This episode is an important one.  

Sexual harassment and assault is something most women have to deal with in their lives, and unfortunately it exists in our creative community.  We really do not want to see the industry suffer because of a few tattoo artists abusing their position of power.  It's time for UNITY.

I was lucky enough to chat with Lucy Pidgeon, Gemma May, Dolly Tattoos and Hanna Bozward about how this movement (Tattooist Sexual Assault Survivor Support) has come about, and the potential solutions to creating awareness of inappropriate behavior and keeping clients safe against sexual abuse .

Lucy posted a video of her experience recently, and it went viral encouraging more people to come forward with their own experiences.  These ladies I'm chatting with, are working extremely hard to support victims of abuse at the hands of a tattoo artist.  

As a tattoo artist myself, we all have a part to play in improving our industry that we love so very much.

If you have been effected by an incident with someone in the tattoo industry, or would like to learn more please check out @tsass_uk

If you are easily offended, or you may be affected by this episodes topic, you may want to skip this one.

Cover art by @jimdillontattoo