Em North Em North offers discounted tattoos for self-harm and post-gender-affirmation surgery scars at a studio in Brooklyn, New York. The three artists, who all identify as queer and nonbinary and use “they” pronouns, offer discounts on their tattoos for scar cover-up. The fact that the artists’ work is more accessibly priced adds to the relaxed, comfortable and body-positive nature that their studios aim to cultivate. Lugo recalled one experience they had recently while tattooing over someone’s self-harm scars in Oakland, California. Em North A self-harm scar tattoo by North.

Source: Huffington Post April 05, 2019 16:30 UTC