The Collection
- Historicise Yourselves Leaflet MOT/2024/VIEN/006
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- Collection
- Queer Museum Vienna
- Category
- Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A leaflet from the Queer Museum Vienna titled "HISTORISIE YOURSELF! A HISTORY OF QUEER ACTIVISM IN VIENNA. The background image is of a blue cloudy sky with someone's hand holding up the facade of a building.
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Hospital Bracelet - Rhimano Rangeley
MOT/2024/NDOTC/MANC/013
Tag The Hospital Wristband From Top Surgery. It was crumpled by a jealous housemate that has been struggling with his own demons.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 2.5 cm Width 27.7 cm
A crumpled hospital wristband and tag describe a surgery and personal struggle.
- Hospital Bracelet - Sarah-Jane Baker MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/057
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A white hospital bracelet in the name of Sarah Baker.
- Hospital Gown MOT000010
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Categories
- Medical, E-J Scott
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- 'Sunlight' brand hospital gown. A hospital gown, brand 'Sunlight'. Blue squared pattern, cotton/polyester mix, back has split opening with ties. Faded from washing.
- Dimensions
- Width 162 mm Length 1,100 mm
The image shows a light blue hospital gown with a diamond pattern and ties at the back.
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Hospital Letter Addressed To Kidd
MOT000044
Tag 2 years, I won't lie I was devastated.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Personal Messages
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Hospital letter and tag Hospital letter + 1 tag. Letter addressed to Kidd. Dated 1 march 2017. 3 creases, 1 staple left upper corner, name crossed out twice, small pen smudge middle of the left hedge.
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
- I Am Wot Ever T-Shirt MOT001172
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- T-Shirts
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
A black T-shirt with bold white text saying "I AM WOT EVER".
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ICONS Flyer
MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/016
Tag This was a flier for my first LGBT YOUTH Event. I was 16. I was able to explore my identity there for the first time. I wore a mix of gende-red clothes + my friend got a make-up beard. Since then, I've worked at all 3 places that ran it because it made me feel safe. I wanted other people to feel that.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Family, Printed Ephemera
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
The image shows a youth event poster and handwritten note, sharing a personal story about self-discovery.
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ID Card
MOT000114
Tag This is my Social Security System (old Philippine ID), it is similar to National Insurance here in the UK. My dead name and my picture it's in here. Thought of not to put my recent picture. I acknowledge the past, I am enJoying and making the most of the present to be fully prepared for the future. xxx Love, Hope & Peace.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Badges
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- ID card from Social Security system in the Philippines Card has three small photographs glued to it, signs of wear, photos look old.
- Dimensions
- Height 12 cm Width 7.5 cm
Card has three small photographs glued to it, signs of wear, photos look old.
- Illustrating Significance in Transitory Times: Exhibition MOT001155
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Photographs
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Illustrating Significance in Transitory Times - exhibition curated by Steph Busby. Exhibition curated by Steph Busby, as the creative component of a University of Hull-funded PhD study, and illustrated by Berwyn Mure. It features framed illustrations of belongings which were presented as part of a project on trans homelessness. The images represent significant items which had a lasting impact on their life during or following homelessness. This trans-led project aims to illuminate how trans people"s experience of homelessness is connected to their belongings. Includes twelve framed illustrations, large foamboard introduction to the exhibition and twenty small foamboard captions. Each framed item has a tag and are labelled as following: - Home - Recognition - Regulation - Permission - Processing - The Best - Sacred - Mine - (Chosen) Family - Trouble - Untitled
- Dimensions
- Height 20 cm Depth 13 cm
A placeholder image that is an illuminous green background and the black outline of a tag.
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Inject-Ease, Syringe Needle Introducer, 3 Parts In The Box
MOT/2024/NDOTC/DUND/033
Tag I bought this auto-injector my first year on HRT when I spent a summer alone and had to do my own injections for the first time. I had to import it from Canada since none were available in the UK at the time. I used it so much that I ended up breaking it (kind of) after 2mo!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 14.5 cm Width 6.5 cm Depth 3 cm
A box of Inject-Ease which is turquoise and white with a photograph of the syringe needle introducer on it. Underneath the box is a brown tag with writing on it.
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Intake Forms From Tavistock GIDS
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIS/017
Tag Intake forms from the Tavistock and Portman Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in 2014. I was 14 years old when given these to fill out.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Documentation, Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 297 mm Width 210 mm Depth 1 mm
Tavistock & Portman GIDS Intake form titled "Body Image Scale (Female - Male)" and brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Isaac"s Tags To Accompany Used Testogel Sachets
MOT000979
Tag Tag 1: 'I started collecting and numbering my testosterone gel tubes as a project during my first year at Uni (studying Fine Art). I dreamt that one day I would show them all in number order as a display of personal development'. Tag 2: 'The goal of getting testosterone affected every aspect of my life and the never-ending wait meant that I thought about that goal more than I thought about anything'. Tag 3: 'As I went through my transition my art started becoming less and less about being trans. It became one tiny aspect of my life. This meant that I had to decide whether to keep collecting or give up and throw away all of my work'. Tag 4: 'I kept collecting and after 2+ years there were so many tubes that they became a huge burden, taking over every available space in my room so it felt like testosterone was taking over my life like it had done before'. Tag 5: 'Throwing them away would have felt like throwing away years of work, and discarding a part of myself which is why I looked into donating them to the Museum of Transology'. Tag 6: 'I have mixed feelings about my collection now but I hope as I distance myself from it and positively see it displayed in a way similar to how I had originally deemed I will feel more positively connected to it'.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Isaacs's T
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Six handwritten tags by Isaac to accompany the 479 Used Testogel Sachets.
Six handwritten tags by Isaac to accompany the 479 Used Testogel Sachets.
Special Collections
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