Like many industries, tattoo culture is finally moving beyond a stereotypical white cisgender heteronormative perspective. Television studios have been capitalized on ink-obsessed viewers for years with shows like "Ink Master," "Tattoo Rescue," "Just Tattoo of Us," and dozens more. But a new feature in Vogue suggests that a new generation of LGBTQ tattoo artists and customers are shifting the paradigm. "I feel like a lot of cis men don't want to be told, 'Oh, you need to be gentler; you need to be more thoughtful and caring about how you interact,' especially when it comes to tattooing. It's such a weird masculine thing to associate pain with tattooing right off the bat," says Ink of the Diaspora founder Tann Parker in Vogue's feature. An international culture has emerged that embraces LGBTQ identities in the tattoo parlors and the type of body art that's being created. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍????? (?: Getty)

Like many industries, tattoo culture is finally moving beyond a stereotypical white cisgender heteronormative perspective. Television studios have been capitalized on ink-obsessed viewers for years with shows like "Ink Master," "Tattoo Rescue," "Just Tattoo of Us," and dozens more. But a new feature in Vogue suggests that a new generation of LGBTQ tattoo artists and customers are shifting the paradigm. "I feel like a lot of cis men don't want to be told, 'Oh, you need to be gentler; you need to be more thoughtful and caring about how you interact,' especially when it comes to tattooing. It's such a weird masculine thing to associate pain with tattooing right off the bat," says Ink of the Diaspora founder Tann Parker in Vogue's feature. An international culture has emerged that embraces LGBTQ identities in the tattoo parlors and the type of body art that's being created. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍????? (?: Getty)