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Keaton Gaughan, a senior English major, says that his favorite tattoos are the ones with the most meaning for him. “My mom and I have gone through a lot together, having to come out twice to her—once in high school as a lesbian and then again as a trans person—her world was turned upside down. We had a pretty rocky relationship there for a couple years, when I got to college we started getting really close again. My mom is my best friend, she is everything to me, and my family is too. It’s taken us a lot to get to the point where we’re at. I did it for her birthday, and she hates tattoos but puts up with me. First I got the mom heart, then the dagger through it to symbolize strength. She’s the embodiment of feminine strength.”