Sharps Box

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

A bright yellow sharps box with a brown, handwritten luggage tag.

A bright yellow sharps box with a brown, handwritten luggage tag.

Name/Title

Sharps Box

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/LOND/010

Tags

London, National Day of Trans Collecting, Medical, DIY, Medication, Community

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Medical

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

This is a sharp box containing, the needles that were used to do my testerone shots. I DIY'd my HrT for 18 months because the NHS fails the trans community. DIY saved my life and was made possible by support from the trans community.