Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son
Steve and Lindsay Peace have a 15-year-old FTM transgender son. Ten years ago, Steve tattooed their three children, Elliot, Hamish, and Ace, on his wife’s arm. But when Ace came out as transgender to his family a year ago, Steve decided it was time to make some other changes.
“The tattoos of my kids took a couple hours each 10 years ago,” Steve told Bored Panda. “The coverup took a little over an hour as everything was already there and we just had to update the tattoo with fresh lines and the gender change. I still have to update my other 2 kids as the details have faded a little over the last decade.”
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After her 15-year-old son came out, this mom decided to update the tattoo on her arm
“I felt that it didn’t reflect me very much, that it wasn’t so much our family, because that person didn’t exist anymore” Ace said
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His dad Steve who owns a tattoo studio wanted for his son to feel awesome in his new life
Lindsay has Ace’s sibling tattooed on her arm, too
Watch the video and hear the family talk about tattoos and Ace’s coming-out:
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Share on FacebookAwesome family .. Happy to see the love and support you guys show each other
This is how everyone should be, but they rarely are. I love this, seeing this on FB made my whole day much better. Hope you guys will deal well with what life throws at you. All my love to supportive parents <3
"Into the image they knew it was always meant to be" Oh my gosh! I'm loving this. Again, big luck to everyone involved.
How about a tattoo of their child that wasn't highly gendered to begin with? Slingshots to purple bows and a pink dress? Ugh.
It may be a reflection of reality and not gender expression bias. My FTM nephew was quite girly at an early age, then gradually became less femme. Years back, I would have been concerned by the tattoo. Then I worked for two managers who came off as gender stereotypes but weren't: the party animal man turned out to be a kind soul and the girly woman could be tough. :)
Load More Replies...Transgender is ok to be if you actually think about it it's a gender trapped in another's body (depending on what they say they are)
I feel like I just saw you at the vet. Are you the girl, allergic to cats, who spoke to me while we looked at a black kitten?? Sorry that it sounds weird to ask.
Load More Replies...God, I hate how some people try to shove the fact that they're different in everybodies face, I think that this post shows support, but when
Awesome family .. Happy to see the love and support you guys show each other
This is how everyone should be, but they rarely are. I love this, seeing this on FB made my whole day much better. Hope you guys will deal well with what life throws at you. All my love to supportive parents <3
"Into the image they knew it was always meant to be" Oh my gosh! I'm loving this. Again, big luck to everyone involved.
How about a tattoo of their child that wasn't highly gendered to begin with? Slingshots to purple bows and a pink dress? Ugh.
It may be a reflection of reality and not gender expression bias. My FTM nephew was quite girly at an early age, then gradually became less femme. Years back, I would have been concerned by the tattoo. Then I worked for two managers who came off as gender stereotypes but weren't: the party animal man turned out to be a kind soul and the girly woman could be tough. :)
Load More Replies...Transgender is ok to be if you actually think about it it's a gender trapped in another's body (depending on what they say they are)
I feel like I just saw you at the vet. Are you the girl, allergic to cats, who spoke to me while we looked at a black kitten?? Sorry that it sounds weird to ask.
Load More Replies...God, I hate how some people try to shove the fact that they're different in everybodies face, I think that this post shows support, but when
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