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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

It is important to me to show my own anatomy as gay male erotic image. In the infinite ways that gender and sexuality can be expressed, I thank God for making me a faggot.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Behold the Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order to testify Its love. Out of His heart shall flow rivers of living water. Who can refuse a return of love to a Heart so loving?

Black archival ink illustration on 5x7 white watercolor paper featuring a cross, a sacred heart, and trans man cock.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Definitely 🙏🏻 concerns for cleanliness around things like hepatitis had been present for decades at that point Appreciative of the work Cliff and those working with him did with gloves, disposable barriers, talking with medical professionals about the next level standard of care tattooing deserved

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!

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Kyle Anderson @kyleandersonart.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

“Spit Roast.” 11 x 14 in. Charcoal

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I am enjoying the gay hockey show.

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penis envy @sincerelypenis.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

i'm so lucky to know this man

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

For my best cross-dressing tr-4nny brother ♥️ @sincerelypenis.bsky.social Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431 in Rouen, France. We composted reference of the cathedral nearby the site of her death.

Tattoo made by Eoin. A chest piece depicting a cathedral spires and windows made in black ink.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Protection for you 💟💟💟 #tattoo #chicago

A tattoo of a dagger and sheath on the outside of the upper arm. The dagger and sheath are incredibly ornamental, with rope tassels attached.

A tattoo of a dagger on the outside of the forearm. The dagger features two dragons in the handle and a gem-encrusted heart before the blade.

A tattoo of a dagger on the inside of the forearm. The dagger features a short blade with the appearance of carved stone. The handle has a braided detail.

A tattoo of a dagger and sheath on the inside of the upper arm. The dagger and sheath are detailed, with a curve to the blade.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Love for the craft Respect and awe for the magic of tattooing

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, of an ornate catholic cross pendant. In old English script, the cross reads “faggot” vertically. Made entirely in black ink.

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, of a snake coiling and wrapping down a forearm. Made in black ink using a high-contrast style of illustration.

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, on the shin below the knee of a ribbon. Made in black ink using a high-contrast style of illustration.

Photo of a tattoo made by Eoin, a close up of a larger project on an entire leg. The photo shows the knee region, where a large rose covers the knee cap.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

‼️CALL FOR ARTISTS‼️ Created by Palestinian-American activists Ariana Bazlamit and Randa Jarrar, Hibr is an international tattooing mutual aid project. 100% of proceeds go to Palestinians impacted by the ongoing genocide. Submit as a tattooer or studio here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A graphic with a warm yellow background reads:

CALL FOR ARTISTS
Tattoos For Palestine
*HOST A FLASH DAY(S) IN YOUR CITY

Hibr: a tattooing mutual aid project

The graphic features an illustration of a coil tattoo machine; instead of a needle and tube, the blade of a Palestinian dagger is connected to the machine.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Don’t be afraid, get the T4T tramp stamp

Tattoo on the lower back made by Eoin. Two centipedes interact with mirrored symmetry, in an old English font “T4T” is displayed in the middle.

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PinkLabel.TV @pinklabeltv.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

On World AIDS Day, we reflect on the work of the late queer filmmaker and AIDS activist Arthur J. Bressan Jr. chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...

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Arousal meets art in the films of Arthur J. Bressan Jr. - Chicago Reader

An upcoming series at the Music Box Theatre explores the work of pioneering queer filmmaker Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

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Makoto Chi @zasshu.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

lunar calendar for 2026, year of the fire horse. In Japanese superstition, girls born in the year of the fire horse are destined to kill their future husbands. interesting. i wanted to harness some wild intense energy for the new year. You can get a poster here: store.lupinewood.com

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 01/12/2025

Proud to claim our undisputed title as Best Independent Book Publisher in Chicago, 2020-2024 (the category appears to have been retired)

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It’s #WorldAIDSDay - Did you know sanitation and barriers are industry standard in tattooing because Cliff Raven, a gay tattooer from Chicago, made sure he could still provide service to his own community as most shops refused to tattoo homosexuals when the AIDS crisis emerged?

Cliff Raven outside Sunset Strip Tattoo in California shortly after buying it from Lyle Tuttle

A screenshot from https://www.luckyfish.com/cliff-raven-in-chicago-2020 reads:

When HIV emerged, studios began refusing homosexual customers, and many gay tattooers left the field. In a letter to Raven, one artist explains feeling relief that police raids closed him down. "I do not fancy working continually with people's BLOOD on my hands in these plague days of anguish and horrible viruses which they... don't know shit about," he says.
His community's palpable anxiety bolstered Raven's commitment to providing a medical-grade sterile environment, and it secured him as a beacon to gay men who wanted ink.
Pat Fish, the last tattooer trained by Raven, recalls him saying three things are necessary to be a good tattoo artist: art, craft, and morals. Part of having morals meant prioritizing clients' health.
"He made me buy an autoclave before he let me buy a tattoo machine," she laughs. This was in 1985. According to her, gloves weren't even industry standard until a doctor led a workshop on it at a tattoo convention in 1986—though Greg James, another tattooer who worked with Raven, says they were slowly becoming common in the early 80s. Raven began wearing them in the late 70s, and he was using an autoclave, the machine hospitals use to sterilize reusable equipment, as early as 1970.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Chicago <3 I’ve got some last-minute availability to tattoo this week. Custom or flash, would love to work together. Comment or DM if you’d like to come in (southside) 💌 All day availability: (tomorrow) MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Raise the life expectancy of Black trans femmes. Protect as in, at all costs. At a personal cost to you if you are not transmisogynoir's focal target.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I’m 33 today. Aging as a trans person is a gift - or it's positioned as one because white supremacy concocts a society in which violence against trans people is a solution to moral panic.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

And it is worth my very life, Stitched together— A fearsome collaboration with God It is worth my very life To guard the chrysalis of those to come

A poem in pink font reads:

“It is impossible to tell me
To not be

I already am
And I have ripped through time and space
To get here

I already am
Alchemized by nature and scalpel,
Born of new flesh

And it is worth my very life,
Stitched together—
A fearsome collaboration with God

It is worth my very life
To guard the chrysalis of those to come”

Black lining illustrations of syringes, scalpel, and sutures surround it.

A light pink font reads “HRT is a medical necessity”. Black lining illustrations of syringes surround it.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

(re)introduction: My name is Eoin (he/him). I'm a 32 yr old trans man from Chicago that’s been tattooing for 8 years. At its best, l believe tattooing can be a conduit for healing and bodily autonomy. As a tattooer, I work to honor the vulnerable and liberatory space that body modification can be.

Eoin, a heavily tattooed white trans man, sits in front of his station at the tattoo studio with his arms crossed. The wall behind him is full with artwork and tchotchkes.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

BTW! Some trans men are big ol bears without visible abs and have great big fat fucking pussy lips that look like ballsack. That is allowed fyi.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Used my own -ussy as reference so for the few of you that haven't seen me naked on the internet, here u go ! 💘💘💘

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A horrifyingly effective way to debilitate a community is to rob them of the concept of a livable future. It's sobering to be considered an elder in your 30s. We deserve to age with safety, autonomy, and dignity. And via the endurance and care by trans people for trans people, we will.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

As a kid, I was never able to imagine myself aging and couldn't figure out why. I came out as trans at 27. Came to understand myself as a trans man at 30. That piece cleared the cloud. I'm 32 now, and only via gender-affirming HRT and access to surgery am I finally able to imagine myself aging (🧵)

Two photobooth photos of Eoin taken 6 years apart are placed side by side. On the left (2019), he has not yet began his medical transition. He wears his hair in a high ponytail with a scrunchy, dark lipstick, and simple eye makeup. On the right (2025), we see Eoin now - he has short hair, a blonde beard and mustache, and lots of tattoos + piercings.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Bring her back

Photo of a healed tattoo made by Eoin on the outside of the left shin. Three black rose stem silhouettes overlay a line drawing of a guillotine.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

shed this skin 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

A large torso composition made by Eoin of two rattlesnake tattoos. The tattoos go from upper chest to mid-stomach, traversing some scar tissue from the client’s top surgery. The tattoos are made in black ink, in a high-contrast style of illustration.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Because we love Life

A tattoo across the stomach in old English font reads: DEATH BEFORE DETRANSITION

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I work on the southside of Chicago at a queer, Latinx-ran studio owned by two sisters. You can find their work, as well as the work of my studio mates, on the shop IG: @intheclouds_chicago

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Did you know that trans people bend the fabric of time and space itself?

A close up photo of a client’s right chest. Two fresh tattoos stand out, both catholic cross pendants. One says “faggot” down the cross, the other says “dyke”. They overlap beautiful existing work of a chain link fence with a floral vine made by Sema Dayoub. At the top right of the image, you can see a healed tattoo of a heart that reads “de-colonized body”.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Good morning f-slurs, being queer is a political identity say it back

Eoin, a heavily tattooed white trans man, stands for a selfie wearing a black jockstrap.

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ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱ ᴀʟᴄʜᴇᴍʏ @eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I love you very much. It's because of the beautiful mirror transsexuals present me that l'm able to fathom a version of my own existence. Thank you for making me the man I am ♥️

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