Two Black Binders American Immigrant

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

A handwritten note on a brown tag shares a personal narrative about binders and top surgery.

A handwritten note on a brown tag shares a personal narrative about binders and top surgery.

Name/Title

Two Black Binders American Immigrant

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/014

Tags

Glasgow, National Day of Trans Collecting, Binder

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Fashion

Dimensions

Dimension Description

MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/014.1 - Binder 1

Height

57 cm

Width

42 cm

Depth

3 cm

Dimension Description

MOT/2024/NDOTC/GLAS/014.2 - Binder 2

Height

70 cm

Width

37 cm

Depth

3 cm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

2 binders from an American immigrant. Brought here to Scotland so I could marry my husband in comfort and safety. They are stretched beyond use, and full of memories, both wondeful and terrible. I get top surgery this summer.