The Collection
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Mason Jar With Two Locks Of Human Hair Suspended On Thread
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/054
Tag I grew my hair long one more time before starting T - then cut it on 11/07/24 to celebrate!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 307 mm Width 150 mm Depth 115 mm
A clear glass Mason Jar containing two locks of brown, human hair, suspended on thread. One lock is longer than the other. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Max Factor Lipstick
MOT000163
Tag this lipstick although not the first. But was the first colour I ever got. I was looking for a melt in the background look and this colour did it for me.
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Max Factor lipstick in plastic square shaped case, gold lid & propelling base with clear plastic bottom. Base label reads "Burnt caramel 745".
- Dimensions
- Height 7.1 cm Width 2 cm Depth 2 cm
Silver lipstick tube with red stripe on the bottom. "MAX FACTOR X" is written in white text on the front.
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Maybelline Eyeshadow Pallet
MOT/2024/NDOTC/NORW/035
Tag The first make up pallet I ever bought. It's not very good. The colours aren't great. The coverage is meh and the instructions are wrong. But it was one of the first genders affirming things I ever bought, and the most important step in transition is the first one.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Bathroom / Beauty
- Place
- Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norwich
- Dimensions
- Height 13 cm Width 7 cm Depth 1 cm
A makeup palette and a handwritten note are placed on a white surface.
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McColl's Work Name Badge
MOT/2024/NDOTC/BRIS/007
Tag A work badge from the workplace I came-out in. I gained so much confidence in myself here! ♡ ♡
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Badges
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 35 mm Width 70 mm Depth 12 mm
A McColl's employee name badge stating "LUNA (SHE/HER) SALES ASSISTANT" with a handwritten luggage tag.
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Medical Bracelet
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/016
Tag The medical bracelet I was given when I was admitted for top surgery. It lists 'indetermi' as the gender.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 25 mm Width 190 mm Depth 1 mm
A white hospital medical bracelet. With a brown, handwritten luggage tag.
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Medical Bracelet - Robin Swift
MOT/2024/NDOTC/SOUT/020
Tag Medical Tag from Top Surgery operation
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 3 cm Width 10 cm Depth 1 cm
A medical tag labeled "Top Surgery Operation" rests beside a white and red hospital bracelet.
- Medical Syringes MOT000008
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- Collection
- Main Collection
- Category
- Medical
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Description
- Medical syringes Six used medical syringes with plastic caps over needles.
A pile of several unused syringes is scattered randomly on the plain white surface.
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Meet Cute Diary Book By Emery Lee
MOT/2024/NDOTC/HAST/001
Tag This book made me realise my identity by identifying though the non binary character inside its also the first non binary character I read about!
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 22 cm Width 14.5 cm Depth 5 cm
The book "Meet Cute Diary" by Emery Lee features an illustrated pink cover.
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Memorial For Trans Day of Rememberance 2023 - 'My Name Was...'
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/001
Tag Hello, my name was...' A memorial art work made for Transgender Day of Rememberance 2023. 392 names. (Oct 2022 - Sep 2023)
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Memorial
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 1,850 mm Width 1,230 cm Depth 5 mm
A mural for Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023 entitled "Hello, My Name Was ...". It is a three sided black display stand covered with 392 red and white name badges. Each name badge has a name from the TDoR Remembering Our Dead website.
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Mental Health Meds Box Collage
MOT/2024/NDOTC/LEED/002
Tag A Non Binary box encompassing my mental health challenges
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Medical, Trans Identity
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 36 mm Width 192 mm Depth 174 mm
The image shows a yellow box containing medication boxes with a tag reading, "A non-binary box..."
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Minami Con 28 Conbook
MOT/2024/NDOTC/PLYM/018
Tag Minamincom is an anime convention I've been going to for 15 years it was where I experimented with my gender expression at the beginning of my journey. It was a cosplay at Minamicon 2011 where I was seen and addressed as a woman. This was solidified my decision to transition.
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Categories
- Zines, Publications
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 21 cm Width 15 cm Depth 0.2 cm
The image shows a comic cover titled "Minami Con 28 Detective Mystery" featuring an animated detective
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Modded Denim Jacket
MOT/2024/NDOTC/EDIN/014
Tag MODDED DENIM JACKET BASED ON TRANS LIBERATION AND 'HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH' THIS WAS MODDED BY MYSELF TO WEAR DAY-TO-DAY AND AS MY DRAG KING PERSONA, LABIA MENORAH
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- Collection
- National Day of Trans Collecting
- Category
- Fashion
- Place
- Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Dimensions
- Height 330 mm Width 210 mm Depth 90 mm
Modded denim jacket with queer/trans patches and slogan. With a brown handwritten luggage tag.
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