Compiled as a companion to his August 2025 lecture at BMXNet in Berlin, Germany, this 82 page guide by body modification historian Shawn Porter offers and introduction to the overlooked contributions of queer tattooers in the development of the modern tattoo scene. It opens with a broad overview of queer influence on tattoo culture, and closes with a profile on John Dagion; Tattoo Artist, and editor of the legendary underground queer publication THE 18 WHEELER/TRASH.