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Trans masculinity on the record

Curator of the Museum of Transology in Brighton E-J Scott tells the story behind a few of the 250 objects from the collection, and the powerful effect they had on him as he put trans lives on the record.

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How your hairdresser could save your life

Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.

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Doris Day blows against

Dodie Bellamy remembers a heady summer watching Doris Day grimace and gust in vintage movies, her expressive exhalations changing her onscreen world with a puff.

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The Ladies of Llangollen

As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.

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  • Photograph: 'E.S.O.' Chloroform apparatus.
  • Lister, The Adams Building form the S.E.
  • Wellcome excavation camp at Jebel Moya, from S.E.
  • Sir Edward Bate. Lithograph by R. S. E. Gallon.
  • Francis, J. Allan, M.D., F.R.S.E.
  • Sir Edward Bate. Lithograph by R. S. E. Gallon.
  • S S White Mouth Lamp. Fig 153, page 351, 'Dental Electricity' by Levitt E Custer, 1901.
  • S S White Positive Electrode. Fig. 171, page 425, 'Dental Electricity' by Levitt E Custer, 1901.
  • Saint Michael the Archangel. Engraving after the Master E.S.
  • Alexander Aubert. Stipple engraving by E. Mackenzie after S. Drummond.
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