They/Them

Tattoo by T of Blvck Rose Tattoo in Hudson, MA July, 2022

Two simple pronouns…they/them.

These two words have caused more upset, fighting, tomfoolery, foolishness or buffoonery than our world or my life has needed.

And yet they have become two most powerful words. They affirm my identity, they disguise and create ambiguity, these are the two words that have made my self-definition beautiful.

Find an artist who mastered solid black tattoos and ideally who also used They/Them pronouns felt so important for this piece and being recommended to T was the perfect fit.

Not only was T kind and funny, easy to talk to and felt safer to be around, I felt comfortable in the shop right away and secretly with my house looked like it (it does a bit!).

So here is to all the They/Them’s, the Ze/Zir’s, the NeoPronouns and the folx who have decided not to use or specify them, we get to rule the world now.