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tattoos for hiv poz??
by kahruba, Apr 17, 2008 01:35PM
hi, just wondering if anyone has come accross this before.booked myself in to have a tattoo done yesterday.everything was going grand until i revealed my hiv status-the tattoeist refused to do the tattoo.i was very hurt and angry.i didnt have to tell the truth i couldve went in and said nothing but morally it wouldnt have sat with me.what annnoys me is any tom,**** or harry could be going in there with hiv and just not saying so.have i got legal rights here?is this discrimination??
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by Tommy420, Apr 17, 2008 06:40PM
It is definitely discrimination...however you can't do much at this point. You definitely don't want an artist giving you a tattoo if he doesn't want to give it to you. I think it was definitely right of you to tell the tattoo artist, as even though they wash the guns they use, it's good to know. Unfortunately, the world is full of people who discriminate against others. I'd go to another tattoo shop who won't have a problem giving you a tattoo.
by kahruba, Apr 23, 2008 04:31PM
To: tommy420
thanks for the reply tommy.your dead right - i wouldnt let him do the tattoo if he begged me.im still pretty ticked off bout it tho.i emailed the equality authority of ireland on friday,so just waiting on them to get back to me.will keep you posted.god bless k
by dancerman, Jul 02, 2008 08:00AM
To: tommy420
which tatoo artist was this tommy?
by kahruba, Jul 03, 2008 09:22AM
ur man in ballyfermot.do ye no him???
by dancerman, Jul 04, 2008 04:29AM
nope..thought it was in town
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