A defiant and transgressive act against the establishment, crude DIY tattoos have been taken up by the queer community as a proud symbol of their outsider status
Brandon has a big tattoo on their left calf. Based on them, it symbolises three things – “riot weapon, kink medium and a survival tool”. To the unassuming eye, it’s a large bottle of piss.
Brandon is a gender-fluid illustrator based in London, and their tattoo is an element of a wider trend. Everywhere in the UK, queer persons are picking up stick-and-poke needles and tattoo machines, using them on their friends, then going skilled. The tattoos they’re making are crudely drawn, normally have little-to-no shading or...
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