"I love to share people’s backgrounds to prove that tattoos aren’t just for celebrities or criminals like some people like to think!" On th-ink.co.uk, we chat to YouTuber Lauren 🇵🇸 about her career and tattoo collection. #thingsandink #tattoos

This story's been years in the making. Mixed feelings now it's live Cosmopolitan UK I've spoken to hundreds of women. Sexual assualt has been a huge open secret in the tattoo world. Predatory actions brushed off with "oh that's just what he's like" #metoo cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a42…

Our editor Alice Snape on tattoos that mark transformative moments for HuffPost UK ❤️

Some bright in the darkness of the #tattoometoo movement. Andrew Stewart who worked in Scotland has been found guilty by a jury on five counts of sexual assault and rape over the course of a decade. He has been jailed for eight years.

Even though he has been convicted, he is "still in denial". His defence barrister noted that "his family supports his current position of denial, which is unhelpful." "Both complainers ought to have been safe in your company," noted the judge, "but that was not the case."

Tattooist Andrew Stewart has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault and rape. He has been jailed for eight years

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My beautiful contributor copy of Tattoo You Phaidon dropped onto my doormat... I've written the opening essay about how much has changed in the tattoo world over the last decade - and the tattoo artists who are making it happen...

Our editor Alice Snape is on BBC Woman's Hour tomorrow chatting tattoos. Tune in at 10am

Is the ‘boys’ club’ of tattooing finally over? New book Tattoo You looks at how much the industry has changed, including examples from the most innovative tattoo artists across the world 🖤 Author Alice Snape and tattooist Tanya Buxton join Jenny Kleeman to discuss 🎧⬇️

Listening to BBC Woman's Hour about tattoos thinking of my mother in law who will have her first tattoo in a few week's time at age 75 Jenny Kleeman with Tanya Buxton and Alice Snape Here's the book uk.bookshop.org/a/133/97818386…

Had a gorgeous time talking tattoos for Now Nancy on Soho Radio. You can listen back via m.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/now-… Loved picking song recs too including Self Esteem I Do This All The Time, M(h)AOL Gender Studies and CONNIE CONSTANCE Answer 🖤

At the end of a long tattoo session, my mind's jumbled with half-formed fragments of thoughts. Occasionally, I might spill a secret or say something I didn't mean... I loved exploring the concept of "ink therapy" and when lines might be crossed... storiesandink.com/blogs/journal/…

Fascinating deep-dive into secret spilling and the concept of "ink therapy" - have you ever said something unintended while getting tattooed...?

This is now the guideline case on R v Brown (Spanner) on bodily agency and autonomy

I admit today's #Substack might be a tough read for many people. But it's fascinating stuff. I spoke to Myles Jackman - Obscenity Lawyer and Alice Snape about the #EunuchMaker case and why consenting to have part of your body cut off or modified is not a legal defence. totalcrime.substack.com/p/eunuch-maker…

“S&M requires consent. You can’t consent to losing a fundamental organ”. Me on the Eunoch Maker case for ⁦Total Crime⁩ totalcrime.substack.com/p/eunuch-maker…

Our editor Alice Snape spoke to Total Crime about why we can't consent to harm, why that is problematic, the recent eunuch maker case and the conviction a few years ago of body modifier Brendan McCarthy

I took a deep dive into the world of haunted dolls for Metro metro.co.uk/2024/06/21/hau…

Pets are often used by perpetrators of domestic abuse to manipulate their victims. That’s why Dogs Trust 💛🐶 runs a specialist service to temporarily home dogs while their owners seek safety. I wrote about the Freedom project for The Wildest... thewildest.co.uk/dog-lifestyle/…