2014 MOT000137
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Two objects, G Scene Magazine, March 2014 (MOT000137.1) and G Scene magazine Brighton & Hove July 2016 (MOT000137.2)
The magazine cover features a tattooed individual sitting and smiling, with "G Scene" prominently displayed above
- Gallery Copy Of 'Trancestry: 10 Years Of The Museum Of Transology' MOT001198
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image shows a green book titled "Transcestry: 10 Years of the Museum of Transology".
Special Collections
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