Ntil Star Tattoos the History Meang and Symbolism What a Strange Mix! | Gay Datg

Ntil StarsSailors have long ed ntil stars as symbols of protectn and guidance. Here is more rmatn and put:A iend of me who is a mare told me that a star is a symbol of protectn. He has them tattooed on his the day when beg gay wasnt the thg to do, butch femal would get the tattoo on the si of their wrists so they uld ver up wh a watch durg the day and at night they uld take off the watch and other dyk would know. Jt a versn of one of the meangs that i have heard.Ntil Star tattoos are very monly ed the gay world to note homosexualy. They are often placed a lotn that n be easily ncealed. For example, one uld have the star tattoed on his/her wrist, allowg them to hi (wh a watch or long-sleeved shirt) by day, and reveal at night at the bar/ ntil stars were origally ed by sailors to help gui their way as they sailed through the night. They relied upon the stars to protect them and brg them home safely. A lot of soldiers get ntil stars for the same reason: symbolize protectn, guidance, loyalty, and honor. They n also symbolize prtige or a higher rank the are two meangs of the "STAR" tattoo. First is the protectn and guidance meang and send is beg affiliated wh the gay muny. I know some people don't like the ia that the star n be affiliated wh the gay muny but that is what the meang is wh- many gay muni and I know of at least 8 people who have them and got them for that the day sailors would tattoo ntil stars on them bee they relied on the stars to take them home. So that se the star would be a symbol of guidance. Now as time has passed the ntil stars reprent the directn of on life. If 's poted upward they have a higher outlook on life and so meang of the Ntil star is to create your own path, but e the stars as a gui when you are lost or sred.I have a Ntil Star on my wrist. The reason I got me was to honor my lbian sisters who ed to tatoo their wrist wh a "star" as a secret to all other lbians that had to hi their gay inty back the 30's, 40's and 50's and who the 60's and 70's had the urage to brg out of the fear of our closets to our happy open liv today. That is why me and a lot of my other lbian sisters today wear the "star" today. If you want to read more about the origs of the "Ntil Star" the gay muny the pick up the book tled "Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lbian Communy" by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy. Here's the passage (wh some piec dropped) om "Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lbian Communy" by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Mailne D. Davis pyright 1993 p. 189. talkg about the 1940's and 1950's): ".. this same time perd, the cultural ph to be intified as lbians- or at least different- all the time was so powerful that generated a new form of intifitn among the tough bar lbians: a star tattoo on the top of the wrist, which was ually vered by a watch. This was the first symbol of muny inty that did not rely on butch-fem imagery. We n trace this phenomenon back to an eveng of revelry the late 1950's, when a few butch trooped over to "Dirty Dick's" tattoo parlor on Chippewa Street and had the ty blue five-poted star put on their wrists. Later, some of the fems of this group also go the ia one night and did uny views the tattoo as a fe mark of intifitn..."the Buffalo police knew [that] the people that had the stars on their wrist were lbians and they had their nam and so forth. That was an inty thg wh the gay muny, wh the lbian muny". The fact that the star tattoo was created by those who were firmly to rol, fact by the group that was nsired the butchy butch and their fems, suggt that the force to assert lbian inty was strong enough to break through the existg tradns of boldns based butch-fem rol. The stars prage the methods of inty created by gay liberatn. In fact, the mark has bee somethg of a tradn lol circl and has seen a revival sce the 1970s."Many people have different meangs, but I have my ntil star to remd me to always follow my dreams, also to protect me and gui me through out life.I am the Uned Stat Army, an MP who searched towns and villag for Al Quida and surgents. I was Iraq for a year. I have a red and black ntil star on my wrist. The reason I got was bee when I was out there, I felt was a gui to gui me home to my fay safely. I got so that would remd me that I am gog to make to see my son grow up. I am not gay, don't matter what you believe reprents, means somethg different for everyone. Out the sert, I would look up at the stars and thk about home. So anyone n thk what they want to, that is what means to me.I have two black and red ntil stars on each elbow. I am the Navy and I know of que a few people who have ntil stars. Sailors where some of the first people to brg back the art of tattoog which they picked up om digen trib the pacific. Also if you ever look at a map you will notice ntil stars somewhere on . I believe origated wh sailors bee they where nstantly g the charts and noticed the symbol of the ntil star.I have been the tattoo and piercg dtry for 29+ years and I n tell you this: The Ntil Star is jt that "A NAUTICAL STAR!" My hats off to those who know that is a symbol reprentg the guidance of a return to safe port!This "gay symbol" is a load of hooey that someone ma up VERY recently. The ntil star tattoo has been around nearly as long as tattoog self. The late Celts (or early Irish, pendg on your view of World History) were said to have been the first to have the tattoos, although evince of beg ed on ships Spa has been found pre-datg the Irish claim. As a Mare, 's a very monplace symbol amongst if we have been part of a Boat Raid pany, red for port, green for starboard on varyg parts of the body. On ship, I saw about a ln different variatns on the Sailors I was was servg wh, obvly harkg back to the sailor five pot star, not necsarily the ntil star, was a Pagan symbol. It is the way Ven mov across the night sky. Ven was a Pagan godss. As a polil smear mpa, the tholic church pronounced a pentagram and a symbol of the vil. The same way changed other pagan gods to vil symbols like Posions trint to a vils pchfork.I gus the ntil star or general star uld mean whatever ncept you uld possibly image. To me remds me of solidary. I had never heard of the lbian history but I gus jt reaffirms my ia of my ntil star. Gays have always been a part of the stggle the eedom of exprsn and actn ntil star is on some of the Mormon templ. On the plaqu they have tellg the meang of some of the thgs on the temple says the star means holyns.I believe that the Ntil Star rived om the Dze Star. Almost the exact same ncept, except they spl the star segments down the middle and add lor. I'm sure the sailor thg is rrect, and tthfully no one should re what past people whom have had the tattoos believe s translated to. If you get a tattoo that feels right, thk of your head what you believe to be. But anyway back to the Dze Star and the lk to that of a ntil star. The Dze Star is 5 segments wh the lors green (top), red (right), yellow (lower right), whe (lower left), and blue (left). Green is the md, the male prciple. Red is the soul, or the female prciple. Yellow is the word, the mediator between dive and material. Whe is manifted will or actualizatn, and Blue is will, the realm of possibly. I believe this has somethg to do wh the creatn of the ntil star, or I uld be wrong. Jt an assumptn. Maybe someone jt drew a star one day and cid to put 2 different lors who knows for sure?It was ed by OLD sailors and the symbol reprents North on a map. It is the North Star the sailors would e as a barg to get home. (As for punk rock, we e bee we n and bee Sailor Jerry ma the olt tattoos who started puttg them on everyone.)The ntil star is a navigatg vice ed by sailors, and travelers. It has also bee a symbol of the sea, and of all forms of Ntil Star is an Irish symbol for good health. It was first brought to practice by the Pagans that habaed Iriland the 1700's. The Ntil star n still be found hangg any pagan based hospal.I've been told that the ntil star is a symbol for anti-racism.Ntil stars are often lled vegan stars e vegans sometim get them tattood on their ME THEIR ARE FIVE POINTS THAT A STAR CONTAINS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM TO LEFT TO RIGHT TO THE LAST POINT MEANS TO ME (1)ONE LOVE (2) ONE LIFE (3)ONE DESTINY(4)ONE HEART(5)ONE was pass on to my fay for generatns whom all have had the five pot star tattoo and this was 's meang to my are one of the first symbols human history, therefore is bound to have a thoand meangs to a thoand different cultur. Sailors, Lbians, Christians, Jews, Mormons, Pagans, punk rock kids, Native Amerins, 35 untri have stars on their flags INCLUDING THE USA. Wh the hammer and sickle reprents munism, wh palm leav 's scientology, wh the crcent moon 's Islam, when you were krgarn you got a ltle star on your homework.