Why I Branded Myself With A Scarlet Letter
The scarlet A on my chest is for the girl I was at 25—and for every other person who has felt ashamed of their desires. A few weeks ago, I tattooed a scarlet A onto my chest, a reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. The novel’s protagonist, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a red A […]
