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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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Getting around the rules of sex education

What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?

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姜、蒜、葱 Ginger, garlic and spring onions

Nina Mingya Powles felt adrift in the UK, living thousands of miles from home. But nurturing familiar tastes and smells in her tiny balcony garden helped her roots begin to grow.

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A little wildness

To salve her longing for a dog, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan chose a puppy. She found that, despite centuries of domestication, her dog still retains aspects of her wild ancestry.

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  • Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling. Line engraving by J. H. Lips after himself.
  • Johann Heinrich Jung-Stilling. Line engraving by J. H. Lips after himself.
  • Two white roses, in a still-life. Watercolour by J.D.(?), 1885.
  • Joshua commanding the sun and moon to stand still. Engraving by J. Brunetti after A. Martinez.
  • Still life of fruits, including gourds, cucumbers, figs and grapes. Engraving by J-B Haussard after Boisseau.
  • Dissection of the pregnant uterus at five months, showing the foetus removed and the umbilical cord still attached, with a detail showing the cervix. Copperplate engraving by Manil after J.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.
  • Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, stimulates the vital functions, restores and preserves health, and infuses new life and vigor throughout the whole system / Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.
  • Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, stimulates the vital functions, restores and preserves health, and infuses new life and vigor throughout the whole system / Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.
  • The United States Army in World War II: deployment of troops in Europe and the Pacific, and prevention of venereal disease. Colour lithograph, December 1945.
  • The United States Army in World War II: deployment of troops in Europe and the Pacific, and prevention of venereal disease. Colour lithograph, December 1945.
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