Hi Friends,
Thank you doesn’t even begin to cover our gratitude for your donation. The amount of relief we are both now feeling is because of ALL OF YOU!! 🙂 Isn’t it amazing how a few bucks from each of you can add up to so much? We love our community!!!

Trying my best to keep our anxiety low, but we are about a month away from our trip over to the mainland for Geri’s surgery. Happily, I have secured our hotel/condo with a kitchen so I can cook nourishing food for Geri (food is my love language).

To help keep me grounded, I have lists on top of lists of things we need to bring with us, and knowing me I’ll probably pack and re-pack many times before we head over. Most important are my mouthguard, CPAP machine, and kitchen knife for preparing food. *laugh*

Walter isn’t a good traveler (and neither am I). We both need our creature comforts and function better with a routine, but Walter is an excellent nurse dog, so I’m hoping once we get settled in our new condo and develop a routine, he will be able to chill out and we can both focus on snuggling the patient.

Geri can’t believe how many of you have stepped forward with a donation and kind words. I think for so long, she felt like she didn’t deserve to live a life as her authentic self and after suppressing her true self for almost 50 years it’s going to take some time to feel that she deserves all this love and support.

Long story short. 
Thank you. 🙂
xoxo
Sarah, Geri, and Walter

p.s. 
If you’d like to help us in other ways you can book a tattoo appointment with Geri for 2025. Her booking link is here: https://form.jotform.com/fishbat/winter-2025

p.p.s. If you like weird tchotchkes – check out my Instagram store where I sell all kinds of weird stuff: https://www.instagram.com/hotflashcollectables/

Wahoooo!

We did a small interview with Vocal Fry Studios about the Meet The Kramers podcast.

You can give it a read HERE!

The Kramers take some time to answer your questions!!

TRIGGER WARNING We talk a little about cancer, a little about surgery and there is some poop talk – so please take care of yourself if you do decide to listen. In this episode, The Kramers talk about Geri’s journey with gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TRIGGER WARNING We talk about predatory behaviour, assault and abuse so please take care of yourself if you do decide to listen. In this episode, The Kramers talk about the aftermath of Geri coming out publically as a trans woman and how tattoo culture shaped her early years as a tattooer.

COULD THIS BE MAGIC – Tattooing As Liberation Work
Available for sale HERE

The Tattoo Zoo YOU ARE SO LOVED poster

Our first actual physical fan mail sent in the mail. Thank you for writing to us!! 🙂

When Geri comes out AGAIN! Geri comes out to her co-workers, family and friends and the reaction was not what the Kramers were expecting.

Below is Geri’s “coming out” letter we sent to our close friends and family. We offer it to any of you who wants to customize it and use it for your own. We hope you find it helpful.

Hello
This is a big news letter from The Kramers. Have a seat. First off – Sarah and I are fine. 🙂

This is difficult for me to write but I wanted to share something that’s going on in my life, because I love and trust you, and I know you love me.

I am writing to let you know that I am a transgender person. I’ve known for a very long time and I’ve struggled for many years with my gender. With the help of Sarah and my therapist – I have come to terms with my place on the gender spectrum.

I am now transitioning.

I know this may seem shocking and that this may feel like it is coming from out of nowhere but I want you to know that I am ok. In fact I have never been better. 🙂

This is my coming out letter. 

In the very near future I will be coming out to the world and living my life as female. I am still the same person that you have always known and loved. I’ll just be living more authentically as the true me.

As of right now I will be going by the name Geri and my pronouns will be changing to she/her.

I know you may have slip-ups with my gender at first, and that is ok. If you do slip up – you do not have to make a big deal out of it. Just correcting yourself is enough for me to see that you care about and respect who I am.

My transition is not going to happen over night and some aspects may seem fast and some may seem slow. I ask for your patience and support during this time. 

I have included a few important links below for you to read. I would appreciate if you read these before you asked us questions.

TRANSGENDER F.A.Q.

Transgender FAQ

TIPS FOR ALLIES OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

Tips for Allies of Transgender People

If you feel like not responding right away, that’s ok. Take as much time as you need. I understand that this is a lot to process.

Sarah and I love you very much and we are happy to answer questions or talk about my transition. But please know that some questions may be too personal – so we will let you know when a question is over the line.
Lots of love,
xoxo
Geri & Sarah (and Walter)

“Love is honouring the journey of another…”

TRIGGER WARNING. We do discuss some sexuality and suicidal ideation so please take care of yourself if you do decide to listen. Geri digs into therapy and discovers that this “man suit” she had been wearing for 40+ years no longer fit.

TRIGGER WARNING There is sexuality, actual sex stuff, genital mentions and a brief discussion of sexual violence in this episode so please take care of yourself if you do decide to listen. Geri starts therapy and the whole can of worms opens up!

Here are some Episode 7 photos for those of you who are visual learners like Sarah!

TRIGGER WARNING There is sexuality, actual sex stuff, genital mentions and a brief discussion of sexual violence in this episode so please take care of yourself if you do decide to listen. Geri starts to struggle with her identity and the foundation starts to crack.