Does your city have an ordinace against body art?
“the city of Palmdale, California has instituted an ordinance that prohibits any kind of body piercing or tattooing within it’s city limits”
Parent Forum
An open forum for parents struggling over the issue of body piercing and modification.
Is Body Piercing Addicting?
“Although there are many individuals (who are already compulsive in nature) continually getting pierced (or tattooed) until they run out of places to pierce, body piercing is not an activity in and of itself that is addictive in nature”
Opinion: North Carolina Teenager suspended from school for Nose Ring
“Freedoms are won with the lives and blood shed by those before us. Freedoms lost are never regained. How much more must we lose before we awaken? Or is it already too late?”
Aftercare: Getting it right
“You should be provided comprehensive aftercare instructions at the time the piercing was performed, if not, your piercer is not following the rules laid down by Health Departments everywhere, and you should find a certified body piercer immediately”
Titanium Ear Tunnels
“For the look and durability that only Titanium body jewelry gives, try wearing Titanium tunnels that either are slightly flared (as shown) or that offer a screw-fit option…”
UPDATE: Judge orders school to end girl’s suspension over body piercing
“This case is pivotal to many people’s constitutional right to religious expression and will be watched closely by school districts across the country.”
Update: ACLU files lawsuit on behalf of North Carolina Teenager suspended from school for nose piercing
“the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of 14 year old Ariana Iacono of North Carolina, who has been suspended numerous times from her pubic school on account of her pierced nose”
The Superior Frenulum Piercing
“These piercings are usually done with very small gauge needles (18g or 20g) and the body jewelry worn in these piercings is usually short-length curved or straight barbells or captive bead rings (shown in photo).”
Body Piercing: Deviance or self-expression?
“Whether you self pierce with a sterile body piercing kit or you go to a professional body piercer to have it done, wanting a body piercing does not make you crazy or self-destructive”