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Henry 🥹🥺🥺🥺

Definitely 🙏🏻 concerns for cleanliness around things like hepatitis had been present for decades at that point

Appreciative of the work Cliff and those working with him did with gloves, disposable barriers, talking with medical professionals about the next level standard of care tattooing deserved

one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!

“Spit Roast.” 11 x 14 in. Charcoal

I am enjoying the gay hockey show.

Meme of a twinky f-slur that reads “gay guys be like - ok why am I trade in this pic…”

It’s overalls season

🥹🤧I love you

i'm so lucky to know this man

Tattoo made by Eoin. A chest piece depicting a cathedral spires and windows made in black ink.

Tattoo made by Eoin. A chest piece depicting a cathedral spires and windows made in black ink.

For my best cross-dressing tr-4nny brother ♥️ @sincerelypenis.bsky.social

Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431 in Rouen, France. We composted reference of the cathedral nearby the site of her death.

Absolutely 🙏🏻 appreciate the additional context

A tattoo of a dagger and sheath on the outside of the upper arm. The dagger and sheath are incredibly ornamental, with rope tassels attached.

A tattoo of a dagger on the outside of the forearm. The dagger features two dragons in the handle and a gem-encrusted heart before the blade.

A tattoo of a dagger on the inside of the forearm. The dagger features a short blade with the appearance of carved stone. The handle has a braided detail.

A tattoo of a dagger and sheath on the inside of the upper arm. The dagger and sheath are detailed, with a curve to the blade.

Protection for you 💟💟💟

#tattoo #chicago

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, of an ornate catholic cross pendant. In old English script, the cross reads “faggot” vertically. Made entirely in black ink.

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, of a snake coiling and wrapping down a forearm. Made in black ink using a high-contrast style of illustration.

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, on the shin below the knee of a ribbon. Made in black ink using a high-contrast style of illustration.

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, a close up of a larger project on an entire leg. The photo shows the knee region, where a large rose covers the knee cap.

Love for the craft
Respect and awe for the magic of tattooing

A graphic with a warm yellow background reads: CALL FOR ARTISTS Tattoos For Palestine *HOST A FLASH DAY(S) IN YOUR CITY Hibr: a tattooing mutual aid project The graphic features an illustration of a coil tattoo machine; instead of a needle and tube, the blade of a Palestinian dagger is connected to the machine.

A graphic with a warm yellow background reads: Hibr is a Palestinian-led international tattoo fundraiser, donating 100% of proceeds to Palestinians impacted by the ongoing genocide. We've had over 436 tattoo artists and together eve ve ratsed orists in o. ee ats, completely volunteer run, with a focus on getting the most resources possible to our people. In order to accomplish this goal, we partner with small local organizations and community members on the ground who are actively administering community-wide lite sustaining initiatives providing food, water, medical care and so much more. We welcome all tattooers from anywhere in the world! You can sign up to join us through our submission form linked in the Hibr bio. At the top of the graphic, there is a singular illustration of a Palestinian dagger.

‼️CALL FOR ARTISTS‼️

Created by Palestinian-American activists Ariana Bazlamit and Randa Jarrar, Hibr is an international tattooing mutual aid project. 100% of proceeds go to Palestinians impacted by the ongoing genocide.

Submit as a tattooer or studio here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Tattoo on the lower back made by Eoin. Two centipedes interact with mirrored symmetry, in an old English font “T4T” is displayed in the middle.

Tattoo on the lower back made by Eoin. Two centipedes interact with mirrored symmetry, in an old English font “T4T” is displayed in the middle

Don’t be afraid, get the T4T tramp stamp

Arousal meets art in the films of Arthur J. Bressan Jr. - Chicago Reader An upcoming series at the Music Box Theatre explores the work of pioneering queer filmmaker Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

On World AIDS Day, we reflect on the work of the late queer filmmaker and AIDS activist Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

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lunar calendar for 2026, year of the fire horse. In Japanese superstition, girls born in the year of the fire horse are destined to kill their future husbands. interesting. i wanted to harness some wild intense energy for the new year. You can get a poster here:
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Proud to claim our undisputed title as Best Independent Book Publisher in Chicago, 2020-2024 (the category appears to have been retired)

Narrating the horrors is not enough.

Cliff Raven outside Sunset Strip Tattoo in California shortly after buying it from Lyle Tuttle

A screenshot from https://www.luckyfish.com/cliff-raven-in-chicago-2020 reads: When HIV emerged, studios began refusing homosexual customers, and many gay tattooers left the field. In a letter to Raven, one artist explains feeling relief that police raids closed him down. "I do not fancy working continually with people's BLOOD on my hands in these plague days of anguish and horrible viruses which they... don't know shit about," he says. His community's palpable anxiety bolstered Raven's commitment to providing a medical-grade sterile environment, and it secured him as a beacon to gay men who wanted ink. Pat Fish, the last tattooer trained by Raven, recalls him saying three things are necessary to be a good tattoo artist: art, craft, and morals. Part of having morals meant prioritizing clients' health. "He made me buy an autoclave before he let me buy a tattoo machine," she laughs. This was in 1985. According to her, gloves weren't even industry standard until a doctor led a workshop on it at a tattoo convention in 1986—though Greg James, another tattooer who worked with Raven, says they were slowly becoming common in the early 80s. Raven began wearing them in the late 70s, and he was using an autoclave, the machine hospitals use to sterilize reusable equipment, as early as 1970.

It’s #WorldAIDSDay - Did you know sanitation and barriers are industry standard in tattooing because Cliff Raven, a gay tattooer from Chicago, made sure he could still provide service to his own community as most shops refused to tattoo homosexuals when the AIDS crisis emerged?

You can also submit a booking request here:

Chicago <3 I’ve got some last-minute availability to tattoo this week.

Custom or flash, would love to work together. Comment or DM if you’d like to come in (southside) 💌 All day availability:

(tomorrow) MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

Raise the life expectancy of Black trans femmes. Protect as in, at all costs.

At a personal cost to you if you are not transmisogynoir's focal target.

I’m 33 today. Aging as a trans person is a gift - or it's positioned as one because white supremacy concocts a society in which violence against trans people is a solution to moral panic.

People are really struggling right now. Instead of using AI to make images, a couple hundred dollars to a working artist would help them out.

A poem in pink font reads: “It is impossible to tell me To not be I already am And I have ripped through time and space To get here I already am Alchemized by nature and scalpel, Born of new flesh And it is worth my very life, Stitched together— A fearsome collaboration with God It is worth my very life To guard the chrysalis of those to come” Black lining illustrations of syringes, scalpel, and sutures surround it.

A light pink font reads “HRT is a medical necessity”. Black lining illustrations of syringes surround it.

And it is worth my very life,
Stitched together—
A fearsome collaboration with God

It is worth my very life
To guard the chrysalis of those to come

Eoin, a heavily tattooed white trans man, sits in front of his station at the tattoo studio with his arms crossed. The wall behind him is full with artwork and tchotchkes.

(re)introduction:
My name is Eoin (he/him). I'm a 32 yr old trans man from Chicago that’s been tattooing for 8 years.

At its best, l believe tattooing can be a conduit for healing and bodily autonomy. As a tattooer, I work to honor the vulnerable and liberatory space that body modification can be.

Finally, I said years ago, and folks who have followed me for a long time know this is true, that defunding the police was a moderate demand that is actually the basement in terms of what's needed. I said that liberals will be deeply sorry that they turned that demand into some kind of bogeyman.

BTW! Some trans men are big ol bears without visible abs and have great big fat fucking pussy lips that look like ballsack. That is allowed fyi.

Used my own -ussy as reference so for the few of you that haven't seen me naked on the internet, here u go ! 💘💘💘

A horrifyingly effective way to debilitate a community is to rob them of the concept of a livable future.
It's sobering to be considered an elder in your 30s. We deserve to age with safety, autonomy, and dignity. And via the endurance and care by trans people for trans people, we will.