Name/TitleT-shirt: Mammies for Trans Rights
About this objectBlack cotton t-shirt bearing the slogan 'MAMMIES FOR TRANS RIGHTS ♥ ' in the light blue, light pink and white colours of the trans flag. Worn by the donor at Glasgow Pride 2023. The artwork was kindly supplied by Mammies For Trans Rights, an organisation based in Limerick. The donor notes: "I'm donating these items as visual representations of this moment in time when women's rights are being rolled back in many contexts, and the rights of trans women are particularly uncertain. I'm donating to GWL because of its role in informing the public of the history of Scottish women's struggle for equality, and for empowering women to recognise and reach their potential. I trust GWL to accept this donation as an example of the ongoing fight for equity by our daughters, sisters, nieces, mums, grans and aunts whether cis, trans, or non-binary."
MakerMammies for Trans Rights
Maker RoleArt & Design
Date Made2023
Period2020s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cotton
MeasurementsL: 590 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association KeywordsTrans rights
Subject and Association Keywordssolidarity, unity
Subject and Association KeywordsFemale friendship, sisterhood
Subject and Association Keywordsfemale relationships - family
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.ilovelimerick.ie/co-founders-of-mammies-for-trans-rights:
Opinion piece by Co-Founders Mammies for Trans Rights Karen Sugrue & Claire Flynn
Last February a beautiful 16-year-old trans girl called Brianna Ghey was brutally murdered in broad daylight in her local park in England and the heart of every parent of a trans kid stopped. In that moment, as a parent, you think, how do I keep my kid safe and alive? Do I keep them at home? Do I tell them to hide themselves? Or do I go into the world and try to make it safer for them? And that’s how the Mammies for Trans Rights began. It started out as three mammies wanting to do something to support their own kids and now there are groups of mammies marching in almost every Pride event in the island of Ireland, often with two or three groups marching in different towns at the same time. Mams, Dads, Grans, Grandparents, Aunts, Cousins, Friends, Neighbours, Colleagues – everyone has joined us to march this year to show all our kids that they are safe and loved. [continues].
Named CollectionLesbian Archive @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeT-shirt
Object numberGWL-2025-67-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved