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- Spironolactone 100 Mg Tablet Pill Bottle, 2020 - Laura Bowman began her medical transition to female with this hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication. She crossed out her "deadname"--the male name she was given at birth--and kept this bottle as a symbol of her journey. HRT provides gender affirming care to trans and nonbinary people. This medication suppresses testosterone and is often used in conjunction with an estrogen supplement for individuals transitioning male-to-female.
- September 20, 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Spironolactone 100 Mg Tablet Pill Bottle, 2020
Laura Bowman began her medical transition to female with this hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication. She crossed out her "deadname"--the male name she was given at birth--and kept this bottle as a symbol of her journey. HRT provides gender affirming care to trans and nonbinary people. This medication suppresses testosterone and is often used in conjunction with an estrogen supplement for individuals transitioning male-to-female.
- Marsha P. Johnson New Pride Flag, "You never completely have your rights, one person, until you All have your rights," 2018 - Marsha P. Johnson -- a drag performer and self-identified transvestite (the word “transgender” was not widely used in her lifetime) -- was a tireless advocate for gay rights. This print, featuring a quote from Johnson, honors the intersectional legacies of Black LGBTQ+ leaders, as well as Daniel Quasar's redesign of the Pride Flag to include stripes for BIPOC and trans people.
- 2018
- Collections - Artifact
Marsha P. Johnson New Pride Flag, "You never completely have your rights, one person, until you All have your rights," 2018
Marsha P. Johnson -- a drag performer and self-identified transvestite (the word “transgender” was not widely used in her lifetime) -- was a tireless advocate for gay rights. This print, featuring a quote from Johnson, honors the intersectional legacies of Black LGBTQ+ leaders, as well as Daniel Quasar's redesign of the Pride Flag to include stripes for BIPOC and trans people.
- Estradiol Valerate 100mg/5mL Vial, 2020 - Laura Bowman began her medical transition to female with this hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication. She crossed out her "deadname"--the male name she was given at birth--and kept this bottle as a symbol of her journey. HRT provides gender affirming care to trans and nonbinary people. This medication supplements estrogen and is often used in conjunction with a testosterone suppressant for individuals transitioning male-to-female.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Estradiol Valerate 100mg/5mL Vial, 2020
Laura Bowman began her medical transition to female with this hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication. She crossed out her "deadname"--the male name she was given at birth--and kept this bottle as a symbol of her journey. HRT provides gender affirming care to trans and nonbinary people. This medication supplements estrogen and is often used in conjunction with a testosterone suppressant for individuals transitioning male-to-female.
- Medic Bag, Used During Protests in Detroit in 2020 - Miley Kirby came out as a transwoman publicly during Detroit's police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. She applied trans flag patches to her medic bag, which held supplies used to provide medical care to fellow protestors. Kirby recalled that the people she met at the protests encouraged her to embrace her trans identity and find her voice while she marched for justice.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Medic Bag, Used During Protests in Detroit in 2020
Miley Kirby came out as a transwoman publicly during Detroit's police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. She applied trans flag patches to her medic bag, which held supplies used to provide medical care to fellow protestors. Kirby recalled that the people she met at the protests encouraged her to embrace her trans identity and find her voice while she marched for justice.
- Detroit News Photograph of Volunteer Medic at Police Brutality Protest, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 2020 - Miley Kirby came out as a transwoman publicly during Detroit's police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. Shown at center in this <em>Detroit News</em> press photo, Kirby served as a volunteer medic for fellow protestors and recalled that the people she met at the protests encouraged her to embrace her trans identity and find her voice while she marched for justice.
- June 11, 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit News Photograph of Volunteer Medic at Police Brutality Protest, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 2020
Miley Kirby came out as a transwoman publicly during Detroit's police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. Shown at center in this Detroit News press photo, Kirby served as a volunteer medic for fellow protestors and recalled that the people she met at the protests encouraged her to embrace her trans identity and find her voice while she marched for justice.
- Knox Rose Dress, circa 2019 - Allie Zecivic listened to an insistent inner voice and purchased this dress, her first article of women's clothing. It helped her to accept her identity as a transwoman. She recalled, "I spent a lot of time sitting alone in my room wearing it, my heart racing and the paranoia spinning horrible outcomes in my head, but it felt right. The validation that dress brought was freeing."
- circa 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Knox Rose Dress, circa 2019
Allie Zecivic listened to an insistent inner voice and purchased this dress, her first article of women's clothing. It helped her to accept her identity as a transwoman. She recalled, "I spent a lot of time sitting alone in my room wearing it, my heart racing and the paranoia spinning horrible outcomes in my head, but it felt right. The validation that dress brought was freeing."