- osid,
I've been toying with the idea of getting a double arm band tattoo like that in the picture below (although with the bands slightly thinner and a bit higher on the arm, about mid-bicep). As a gay man, I like how it reminds me of an equal sign (and therefore symbolizes equality in my mind, and serves as a reminder that I deserve no less dignity than anyone else), and I want some sort of tat on my left upper arm (to balance out the one on my right). I've asked family and friends and gotten pretty consistently lackluster reactions, and I think it's because it reminds them too much of a douchey tribal tattoo. Are they right? Should I go back to the drawing board?