"Twenty-first-century tattoo practices can externalize pain or loss, but, just as often, they can demonstrate hope, affirmation, and celebration of self."
- Karen Leader
The artists who heal others through
body modification in Toronto's
Queer women-owned tattoo studios
In a historically white and male-dominated industry, these tattoo artists are working to elevate safe spaces for clients and artists in the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
