Episode 148: M Nijiya

Ozzy and Tuck chat with tattoo artist M Nijiya (they/them). Topics include:

• Tattoos as gender-affirming care
• What to know about nipple tattoos before top surgery
• Why introverts should get face tattoos(?!)
• What white people get very wrong about "Japanese-style" tattoos
• Plus: Choosing a new last name; "irreversible damage" but for tattoos; and the drag king to HRT pipeline

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Find M at jackalopetattoo.com and @tattoos.by.m.

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