Trans*Tattoos

my third tattoo :) It’s an owl feather behind my right ear. It only took 20 minutes and was done by Henry at Electric Ladyland in New Orleans.

Not the best picture but it says “STAY STRONG” with an equality sign next to it. It is located on my right wrist. I got it a couple months after I started coming out to people as trans and when I first started to really try to come out to my parents. It was meant as a reminder to always stay true to myself and that I can overcome the bullshit.

It only took about 20 minutes at Artkore in Normal, IL.

i have ten tattoos, but i figured this was the most fitting for this tumblr.

it’s testosterone cypionate on my leg.  done at some random shop in fort myers, florida.

one of my next tattoos.  I know, it’ a little crooked, but my photoshop skills are somewhat limited, haha.

My first Tattoo.

This is my most recent and I suppose most elaborate piece of ink. It’s a Greek Orthodox Cross with a banner that reads the National motto (revolutionary war cry) of Greece. This tattoo is primarily homage to my Greek family on my mother’s side and all the amazing (and little-known to the West) traditions within Eastern Christianity. However, it’s also about my trans identity; when I came out to my mom she was accepting and loving, but stern, and reminded me that no one can walk this path for me, that we each have our own cross to bear. We aren’t religious and my mom does not make a habit of making theological statements, so this really stuck with me. My mom lived through war, famine and the untimely deaths of her mother and siblings… she has indeed born her own cross. And now I must carry mine.