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MUSEUM OF TRANSOLOGY We are proud to present Museum of Transology.

This exhibition is part of Be Bold, a programme created and developed together with our LGBTQ communities. Be Bold reflects the ways they would like to work with Royal Pavilion & Museums, bringing their voices, experiences and histories into the museum in their own words.

Museum of Transology is curated by E-J Scott. It will take you on a journey with trans community individuals who share their honest, unedited experiences.

The display deals with themes of the body, gender and identity. Please be aware that some objects are of a sensitive nature. Visitors may The UK’s trans communities are The Museum of Transology is have a personal response which connects to increasingly vibrant, visible dedicated to giving a voice to the their own experience and lives; there are links and confident about sharing reality of trans lives and halting for support and contact groups for issues our stories. Trans people are the erasure of transcestry. The raised within the display, and this can be found coming out, finding each other collection is as diverse as the in the gallery folders. and organising Pride events, and trans experience itself, yet shares Brighton & Hove continues to themes of hope, despair, ambition, Parents and carers are responsible for pave the way in the fight for trans confidence and desire. It began by supervising children’s visit to this exhibition. acceptance and equality. Trans gathering objects and stories from people’s gender identities are self- the local trans community at the defined. Expressing our gender trans-friendly Marlborough Pub & identities can be challenging Theatre. It now includes more than because we experience transphobia 150 items from around the UK and in the form of hate crime, violence, aims to keep growing to include discrimination and bigotry. trans lives from around the world.

Sadly, no matter how bold and The Museum of Transology needs a brave we are, we cannot change permanent home in a UK museum, the fact that trans lives have where it can be preserved for future traditionally been missing in generations. museums, because they have often been hidden, ignored, misunderstood, forgotten and, in many cases, lost. This makes it difficult to tell trans stories of the past with confidence and accuracy. Gender identity Cisgendered Just Be You This is personal, internal and cultural, Non trans people whose gender and not necessarily visible to others identity happens to align with their From crinolines to corsets, throughout dress biological sex history people of all genders have gone to Trans Transology great lengths to shape their body to create a An umbrella term used to indicate a fashionable silhouette. From bras to boxers and wide variety of people whose gender The practice of collecting trans binders to boobs, all kinds of inventive non- identities are not aligned with their objects and narratives biological sex surgical solutions are also used to shape the Trancestory trans silhouette. QTIPOC Evidence of trans lives lived before us For some trans people, the use of hormones and Queer, trans and intersex person/ surgical procedures remains critical to their people of colour Theirstory wellbeing. Navigating the pathway to treatment The study of past events beyond the Intersex can be complex and fraught with emotional cisgender binary anxiety. The Transgender Equality Inquiry Someone born with sexual anatomy 2016 stated that ‘the NHS is letting down trans that does not fit typical medical Trans Embodiment definitions of female or male people: it is failing in its legal duty under the Celebrating trans people’s abilities to Equality Act’. fully appreciate and inhabit their Non-binary bodies. For some this can be beyond Other trans people choose not have any surgical To be on the gender spectrum and a female/male binary or medical intervention, and some create bodies not bound by the constructs of male that stretch beyond the binary divide between or female Transition female and male. The social and/or physical journey Genderqueer some take to enact a gender identity To ‘queer’ gender, often by taking a different from the one assigned at birth visual and political stance against gender conformity Cis-gaze The way trans people are seen as objects of titillation or fascination

At no point can these definitions limit, label or govern us. Bathroom

Personal and intimate items used to shape the body and complete a beauty regime Concealer Jay’s weave Serge photo ‘This was the first piece of makeup ‘I was born with undescended Photo of monster bodycast Seven inch packer Lynx deodorant Strapping tape used I bought: it all comes back to this. testicles and had to go to three Photographer Sara Davidmann ‘When I wore this it just ‘This was the first ‘boy’ product for chest binding I learnt about it from YouTube different hospitals before Plaster bodycast held against body. made my dysphoria come I bought. It was for a drag king ‘I found that my binder didn’t and still use it today. I finally built determining my gender. It was out more. I hated it.’ night, and it was such a life- make me flat at all and instead up the confidence to go into a only at the age of 12 that I had The ‘Worn Out’ collection changing event, it felt so good just gave me a ‘boob shelf’, so shop and buy makeup without fully developed genitals. I came Max Factor lipstick dressing as a boy and broke I started using duct tape to feeling judged, and now that I’ve out to my mum and I was not Prosthetic breasts ‘This lipstick, although not my down some invisible barrier.’ separate out my breasts and kind started I’ve not looked back once.’ accepted. My family disowned me. These Amoena breast forms first, was the first colour I ever of hid them under my arms. I I lost everything, but no matter purchased c1992 replaced my got. I was looking for a ‘melt Prosthetic breasts was trying to be stealth at the Polka dot packing sock what I had to move on with my home-produced bra stuffers. The in the background’ look and ‘What Mother Nature time which did not work at ‘The first sock I packed with. I transition. I felt that I would not weight, feel and jiggle of these this colour did it for me.’ didn’t give me.’ all pre-hormones. My breasts think it’s great because its vivid pass with short hair so I went gave me a heady experience gave me so much dysphoria I colour carries my flamboyant non- for full head weave extensions. I would imagine on par with No 7 lipstick Pack and pee was doing anything to flatten binary identity to my underwear!’ These extensions marked the the experience some trans ‘Homemade pack and pee! them. Eventually one time beginning of my journey of men experience when packing Silent Movie red lipstick Soft packer with ‘she-wee’: when I took my tape off I also self-acceptance and love.’ the first few times. The life ‘This lipstick was from my great idea in theory but took off a layer of skin. Then I expectancy of these Amoena wonderful sister who was the impractical due to stiff plastic.’ moved to using the sports tape Victoria’s Secret ‘shaping inserts’ forms is approximately two to first family member to accept here as it is made for humans.’ ‘I used these ‘chicken fillets’ before three years, so my 25 years usage and support my transition.’ Prosthetic breasts and I started hormones. It was a attests to their excellence. The packing pants Wax strips convenient way of shapeshifting replacements cost about the same Female strapping ‘Big pair of tucking pants and a ‘Veet ready to use hair quickly when I needed to!’ today and are equally pleasing. ‘Body tape to create pair of boobs (rarely worn!).’ removal wax strips.’ the right curves.’ [hotpencil> press collection Prosthetic penis Eyelashes curlers I wore this and slept with this ‘Battery powered eyelash Knitted moorhen packer every day for more than ten years. curlers for hot curls!’ c2003-2006 ‘Started off plumper but got squished with use!’ Expressing identity through dress; ‘Pre & Post’ Sian’s Collection Cabinet significant items from the trans community Sanitary towel ‘Became a part of the fabric Born Risky dress and boots Floral bra RAF newspaper article of my transition post op, ‘I wore this Vivienne Westwood ‘My uniform for spreading the while I was healing.’ Anglomania dress on Grayson potent love; part of being a Portrait of Munroe Bergdorf at Perry’s Born Risky series to female tranny warrior, giving Sutton House by Sarah Moore Lipstick challenge my own perpetuation the message of embracing love ‘…All of the portraits were of ‘This was my first lipstick. It of binary masculinity.’ for every gender and spreading Munroe in and around a National took me ages to find the right acceptance. A celebration of Trust Tudor house in Hackney. colour. I now have boxes of Black dress Travis sensuality & the inner beauty of We were proud to feature a trans makeup and am still addicted.’ ‘…this wasn’t the first dress I ever the self + female form. Created woman of colour captured by a wore but it was the first dress that for ‘PSYCHEDELIC QUEERS’’. non-binary hard femme as the Pants I put on and thought…. “oh my god, face of our year-long ‘Sutton ‘These are from my first set I look good. I look like, me”. I truly Homemade fancy dress House Queered’ programme of underwear (unworn!). felt, if possible, like my gender.’ ‘Dress and top for fancy of exhibitions and events.’ I was so happy to be able dress party, first time out to wear normal undies.’ Gold handbag in public as a woman.’ Portrait of Munroe Bergdorf at ‘This is my first good bag it went Sutton House by Sarah Moore Photos x 2 with me on every night for over RAF cap ‘…All of the portraits were of ‘These are my pre and post 2 years. It did not hear the abuse ‘This is the SD* hat I wore in Munroe in and around a National transition pics. I am so in the streets; it did not see the training. It has two reasons for Trust Tudor house in Hackney. pleased when I see how far attack. It just felt my joy as I being significant. It is the hat I We were proud to feature a trans I have come. I can now look danced and lived for the first time.’ traded in for a white one, when woman of colour captured by a back fondly on old pics.’ I became RAF Police. And it is a non-binary hard femme as the Navy blue floral dress boy’s cap. Obviously I have no face of our year-long ‘Sutton Hormones ‘This dress was bought online need for a boy’s cap anymore House Queered’ programme ‘After two years waiting for before I got a name change (but I actually prefer the look of exhibitions and events.’ any hormones I eventually and the store asked me if it of them over the girls). The RAF got prescribed oestrogen – was a gift for someone and I has been amazing to me as a Sandrena 2mg. Happy Days.’ said yes. When I got it, it said: trans person. I wouldn’t trade ‘Dear Owl, because you’re my time in for anything (even worth it. Yours always, Valur’’ if I did join in a misguided attempt to be masculine).’ *Service dress Boxers

Black velvet pants ‘These are the only feminine undies I have retained.’

Pants ‘I bought these from Doreen Fashions in Leyton, East London, a cross-dressing shop. It is now closed as a physical shop. I wore these underneath my swimming costume because the material is polyester. Jeanne D. ‘

Black packer holder jock strap ‘I don’t need this anymore!’

Black boxers with zip ‘These shorts I bought online: Bras they have a zip on the front for a Binders secret pouch. My packer fits inside Bikini top White lace bra and can’t fall out! I love these!’ Black binder with alterations White short binder First ever black binder ‘Bikini top 44B cup. No more ‘My first bra bought for me ‘I got my first Underworks ‘I had my surgery and didn’t have ‘My first ever binder from January beach rage! No glaring at men by my then partner.’ Purple and black striped boxers binder from a friend, but it to use this. I was going to give it 2016. Ten months on and I and their lack of triangle tan ‘At the start of my transition I would always roll up over my to someone who can’t afford a have come a long way. I have a lines. Now I hit the beach in Black velvet bra asked my mum for boxers. And hips – it was built for a cis man, new one, but I think it’s important new binder and feel a lot more shorts, scars and a smile.’ ‘Post outer life transition (in she came back with these! As not someone of my shape. I lost it’s in the Museum of Transology confident; I’m excited to see what 2007 at age 48) to androgyne/ lovely as she is, I couldn’t wait patience with it and put my because so many trans guys go the next ten months will bring.’ Black and white striped genderqueer/transintersexual.’ to pluck up the courage to corsetry skills to their best use yet through having to wear these.’ strapless bra buy something less tragic!’ crafting some black power-net Black long vest style binder ‘I was given the bra by someone White padded bra into something my hips could Black very worn binder ‘When I received my first binder, who is a trans ally and simply ‘When I first transitioned I felt I Lucky shark boxers fit into but still did the job.’ ‘It took me years and years to I cried. I could finally start the outgrew it. It made me feel needed a bra to pass, but now ‘Shark pants! My ‘lucky’ pants, sort out chest surgery because long journey to being who I want slightly embarrassed, but also it don’t matter at all. There given as a gift by an ex-girlfriend. Grey binder I was self-employed in really to be. It makes it more difficult thankful that they were thinking are flat chested women and These have followed me through ‘This was my first binder, I precarious employment having for me to breathe and there’s of me. It did do something to gender should not be defined coming out as genderqueer, social quickly grew out of it and lost my career when I started times where it does nothing to remind me that I had something by our external appearance.’ and then physical transition.’ bought more, but when I grew transitioning. I couldn’t just silence my dysphoria; but I’ve up front although at the time out of those, I couldn’t afford a take time off work when a never loved a clothing article there wasn’t too much.’ Sports bra signed by Control pants new one so used parts of this date came up and then have more. Its funny how something Genesis P-Orridge ‘Lycra pants are rather useful one to make them bigger.’ weeks off to recover. This binder so restrictive can make you White sports bra ‘Hello Genesis Breyer P- Orridge, to conceal that which I always hurt so much, but I wore it all feel so free. Ryun Kidd, 17, NB’ ‘My first bra: not the prettiest Please could you sign my bra, in preferred not to be there. As Underworks binder day, every day. I was so scared of items of clothing but very support of my journey beyond money has always been difficult, ‘This is my first binder. I got it of people touching me on the White long binder practical. At the time, three years the binary... Jean Devalive (signed you may see there is lots of when I first came out as trans, shoulder in case they could feel ‘This object was my first binder, ago, it was not a necessity for during a Psychic TV gig).’ evidence of rudimentary repair very shortly after reading XXX. it underneath. This thing didn’t which was bought in secret but support but helped me to feel attempts. They were rather The first time I wore this, I finally just crush me, it crushed my soul.’ was just after my 22nd birthday. the person I knew I was. Having warm in the summer months!’ saw myself in the mirror the Although my first binder, it was fought against those ‘just a phase’ way I see myself in my head.’ Long white binder the moment it truly showed me comments for so long, it was Ripped and taped denim shorts ‘I couldn’t wear this because who I am. And what identifies me.’ such a relief when I could dress ‘Worn by a Trans Pride volunteer the tightness emphasised my and behave as the person I knew who split them whilst working. waist and hips. I was upset inside and was now prepared They were so busy they could because it cost me a lot and to be in the outside world. I am not go home and change, and I was unemployed because me and could not be happier.’ so taped these shorts up so that I lost my job when I needed they could keep helping out.’ time off after surgery.’ ‘Th ey’ is my way T-Shirts White cotton vest The diverse array of objects in the Museum of ‘I was excited to comfortably Transology reflects the wide range of people begin to wear a vest, but strangely I haven’t felt who exist under the ‘trans umbrella’, including the need to wear one intersex and/or non-binary people. The United yet! I just throw on a Nations estimates that between 0.05 and 1.7% shirt, t-shirt or jumper, and enjoy the easy comfortable of people are born intersex, but they are mostly feeling of being unconfined.’ invisible in our society. Intersex people are often subjected to nonconsensual ‘corrective’ White t-shirt ‘I was given this t-shirt by surgical procedures as children. one of the young trans people whom I support. It’s a direct A growing number of intersex and non-binary quote of my response to their trans people are adopting the pronoun ‘they’ as lamenting the possibility of their hypothetical memorial a way of being referred to in a non-gendered likeness being mispronounced.’ way. In 2015, the American Dialect Association declared the singular pronoun ‘they’ as their Nice Gender t-shirt ‘Each year there’s an alternative word of the year. queer pride picnic that is held for people who feel that the There are a growing number of countries that mainstream Gay Pride recognise more than two genders, including is a corporate sell-out and unrepresentative of their Germany, India and Australia, but not the UK. identities. It’s very crafty, alternative and mostly QTIPOC (queer, transgender and intersex people of colour) run. Some young genderqueer creative activists were selling these hand-printed t-shirts. I love it so much that I hate it when it has to be washed.’

Transformers t-shirt Trans Pride t-shirt ‘Transformers youth group was founded in 2011. It’s a safe space Sleeveless t-shirt for young trans and gender ‘Genitals =/= Gender questioning people. We stopped I wore this shirt to give a talk using these t-shirts after we I wrote with the same title: saw the #Blacklivesmatter ‘Genitals do not equal gender’. hashtag. Signed by young I wrote that piece an impassioned trans service users.’ ally, or so I thought. Whilst practising the talk with my Stand by Your Trans t-shirt husband, he paused me and asked: Fashion meets trans, meets a ‘is this your coming-out speech?’ call to action. I recall feeling a jolt of muddled emotions, relief, shame, joy- ‘yeah’ T for tranny t-shirt I said, ‘I think it is!’ That’s how I came out to my husband as trans.’ My Genderation t-shirt

Gender Roles are Dead t-shirt Trans Feminism Cabinet of Curiosity

Gender is increasingly recognised to be A collection of ordinary and extraordinarily intimate objects culturally and personally informed, rather than Orange and navy socks Silver women’s shoes Gscene magazine and always reflecting a person’s biological sex and ‘When I came out to my family, no ‘Not long after I started my trunks worn on cover physical appearance. This builds on the feminist one seemed to understand how transition, my cousin asked me ‘I wore these speedos for my principle that a woman’s sex should not assign or why this happened. Everyone to be a bridesmaid. I wore these first ever swim after top surgery. carried on with their lives and I shoes and a dress which my mum Before that, I hadn’t swam in over her ‘gender’ roles, and this is where trans felt extremely unaccepted months made. I was absolutely shitting 10 years, despite swimming a lot politics and feminism meet to fight the same went by and Christmas of 2015 myself in church but it was a as a kid. When asked to be on the battle for gender equality. and I was very excited to know beautiful day (<3). front cover of Gscene magazine, it was my first Christmas as a Maeve x’ I pushed the trans swimming boy. And I had worries about this. sessions, but was shocked they I wouldn’t accept me who I was. Self-portrait blacked out the pool, so it looks But that morning I woke up to ‘This is a drawing from my like I’m naked for no reason!’ these socks at the end of my bed. ongoing art project called “Boi from the boys section. I took this Becomes Hare”. I combine a self- Trans bracelet as a sign of acception. I continue portrait with a ghastly image ‘ I knew I was trans in February to get many versions of orange of a symbolic hare, to disorder 2015, and I decided on my name socks and this experience has the traditional Western ideas of change in the September of the helped me to give them out too.’ “transformation” and “transition”.’ same year. However, it wasn’t until a year later that I found the Black baseball cap Goggles courage to come out to my mum, ‘My favourite hat … As a child I ‘THESE ARE THE FIRST PAIR OF but even then I didn’t really have would watch my granddad with GOGGLES THAT I HAD OWNED IN courage in that part of myself. pure adoration. He was always YEARS, SINCE UNDERGOING TOP I guess in a way wearing this stylishly dressed in a suit and his SURGERY IN EARLY 2015. It’s great everyday helped me get over how best church hat … He had many to fully savour the sensations scared I was of people finding beautiful qualities which I admire, of the water on my bare chest out I was trans…’ Charli-17 best of all he was a gentleman. He as I swim underwater in the was passed away before I could swimming pool and the sea.’ Fiddle toy explain to him how much he ‘A fiddle toy to take my mind shaped me as a person. He taught off negative feelings.’ me kindness and I would like to think many great, great qualities. He also is the reason I love hats.’

‘An intersectional approach recognises multiple identities exist in multiple combinations… It means being proactive in learning more about people with intersecting identities from the people who face oppression associated with those identities. It means understanding, respecting and celebrating the diversity of our communities.’ Sabah Choudrey, Inclusivity: Supporting BAME Trans People, GIRES. Loom band bracelet Name Badge Ballet shoes My Little Pony Cake topper ‘Find A Penny’ badge ‘This is a bracelet in the trans ‘My first pair of ballet shoes. I’ve ‘Immersing myself in My Little ‘This was a cake topper from ‘This good luck charm was flag colours that my partner My Dead Name i.d. badge been doing ballet since I was 4 Pony is how I manage dysphoria.’ my 18th birthday cake. one of the first made for me made me. It made me feel like ‘This is my Social Security System years old. When I came out I was It was my first birthday by my best friend Izzy when I my trans identity is valid and (old Philippine ID), it is similar to worried that people wouldn’t see Rainbow kippah after coming out to my went into hospital for gender- made me begin to feel proud National Insurance here in the UK. me as male because of my love ‘This KIPPAH is a loan from parents as transgender. reassignment surgery.’ to be myself and take some of My dead name and my picture of ballet and pointe, but because the TWILIGHT PEOPLE It’s also when my family the stigma away from being it’s in here. Thought of not to put I love it so much I refused to collection. Thank you www. started using the correct BBC Radio 4 badge trans.’ Dylan Johnson (He) my recent picture. I acknowledge quit. Since coming out, I’ve been twilightpeople.com’ name and pronouns. ‘I am a Radio 4 man through the past, I am enjoying and more confident in my dancing, ‘This rainbow kippah (Jewish It is therefore a symbol to me and through (except when I Pepper spray making the most of the present and while they were worn long religious headgear) signifies of my parents acceptance :)’ am disloyal and tune to Radio ‘I was the victim of hate crime on to be fully prepared for the before my transition, they hold a the miracle of my journey: 2!). I have been brought up on the day of the (Brexit) referendum. future. xxx Love, Hope & Peace.’ lot of memories for me, as ballet assigned female, tomboy, secular, Boxer shorts plastic bag BBC Radio 4, and as well as Afterwards, a trans friend gave has made me the man I am.’ coming out as queer, practising ‘Marks & Sparks hipster trunks finding the majority of their me this pepper spray, it is illegal Trans Pride material patch my faith, coming out as trans, satisfy my autistic urges for output extremely interesting in the UK. Being someone of a Blue and orange crocodile transitioning, using my Hebrew stripes and a good plastic and thought-provoking, I have magickal persuasion I have other Trans Pride flier dog toy name. In all this, I have queered bag. Lots of Aspergic and also found the sound of it just techniques to protect myself, ‘This was my dogs beloved the traditionally cis-male Kippah autistic have gender-fluid being on very comforting. Over so I never used it.’ Jeanne D Trans Pride flag sticker toy. My dog always accepts not just by the rainbow pattern thinking or are trans*.’ the last 4 or 5 years they have and loves me just as I am, I’m but by making it trans-masculine.’ broadcast quite a few trans- Victoria’s Secrets shaping Trans Pride black and his Daddy no matter how I Song in a jar and zine related programmes too, which white sticker look or feel. Playing with him Pink heart pink badge ‘Please display the jar with the is a very good sign indeed.’ inserts makes the world ok again, even ‘This was given to me by someone cork in. If the cork comes off, it’s ‘I used these “chicken fillets” Trans Pride bottle opener if just for a few minutes.’ who I once loved. It didn’t work ok, the song should stay in, it’s ‘Son in a million’ badge before I started hormones. out because they were a total not subject to gravity. It might ‘This is a badge from the first It was a convenient way of Hand-embroidered sampler Hello Kitty plush toy dickhead! However, I hate to dry out over a few decades birthday card my mum and dad shapeshifting quickly when ‘MY TRANSNESS CANNOT ‘This Kitty is as fabulous! admit they opened my eyes though! In which case, you gave me after I transitioned. I needed to!’ Jeanne D BE DEFINED IN A SINGLE As me, it says ‘I Love You’ to the endless possibilities of could get a different one!’ It meant, and still means, so IMAGE – Z.G., 21, AGENDER.’ because got to love yourself!’ gender. I owe my realisation of much to me. They are incredibly Handmade card from prisoner my identity to them. – Niãmh’ Pentacorn compact disc supportive. I feel very lucky.’ Pencil sharpener with ‘We sing and shout a bit about missing blade Fabric patch badge how we feel about o[u]r gender. ‘This sharpener is something that ‘MY OBJECT IS A PATCH I Psychedelic post punk witches has a missing blade, I struggle MADE WHEN I FELT PROUD.’ Angela Jo Mich Maeve’ with self-harm and so I take them out, because of my gender and the thoughts people have about me.’ ‘Tootsie’ Polaroid photograph of me Queer Paganism by Jo Green TRANS: A Memoir by Trans Pride badge Face badge ‘This is a cult ’80s movie, starring ‘I took this when I was in my first ‘I couldn’t find a book that Juliet Jaques ‘I DESIGNED AND ‘Got a new job, got my face Dustin Hoffman. It has always year at university in Brighton. described my gender and ‘Juliet was the first transgender SCREENPRINTED THE TRANS in the local LGBTQ press, felt been, and will always be, my I had been attending Charing spirituality, so I wrote one.’ person I know. I admired her PRIDE LOGO AND MERCH. a bit awkward about it. Got favourite ever film. Hoffman won Cross Gender Identity Clinic (as DIVA magazine & letter dj-ing and then her inspiring AFTER FEEDBACK, IN THE presented with a badge with an Oscar for his role as Michael it was called then) for two years Guardian transition story.’ FIRST YEAR, THAT IT WASN’T my own face on it by a young Dorsey, an out-of-work actor who and I had finally been given the TRANSITIONAL DEMANDS zine THAT READABLE FOR SOME person I support. Funny.’ takes on the biggest challenge go-ahead to start transitioning ‘Trans people and the welfare Bumblebee photo PEOPLE, WE ALSO SCRAPPED of his life, becoming Dorothy officially. I took this photo in the state. Democratise trans ‘This picture is from a holiday in THE ASTERIX IN TRANS* PRIDE ‘Transpals’ badge Michaels, just so he can get a bathroom mirror in my uni room healthcare. Wages for advocacy. Vancouver- where I first realised AS THE * WASN’T INCLUSIVE.’ ‘Freedom to proudly be part in a big daytime soap. It’s a halls, and then drew on facial Action for trans health.’ i was transgender, and got ourselves. Transpals.org.uk’ fantastic film: heart-warming, hair to show how I would want asked if i was a boy for the first LGBTI Intersex inclusive badge TRANS CHE TRANSFABULOUS hugely poignant, very funny, and to look ideally, as I have been Diary excerpt time- “shopping with your son?”’ ‘My intersex inclusive badge VIVA LA REVOLUTION! badge so incredibly well written. I first doing since I was about 5 or 6.’ ‘Diary Entry. April, 2012. is very important. Intersex Badge designed by Bird La saw it when I was 8 and it struck An excerpt from my diary, written Brighton Trans*formed book people can be trans too! Sex Bird and Alexanta Lazar an almighty chord with me, both Cartoon series whilst drunk.... this captures ‘This HLF-funded Brighton project and gender are very binary. for Transfabulous, 2007 due to the almighty challenges ‘Drawing cartoon pictures helps my thoughts & feelings during by QueenSpark Books changed It shouldn’t be acceptable! It he faces becoming “Dorothy” (he me to honour my past, some of the time I accepted myself, the face of the trans community ruins lives! #BreakTheBinary.’ Badge ‘they / them’ says, “she was the best part of which are related to childhood and began my journey.....’ in our city. We plastered the ‘This badge made me more me”) and due to the fact that memories of gender dysphoria side of the wall of the pub with Non-binary badge confident in disclosing my he was a struggling actor.’ and feelings of isolation in Hotpencil Press postcard photocopies of our faces and all ‘A year ago I set up an organisation nonbinary identity when a world that didn’t seem to ‘Limited edition art postcard came out to the local community for non-binary people in Ireland. I I started at university. It ‘2 point 4 children’ have a place for me. Anna /x’ for THERE IS NO WORD walking past. We projected huge hope one day we’ll all know what makes me feel visible, valid ‘This was a very popular and FOR IT, Hotpencil Press, images of our faces onto the side non-binaries are.’ @NonBinaryIRL and starts conversations I funny sitcom from the ’90s. I Are you a boy or are 2009. Artist: Simon Croft, of a church in the busiest part struggle to initiate myself.’ grew up with it and loved it. A you a girl? book www.simoncroft.co.uk.’ of town. And we found each Brighton Trans*formed very important person to me ‘I co-created this book with Sarah other, and worked together, and badges x 4 throughout my secondary- Savage. When we met on My THERE IS NO WORD FOR IT listened to each other’s stories.’ ‘The group working on the school years, Gemma, told me I Transsexual Summer (14) we both by Laura Bridgeman & Brighton Trans*formed exhibition reminded her of “Ben”, the dad said we wanted to make a kids’ Serge Nicholson Nervus record met week after week and put all in the series, so started to call book to help simplify and explain ‘Publication of the theatre piece ‘We get forced down the tube of our faces on badges – they sold me “Ben”. I loved this, and chose gender nonconformity to young The (Trans) Mangina Monologues. identity according to our genitals’ out at Trans Pride. This just goes it as my rightful male name.’ people. The book was a successful THERE IS NO WORD FOR IT, by – Em, guitarist/ vocalist, Nervus. to show how trans people seek Kickstarter and has been picked Laura Bridgeman and Serge out others like them, and the up by Jessica Kingsley publishers, Nicholson, Hotpencil Press, 2011, Trans Pride flag importance of standing up bravely to be released again in 2017, with www.hotpencilpress.com.’ to be out and counted – if you can.’ new illustrations and more plot!’ ‘I’m a collector. I save objects to trigger memories of special events. Feeling Hormonal; a selection This collection is everything I saved from my chest surgery. of hormonal gender treatments My name tag, the gown and anti-blood clot socks I wore in the Sustanon packet Evorel 100 empty packet Testorel sachet cabinet shot operating theatre, the ‘It’s a Boy’ balloon my best friends brought ‘Sustanon 250 is the best thing ‘Back in 2010 my ex saw me ‘This little sachet made me to the hospital, the binder that I wore post-surgery that still has that has happened to me apart putting on a pair of socks whilst I so ill for the first six months, from my wife and son! It’s was sitting on the base of our bed, yet I battled through. It blood on it, the documentation… And, of course, the bits that made me the husband and facing the mirrored wardrobe; represents determination caused my lactose intolerance. father I always wanted to be.’ she exclaimed ‘my god you’ve and hope that things would got tits!’. It was a result of self- get better – and they did!’ Having surgery changed how I lived as a person, and allowed Estradiol packets x 2 medicating. A couple of years ‘These saved my life in later I was eventually prescribed Testogel sachet me to de-traumatise part of the daily physical oppression that is more than one way.’ hormones and although I used ‘I started taking Testogel on my experience of being trans. This collection started what I now oestrogen in pill form until Transgender Day of Remembrance call the Museum of Transology.’ Sustanon box gender reassignment surgery (20 November) 2014. I was looking ‘Finally! In the first term of (GRS), afterwards I went onto forward to taking it for so long. my second year at uni, the transdermal patches: Everol I’m very happy with my deeper E-J Scott, curator of Museum of Transology consultants gave me the 100. Unfortunately, I had a voice and some facial hair.’ go-ahead to start having skin reaction and have since testosterone injections. I was moved onto Oestrogel.’ Elleste Solo 2mg tablet box so happy! I felt like it had taken forever to reach that point. I Testosterone amps Estradot packet cut-out will continue to have these ‘Anonymous’ injections for the rest of my life.’ Used Progynova packet ‘Hospital Collection’ from E-J Scott Testorel empty packet ‘The medication that has finally ‘Hormones made me feel better allowed me, in part, to look Collection of clipboards, NHS hospital gown, Princess ‘Suited’, outfit by artist than I expected straightaway like myself after 40 years.’ documenting mastectomy Royal Hospital Haywards Heath Simon Croft and after a few months I and collection of specimens ‘‘Suited’ is made from packaging started to recognise myself.’ Breast tissue preserved from about four years of my DVT stockings in formaldehyde personal usage of testosterone injections. For me, taking NHS hospital towel, Princess ‘E-J’, photograph by Bharat testosterone is a vital part of Royal Hospital Haywards Heath Sikka, Reimagine, Brighton making my masculinity visible Photo Biennial, 2016 and experiential, like putting ‘It’s a boy’ balloon on a really well fitting suit.’

Anna Chivers’ medical collection ‘In my case medical treatment was critical. Without it I don’t think I would have survived. Medical treatment isn’t wanted or accessible to everyone and it doesn’t define being trans, no matter what the media or anyone else tells you!’ Anna /x Sandrena and Evorel 100 hormone packet Progynova Triptoreli’ packets ‘These are my oestrogen patches… ‘I got these after I had already Welcome Home ‘These are oestrogen gel packets without these I was a singularly been self-medicating with birth and a testosterone blocking miserable person. I have always control pills for almost two years. Due to transphobia and prejudice, when trans injection. I use three gel packets been confused as to why some After finally getting a prescription people ‘come out’ they often lose contact with every day and the injection people are so adamant that I for Progynova I was surprised every 10 weeks. Getting these should not be allowed them.’ to find that they actually made communities from their earlier lives, including was an annoying process. The me very emotionally unstable family, friends, previous partners and children. mental health team were T patch from Japan and really depressed for the first Coupled with the fact that they are unlikely to unsupportive and obstructive. ‘I started T (testosterone) when time in my life. This has almost I had to self-medicate for a I was 18 years old. I often get completely disappeared now but have grown up in a community surrounded by month as I felt desperate, but bad side effects. But this made it was a reminder that not all other trans people, they can face social isolation. it became too expensive. It me who I really am. I wouldn’t steps in transition are simple.’ This can also be physical, with one in three took me a few years to get past be here without this. ‘ the mental health team, but Testosterone box in packaging respondents to the Trans Needs Assessment 2015 I eventually got prescribed Testogel box and sachets x 15 ‘This is my first ever vial of survey reporting that they had been homeless in these and they’re a lifesaver.’ ‘This is an old box of Testogel. Sustanon. My nurse refused the last five years. Testogel was the first kind to use it as she didn’t trust Androcur 50mg tablet box of testosterone that I started my source! The 48 hour delay taking. I started it on 24 for my shot felt like 48 years! This experience of isolation can be eased not September 2013. I now take an However, eight months later, only by supportive trans communities, but injectable testosterone. So this I’ve never been happier!’ also through the inclusion of trans stories in box reminds me of my early feelings of medical transition. ‘ museums. By offering engagement with the past, museums can provide a way of making sense of the present, in order to inform a positive and responsible future. In the words of LGBTQ historian Susan Ferentinos, ‘to offer roots to those who have one time or another found themselves without any is a very powerful gift indeed’. Welcome Home labels The Cis-Gaze Bobble hat an inn keeper who is disgusted Thai Airways card ‘This hat is a really key object to to discover that her husband ‘Thailand is very trans friendly Over the last decade there has been a surge in interest in the me, when i had waist-length long has a penis). Most comedy although it took a year to change media surrounding the trans experience, much of which is hair i used to tuck it into this hat featuring trans characters seems my name. Also, the “lightbulb” and pretend it was short – i didn’t to use us as cheap punchlines, moment for me was in Laos.’ invasive and discriminatory. Not only are the tabloid press know why i did it, it just felt right.’ so the films were a way of being guilty, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour was highlighted in the funny on our terms, lifting low Name badge Transgender Equality Inquiry 2016 as having ‘a history of Gendered Intelligence spirits, and highlighting the ‘This name badge is from when I name tag ridiculousness of transphobia. was the intern at Allsorts Youth treating trans people with “incredulity”’. In contrast, the We never made the films public, Project. I started my journey at fashion media appears to be increasingly embracing trans, Envelope but we had private premieres Allsorts as a service user and now non-binary and genderqueer models as the mainstream ‘This envelope is the first piece where we’d dress up, get drunk I’m a full time member of staff. I of mail I have ever received with and celebrate our creations.’ am so proud of the organisation, popularity of genderless fashion continues to grow. my name on. It contained this the team and the young people <3’ tag so that I could contribute Train ticket 4 Increasingly, trans filmmakers, bloggers and artists are apiece of myself to this ‘Train ticket to my first GLDS Clip-on school neck tie expressing the diversity of trans lives by producing their own collection. These early stages of appointment 19 January 2017.’ ‘This is the tie I wore on my my transition are full of firsts first day living fully as a boy. I material, self-publishing online and showing at festivals. and this one feels important Blue earring moved school to transition as my By celebrating racial, class and body diversity, this work and I’m so grateful for it. L.’ ‘I am giving up my blue stud previous school taught boys and directly challenges the stereotypical images of trans culture earring; it is very special to me girls separately (weird right?!). Letter from HM the Queen as I have worn it to Brighton This tie means so much because it promoted by mainstream media. ‘My letter from the Queen for the first Trans Pride event was like a new birth day, no longer after I changed my passport.’ which is a great deal for me.’ living in the past but having a new and more positive future.’ Neneh Cherry and Devonté Hynes He,She,Me Sexing The Transman XXX Vol. 4 GScene Trans Pride A film by Kathryn Ferguson and Alex A film by Buck Angel, 2011 Turvey, featuring Hari Nef. Running time: 8.10 mins Train ticket 1 Commissioned by Selfridges, 2015 ‘The collection receipt for my Running time: 3.33 mins A knitwear project tackling issues surrounding train tickets to attend Trans migration and finding one’s gender identity Pride Brighton. It is an event My Genderation Film and design by Lingxiao Luo that celebrates and helps to Run by Fox Fisher and Owl Stefania, founded RCA Fashion Knitwear makes us more equal and by Fox Fisher and Lewis Hancox Running time: 1.47 mins acceptable in society!’ Films courtesy of Fox Fisher, 2011 – 2016 Running time: 94.53 mins Walls Train ticket 2 A music video by Chloe King ‘This was the ticket I used to According to trans filmmaker Fox Fisher: ‘It’s so Running time: 4.57 mins meet my Canadian girlfriend, the important that trans people create their own first time seeing her in person content. For me, it was a form of therapy to set up Projections as her boyfriend instead of her My Genderation, after having a difficult Museum of Transology, 2016 girlfriend. An amazing moment!’ experience taking part in a mainstream Transpride, Sharon Kilgannon, 2016 doc series, My Transsexual Summer.’ Brighton Trans-formed, Sharon Kilgannon, 2013 Train ticket 3 Munroe Bergdorf, Rankin, 2016 ‘This is a prop from the last movie made by a comedic film group I started at university. Our group was almost entirely trans, and the few who weren’t (bar one) were at least one other letter of the LGBTQ acronym. Our works included, amongst others, A Cismas Carol, Mama Queer!, and a ‘It’s important that spaces created by and for trans people exist. reimagining of the nativity story A place where we can share our art, words and authentic selves.’ (featuring a pregnant Marcus and his wife Josephine, along with J, Editor of Beyond the Binary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Support Groups and Advice

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