When I turned 18, my tattoo-obsessed dad took me to get my first ink. I got the words "live by love" tattooed across my chest, and years later, I don't like it. I won't get it removed, however, ...

I never wanted a tattoo. The thought of a needle pushing ink into my skin made me squeamish. But when my three kids, all in their 20s, got matching shamrocks etched on their bodies to bond over their ...

I avoided getting my first tattoo for seven years because I didn't feel ready. I learned that gender dysphoria was keeping me from feeling comfortable in my skin. My transition freed me from that ...

It’s been a month since I took one of the biggest risks of my life: getting a tattoo. I had been planning it for a while. I’d scroll through Pinterest and romanticize the idea of ink permanently ...