Trans Tattoos

[Justin 21]

this is the design for my new Tattoo  commemorating my Rebirth with my T date on it, my mate drew the design, do any of you guys have a Tattoo relating to your transition?  if so what have you got and where?

[Cindy]

Try more contrast on your photo, it is very faint

[Justin 21]

this better cindy?

[Cindy]

Yes good you can see it now.

Nice Tatt where on your body?

















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[Justin 21]

about half way down my left arm under one i already have

[Cindy]

about half way down my left arm under one i already have

And the bottom of the wing has your birthday?

Looks good.

Strong and masculine. Make sure the colours are good, vibrant!!!

[Cindy]

Sort of feel like walking down the street with you in a Tee and showing it off and me feeling proud of my guy!

Whoops!!!

[Natkat]

I dont, but I got my first pircing when I changed my name.

I took my name out of a comic character I had made and he used to have a pircing in his ear so I got that as well in the vacation before starting on a new school as my new name.

[D0LL]

I would never get a tattoo for my transition, simply because I hate being trans and don't want to celebrate that fact in any way.

However, when I thought I had a choice in my gender and planned on living female, I did always want to get some sort of a chest tattoo with the male symbol over my heart, just because that's always what felt right.

Great tattoo design, that's gonna look really badass if you can find a great artist who can add a lot of colour to that (or is really good at black and gray, not sure what you're going for with it).

[kaiju]

I don't want any that are trans in nature, though I plan on starting a sleeve (or hell, maybe two) after I finally have bottom surgery. Free to mark myself up after years of surgery and other ~fun~ things that generally make the thought of getting a tattoo terrifying. I just don't want to risk getting ink in places only to have them moved when I'm able to afford the rest of things.

[aleon515]

I would, except, I don't have tattoos. I found out I am NOT the only trans guy with no tattoos. But gosh I'm close.
I REALLY like it. I hope you've had others as it is a big tattoo.

BTW, I've seen a couple others: The  male symbol (arrow thingie) and a seahorse (the seahorse has the trans character of the male carrying the young).

--Jay

[D0LL]

BTW, I've seen a couple others: The  male symbol (arrow thingie) and a seahorse (the seahorse has the trans character of the male carrying the young).

That sounds cute! Seahorses are my favourite animal and I was considering getting some kind of sea portrait on my chest, and then I would fit the male symbol in there somehow.

[Simon]

I don't have any trans related tattoos yet but I've considered getting something subtle. I've seen a few guys with a seahorse and I like that. Might get one and incorporate my T start date in the tail.

I wouldn't get just a date that stands out because people will always ask what it's for and I don't like lying. I wouldn't get the "three gender" (or whatever it's called) symbol or a male symbol. That's a little too telling. How many cis guys do you see with a tattoo of their gender? While I don't hate being trans as it has shaped me and how I see the world, I am a private person.

[aleon515]

Simon, I'm "out" but I don't advertise.

Oh this was a necklace, but this guy, Beck, on youtube  did a simplified T molecule. That's a cool idea. Kind of discrete as it would just be a bunch of hexagons. You wouldn't need the labels on the elements. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/tag/chemistry-tattoos/page/2/#.Ue2QvWT700M   (and other chemistry tattoos)

--Jay

[~RoadToTrista~]

I'm interested in a koifish tattoo on my shoulder, they're suppose to fall along those lines. Perserverance, overcoming obstacles, ataining higher goals and such.

Of course I really only want it because it looks pretty.

[AdamMLP]

I want a vegvisir (Icelandic compass/sign post) on my left shoulder, maybe with some other runes beneath it.  Not solely because of wanting to know the direction to go in for transition, but also in life in general.  That sort of thing.  I wouldn't wait until a certain point in my transition either, but I might do something else for that, maybe that's when I could add the runes...

I'm of the opinion that my body is a map of my life, so tattoos are something I'm really interested in.  I suppose it comes from being more scarred than a werewolf...

[aleon515]

BTW, the true MTF fish is the clownfish. All clownfish start their lives as male and some end up female. I'm guessing it would be completely obscure, as I think only marine tank hobbyists would know this.  I read Koi fish means you are out as gay.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/08/clownfish-are-all-born-male-a-dominant-male-will-turn-female-when-the-current-female-of-the-group-dies/

--Jay

[Darrin Scott]

I don't hate being trans, but I don't feel the need to advertise it in any way. I just feel like I'm private and would rather get a tattoo to symbolize something else important in my life that isn't so personal and private.

[Aido]

This is the tattoo I got when starting my transition, I'm sure some of you will recognise him :3
My reasoning behind Gir in particular is because he's a robot pretending to be dog, just as I have been pretending to be something I'm not for far too long. That and I just love Gir

[King Malachite]

Awesome tattoo!  For me, I would not get any tattoos related to my transition because I view my transition as a result of a birth defect and I hate it. Aside from that, I have no intentions of getting any tattoos at all because 1. They cost money 2. The ones that I would want wouldn't look good on my body and 3. I hate needles.  If I did get a tattoo it would probably be on my arm saying "Prince of all Saiyans".  Ideally, I would like a tattoo of Vegeta or some Sailor Moon related tattoo but that's not going to happen.