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Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son
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Mom Updated Her Tattoo To Support Transgender Son

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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.”

More info: yyctattoo.com | Facebook (h/t: demilked)

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

Image credits: Global News

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

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Watch the video and hear the family talk about tattoos and Ace’s coming-out:

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TashaHarris
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome family .. Happy to see the love and support you guys show each other

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A demented family. A pile of garbage with the gene pool to prove it.

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ElisnKlein
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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ElisnKlein
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Into the image they knew it was always meant to be" Oh my gosh! I'm loving this. Again, big luck to everyone involved.

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BobbyMcD
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about a tattoo of their child that wasn't highly gendered to begin with? Slingshots to purple bows and a pink dress? Ugh.

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VivianeKatz
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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. :)

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MattNoel
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you value your faith in humanity, don't go into the downvote section.

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Ella Sherman
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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)

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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KateFavor
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Stuff like this becomes mainstream? Disgusting.

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Bravissimo! We're losing real men and women and keep getting these moral cripple.

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More notes from the pile of perverts wasting their lives in the freak show.

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HollyBilly
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Came out as transgender... yeah, suddenly. What can I say, pretty soon this world is going to be full of super-mutants.

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Shame, poor boy. Must have been gossips and peer pressure that forced him (her) to be transgendered. :(

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TashaHarris
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome family .. Happy to see the love and support you guys show each other

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GerardVanderLeun
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A demented family. A pile of garbage with the gene pool to prove it.

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ElisnKlein
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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ElisnKlein
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Into the image they knew it was always meant to be" Oh my gosh! I'm loving this. Again, big luck to everyone involved.

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BobbyMcD
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about a tattoo of their child that wasn't highly gendered to begin with? Slingshots to purple bows and a pink dress? Ugh.

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VivianeKatz
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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. :)

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MattNoel
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you value your faith in humanity, don't go into the downvote section.

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Ella Sherman
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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)

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JasperLloyd
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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StarsN'Stripes4Ever
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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KateFavor
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8 years ago

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Stuff like this becomes mainstream? Disgusting.

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HollyBilly
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Bravissimo! We're losing real men and women and keep getting these moral cripple.

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GerardVanderLeun
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More notes from the pile of perverts wasting their lives in the freak show.

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HollyBilly
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Came out as transgender... yeah, suddenly. What can I say, pretty soon this world is going to be full of super-mutants.

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Shame, poor boy. Must have been gossips and peer pressure that forced him (her) to be transgendered. :(

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