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eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social
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@eoin-mcgraw.bsky.social
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Tattooer. he/him
https://linktr.ee/EoinMcGraw

permanent markings on impermanent vessels
sometimes NSFW artwork here 🔞
✧ transgenderly screaming into the void ✧

Southside Chicago
💌 eoinmcgraw@proton.me
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It’s overalls season
Meme of a twinky f-slur that reads “gay guys be like - ok why am I trade in this pic…”
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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For my best cross-dressing tr-4nny brother ♥️ @sincerelypenis.bsky.social

Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431 in Rouen, France. We composted reference of the cathedral nearby the site of her death.
Tattoo made by Eoin. A chest piece depicting a cathedral spires and windows made in black ink. Tattoo made by Eoin. A chest piece depicting a cathedral spires and windows made in black ink.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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It’s #WorldAIDSDay - Did you know sanitation and barriers are industry standard in tattooing because Cliff Raven, a gay tattooer from Chicago, made sure he could still provide service to his own community as most shops refused to tattoo homosexuals when the AIDS crisis emerged?
Cliff Raven outside Sunset Strip Tattoo in California shortly after buying it from Lyle Tuttle A screenshot from https://www.luckyfish.com/cliff-raven-in-chicago-2020 reads: When HIV emerged, studios began refusing homosexual customers, and many gay tattooers left the field. In a letter to Raven, one artist explains feeling relief that police raids closed him down. "I do not fancy working continually with people's BLOOD on my hands in these plague days of anguish and horrible viruses which they... don't know shit about," he says. His community's palpable anxiety bolstered Raven's commitment to providing a medical-grade sterile environment, and it secured him as a beacon to gay men who wanted ink. Pat Fish, the last tattooer trained by Raven, recalls him saying three things are necessary to be a good tattoo artist: art, craft, and morals. Part of having morals meant prioritizing clients' health. "He made me buy an autoclave before he let me buy a tattoo machine," she laughs. This was in 1985. According to her, gloves weren't even industry standard until a doctor led a workshop on it at a tattoo convention in 1986—though Greg James, another tattooer who worked with Raven, says they were slowly becoming common in the early 80s. Raven began wearing them in the late 70s, and he was using an autoclave, the machine hospitals use to sterilize reusable equipment, as early as 1970.
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Reference from a REX cover of @drummermag.bsky.social
A vintage issue of DRUMMER Magazine features a cover by erotic illustrator REX
August 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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God forbid I’m a fucking faggot !
Illustration by Eoin of a naked, muscular, hairy trans man reclining and lighting a cigarette. The drawing is made in solid black, with top surgery incisions and nipple grafts in a light pink. At the top right corner, there is an upside down pink triangle with the words “GOD FORBID”
August 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Don’t be afraid, get the T4T tramp stamp
Tattoo on the lower back made by Eoin. Two centipedes interact with mirrored symmetry, in an old English font “T4T” is displayed in the middle. Tattoo on the lower back made by Eoin. Two centipedes interact with mirrored symmetry, in an old English font “T4T” is displayed in the middle
August 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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(re)introduction:
My name is Eoin (he/him). I'm a 32 yr old trans man from Chicago that’s been tattooing for 8 years.

At its best, l believe tattooing can be a conduit for healing and bodily autonomy. As a tattooer, I work to honor the vulnerable and liberatory space that body modification can be.
Eoin, a heavily tattooed white trans man, sits in front of his station at the tattoo studio with his arms crossed. The wall behind him is full with artwork and tchotchkes.
July 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Because we love Life
A tattoo across the stomach in old English font reads: DEATH BEFORE DETRANSITION
July 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Good morning f-slurs, being queer is a political identity say it back
Eoin, a heavily tattooed white trans man, stands for a selfie wearing a black jockstrap.
June 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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My younger self can rest - she carried me as far as she could, until she couldn't.
3 side by side photos show Eoin prior to his medical transition, and post his medical transition.
June 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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As a kid, I was never able to imagine myself aging and couldn't figure out why. I came out as trans at 27. Came to understand myself as a trans man at 30. That piece cleared the cloud. I'm 32 now, and only via gender-affirming HRT and access to surgery am I finally able to imagine myself aging (🧵)
Two photobooth photos of Eoin taken 6 years apart are placed side by side. On the left (2019), he has not yet began his medical transition. He wears his hair in a high ponytail with a scrunchy, dark lipstick, and simple eye makeup. On the right (2025), we see Eoin now - he has short hair, a blonde beard and mustache, and lots of tattoos + piercings.
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Harrowing.
A tweet by Assad Rad reads: “The U.S. just started a war with Iran, with no approval from Congress. All to protect a genocidal state's right to continue slaughtering Palestinians.”
June 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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And it is worth my very life,
Stitched together—
A fearsome collaboration with God

It is worth my very life
To guard the chrysalis of those to come
A poem in pink font reads: “It is impossible to tell me To not be I already am And I have ripped through time and space To get here I already am Alchemized by nature and scalpel, Born of new flesh And it is worth my very life, Stitched together— A fearsome collaboration with God It is worth my very life To guard the chrysalis of those to come” Black lining illustrations of syringes, scalpel, and sutures surround it. A light pink font reads “HRT is a medical necessity”. Black lining illustrations of syringes surround it.
June 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Father
A split screen of two photo strips. On the left, a photobooth picture of Eoin prior his medical transition 6 years ago. He has blonde hair tied up in a scrunchie and is wearing lipstick. On the right, a photobooth picture of Eoin this week. He has short blonde hair, lots of tattoos, a 2g septum ring, and a blonde beard/facial hair.
June 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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shed this skin 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
A large torso composition made by Eoin of two rattlesnake tattoos. The tattoos go from upper chest to mid-stomach, traversing some scar tissue from the client’s top surgery. The tattoos are made in black ink, in a high-contrast style of illustration.
May 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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(pulls self from ether) Heyyyyyyyy🤠 Gender Spiral live shows Friday + Saturday! I get to spiral into the void w @lynzotheheartthrob.bsky.social tomorrow night! Tix here:
GENDER SPIRAL LIVE IN CHICAGO FEATURING: EOIN MCGRAW Friday, May 23 GENDER SPIRAL LIVE IN CHICAGO FEATURING: LYNZO THE HEARTTHROB + EOIN MCGRAW Friday, May 23 IRREGULAR GIRL + MARI DE LA RUA Saturday, May 24
May 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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‼️CALL FOR ARTISTS‼️

Created by Palestinian-American activists Ariana Bazlamit and Randa Jarrar, Hibr is an international tattooing mutual aid project. 100% of proceeds go to Palestinians impacted by the ongoing genocide.

Submit as a tattooer or studio here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A graphic with a warm yellow background reads: CALL FOR ARTISTS Tattoos For Palestine *HOST A FLASH DAY(S) IN YOUR CITY Hibr: a tattooing mutual aid project The graphic features an illustration of a coil tattoo machine; instead of a needle and tube, the blade of a Palestinian dagger is connected to the machine. A graphic with a warm yellow background reads: Hibr is a Palestinian-led international tattoo fundraiser, donating 100% of proceeds to Palestinians impacted by the ongoing genocide. We've had over 436 tattoo artists and together eve ve ratsed orists in o. ee ats, completely volunteer run, with a focus on getting the most resources possible to our people. In order to accomplish this goal, we partner with small local organizations and community members on the ground who are actively administering community-wide lite sustaining initiatives providing food, water, medical care and so much more. We welcome all tattooers from anywhere in the world! You can sign up to join us through our submission form linked in the Hibr bio. At the top of the graphic, there is a singular illustration of a Palestinian dagger.
March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Alchemize what they say you can’t
A large back tattoo made by Eoin, in progress after the third session. A unicorn is midair with flames for a mane, made in black ink. In red ink, both over and underlapping other imagery, is a rose on fire made in red ink. A large back tattoo made by Eoin, in progress after the third session. A unicorn is midair with flames for a mane, made in black ink. In red ink, both over and underlapping other imagery, is a rose on fire made in red ink.
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Proof of (trans) life (love)
Eoin takes a selfie with his friend Krylon. She smiles wide, and their heads touch as they lean in for a photo. Eoin stands shirtless in a tattoo shop after getting his chest tattooed by his friend, Lupe. The both take a shirtless photo showing off their tattoos and scars. On the left, a Polaroid of Eoin and his best friend Chunxin embracing, their cheeks pressed together. On the right, part of an art print by Heather Hannoura reads “LIFE”. Both are hung by silver binder clips onto a large string of silver chain.
March 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Chicago friends, I’m cleared to return to work in March 💗 You can fill out a form for a custom or flash tattoo request here: form.jotform.com/250476973094...
A graphic with a golden yellow background reads: CHICAGO MARCH 2025, announcing that Eoin is now booking tattoo appointments for the month of March. In the bottom right corner, “In The Clouds” is written in white script. The graphic features a black silhouette of a rose, a drawing of a four leaf clover, and a drawing of an open heart locket that has script reading “your name here.”
February 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A love letter to trans people, to trans youth. You are worth my very life.
A poem reads: It is impossible to tell me To not be I already am And I have ripped through time and space To get here I already am Alchemized by nature and scalpel, Born of new flesh And it is worth my very life, Stitched together- A fearsome collaboration with God It is worth my very life To guard the chrysalis of those to come
February 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The art of becoming ❤️‍🔥
A large chest composition by Eoin. Two large, coiling rattlesnakes cover each side of the torso, from shoulder to middle abdomen. The curves of the snake work with existing scars from a double mastectomy. The rattlesnake on the righthand side of the body is finished, fully saturated with black ink. The other side will be finished in a future session. A large chest composition by Eoin. Same tattoo as the previous, however this one is even earlier in its progress and shows just the lining. Two large, coiling rattlesnakes cover each side of the torso, from shoulder to middle abdomen. The curves of the snake work with existing scars from a double mastectomy.
February 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Some favorite placements chosen from drawings in my flash. It’s always an honor when someone wants to work big and gives that amount of trust 🙏🏻 While I’ve tattooed many size variations of horses, my flash drawings are made to speak with the lines of the body large-scale.
Large tattoo that travels from someone’s mid-back down to their butt. The design is a high-contrast illustration of a horse made with black ink. The horse rears on its hind legs. Large tattoo that travels from someone’s outer left hip down the side of their upper thigh. The design is a high-contrast illustration of a horse made with black ink. The horse rears on its hind legs.
February 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Bring her back
Photo of a healed tattoo made by Eoin on the outside of the left shin. Three black rose stem silhouettes overlay a line drawing of a guillotine.
February 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Protection for you 💟💟💟

#tattoo #chicago
A tattoo of a dagger and sheath on the outside of the upper arm. The dagger and sheath are incredibly ornamental, with rope tassels attached. A tattoo of a dagger on the outside of the forearm. The dagger features two dragons in the handle and a gem-encrusted heart before the blade. A tattoo of a dagger on the inside of the forearm. The dagger features a short blade with the appearance of carved stone. The handle has a braided detail. A tattoo of a dagger and sheath on the inside of the upper arm. The dagger and sheath are detailed, with a curve to the blade.
February 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM