LGBT History Month: Looking for Trans History at the V&A

Dr Kit Heyam opens your eyes to the historical trans possibilities that might be hiding in plain sight.

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  • Free event

LGBT History Month: Looking for Trans History at the V&A photo

Dr Kit Heyam, researcher on a new collaborative project at the Universities of Plymouth and Lund, will share their stories of looking for trans history in the V&A’s early modern objects. From poisonous cups to sixteenth-century lift-the-flap books, these aren’t your usual LGBT histories – but they’ll open your eyes to the historical trans possibilities that might be hiding in plain sight.

Header image: Pietro Bertelli flap print. NAL 38041800154379.