Image shows a handwritten letter in blue ink and on lined hole-punched A4 paper. The letter is suspended in a white wooden frame with a brown tag over the top partially covering some of the writing. The parts of the writing that are visible are in the description below.
‘An excerpt from my diary, written whilst drunk.... this captures my thoughts & feelings during the time I accepted myself, and began my journey.....’
Diary entry reads;
‘I always felt envious of the girls at school. I wanted to be them. I wanted to have my hair longer. I wanted to wear pink. I wanted to do the girly things they did. I knew I couldn’t, as I was male, and always felt annoyed, frustrated. I would be a female in my own time. I would dress up as a girl in secret when dad and Linda was out. The first time I did it was when I was about 7 or 8. I’ve always thought of myself writing to be a girl. I am a girl. I AM A GIRL. I AM A WOMAN.
I AM FEMALE!!!
I don’t care [covered by tag]
My name is not…
My name is Vicky. <3’
OBJECT NUMBER MOT000108
This object currently lives in The Bishopsgate Institute.
Photo by Katy Davies, Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion.