Evening Press Reader's Letter

Well done to P Atkins for raising this issue ('Tattoo Prejudice', March 22).

My boyfriend and I struggle each summer when we want to go out in town. Why? Because he has tattoos on his arms and is therefore unable to wear short-sleeve tops to go into most city pubs.

So either we stick to the pubs which don't discriminate in this way or he has to wear a long-sleeved shirt - not very practical in hot weather. He is proud of his body - each tattoo has a story to tell, and it does not mean that he's a troublemaker or a thug.

It's about time the pubs and clubs in York got over this prejudice, especially when they are frequently admitting women in with visible tattoos which is sex discrimination and illegal.

Miss K Smith,

Invicta Court, York.

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