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Memories of Care: Trans+ Contributions to Health, Culture and Social Justice

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  • Free
  • Session
  • Relaxed
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Speech-to-text
People looking at books in the Wellcome Collection viewing room.
Workshop in the Viewing Room, Michael Bowles. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Join us for a day of events exploring trans+ contributions in healthcare and social justice. Our programme of events, developed with members of the trans+ community, celebrates trans+ activism and culture, past and present.

What you can do:

  • Drop in to a showcase of trans+ related items and themes in our collections. The display was developed in collaboration with researcher Eliott Rose, who will also present two bookable talks during the day.
  • Take part in a voguing workshop about the history of ballroom and voguing, where you’ll be able try out some moves for yourself. The workshop is facilitated by artist Bambi Jordan Phillips.
  • Watch a screening of ‘MAJOR!’, a documentary film exploring the life and activism of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. A follow-up panel discussion, with speakers from London’s trans+ community, will follow the screening. Hosted by Jaye Hudson (aka TgirlsOnFilm), the panel of speakers will discuss topics such as trans+ contributions on human rights, social justice, health and culture. The film is captioned in English and the panel discussion will have BSL interpretation and speech-to-text captions.

You can also drop in to see the ‘Tenderness and Rage’ display during the day. The exhibition explores HIV and AIDS through stories of protest and care.

A relaxation and decompression space will be available throughout the day in Wellcome Kitchen on level 2, where you can pause, have a chat or take a break between events. Free snacks will be available in that area.

A separate chill out space is available for visitors who need to take a break from the gallery and event spaces. The chill out space has:

  • low lighting
  • no displays, images or other content
  • comfortable seating and places to lie down
  • sensory access tools like tinted glasses, ear defenders, blankets and sensory toys

Most of the events have limited capacity so you’ll need a ticket to attend. Book your tickets below.

Dates

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Events

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  • Session
Trans+ Collections Showcase
Viewing Room
Drop by this collection showcase focusing on items relating to trans+ lives and histories of healthcare activism. The display was developed in collaboration with Eliott Rose, who will also be hosting two tours of the showcase. Places for the tours are limited so book a ticket below.
Just turn up

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  • Discussion
'Trans+ Collections Showcase' Talk by Eliott Rose
Viewing Room
Researcher Eliott Rose presents a talk highlighting themes and items in the 'Trans+ Collections Showcase'.
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  • British Sign Language interpreted

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  • Discussion
'Trans+ Collections Showcase' Talk with Eliott Rose
Viewing Room
Researcher Eliott Rose presents a talk highlighting themes and items in the 'Trans+ Collections Showcase'.
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  • British Sign Language interpreted

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  • Workshop
Voguing Workshop
The Forum
Join artist Bambi Jordan Phillips to hear about the history of ballroom dance and voguing, then try out some moves for yourself in this lively and fun workshop.
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  • British Sign Language interpreted

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  • Screening
  • 14+
Screening of ‘MAJOR!' with Panel Discussion
Henry Wellcome Auditorium
Watch ‘MAJOR!’, a documentary film exploring the life and activism of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy. The screening will be followed by a facilitated panel discussion with prominent members of the trans+ community in London. The film is recommended for viewers over the age of 14. It is captioned in English. The panel discussion will have BSL interpretation and speech-to-text interpretation.
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  • Captioned
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Speech-to-text

Need to know

Location

This is an event with several different activities. Check specific sub-events for their locations.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event. You are welcome to move freely around the space. You can leave and re-enter whenever you wish, and you can make noise at any time.

British Sign Language interpreted

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

Speech-to-text

This event will be live-transcribed. The captions will be displayed on a screen in-venue.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your contributors

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Eliott Rose

(he/him)
Presenter

Eliott Rose is a PhD student at the University of Manchester and recipient of the Queer and Trans Healthcare and Creativity Scholarship. His doctoral research examines trans activism within and inspired by the HIV/AIDS crisis from the 1980s to the present, with a focus on communities of care, kinship, and political organising. He is particularly interested in how archives can be reimagined to foreground trans experiences, knowledge, and forms of care. Prior to his PhD studies, he worked in healthcare policy, most recently at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 

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Bambi Jordan Phillips

(she/her)
Facilitator

Bambi Jordan Phillips is a producer, movement artist, model and DJ interested in driving social change through artistic work. Bambi is a cornerstone of the London ballroom scene, She is Mother of the Kiki House of Laveaux and a an advocate, mentor and authority for the community. Bambi believes voguing has a direct connection to embodied trans-ancestry. She creates work that explores identity and the deconstruction of learned ideas of gender, sexuality, desire and race.

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Jaye Hudson

(she/her)
Host

Jaye Hudson is a multidisciplinary writer, performer, researcher and film programmer. Her practice explores archives, oral history, and transfeminine cultural memory. It focuses on recovering overlooked histories and developing new approaches to engaging with queer and trans narratives. Her screening series 'TGirlsonFilm' has screened in the UK, Los Angeles and Helsinki.

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Olivia Campbell Cavendish

(she/her)
Speaker

Olivia is a human rights advocate and the UK’s first Black, trans lawyer, as recognized by Garden Court Chambers. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Trans Legal Clinic, which provides free, essential legal support to transgender individuals. Her work spans grass-roots advocacy, high level stragegy and and national and international human rights.

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Kamilla Kamaruddin

(she/her)
Speaker

Dr Kamilla Kamaruddin is a general practitioner, gender specialist, and clinical lead at the East of England Gender Service, with a professional focus on improving the quality, safety, and accessibility of transgender healthcare. Her work brings together clinical practice, service development, education, and policy engagement, with particular interests in equity healthcare for trans people. Her work is grounded in a commitment to address the structural barriers that continue to affect trans communities.

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Miggy

(they/them)
Speaker

Miggy is a queer disabled writer, performer and producer. They have been a member of London Trans+ Pride (LT+P) for three years as a part of the access consciousness team. 

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Alexandra Parmar-Yee

(she/her)
Speaker

Alexandra is a leading campaigner in the fight for trans equality in the UK, where she organised the largest LGBTQ+ mass lobby of Parliament in British political history. She serves as a volunteer with Trans+ Solidarity Alliance. She was recently awarded the Trailblazer award at the 2026 British LGBT awards for her work.