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| <html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>The <b>Association of Professional Piercers</b> is the oldest and largest organization of professional piercers. Although started in the United States, the APP now has an international presence, with members worldwide. Originally formed by members of <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> and other early <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Piercing_studio&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Piercing studio (page does not exist)">piercing studios</a>, the APP seeks to distribute health and safety information to <a href="/index.php?title=Piercer" title="Piercer">piercers</a> and to the general public. It also acts as a <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Media&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Media (page does not exist)">media</a> and political liaison group, and its members have helped in drafting <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Piercing_legislation&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Piercing legislation (page does not exist)">piercing legislation</a> and guidelines around the world. They hold several conventions yearly that draw some of the best piercers from around the world.
| | '''Prepuce Piercing''' is a British [[Local term|local term]] for [[Hood piercing|hood piercing]] and [[Foreskin piercing|foreskin piercing]]. A prepuce is, quite literally, any layer of tissue that covers or protects another area just as the clitoral hood shields the [[Clitoris|clitoris]] and the foreskin shields the [[Penis|penis]]. |
| </p><p>From its website:
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| <dl><dd>The APP is an international non-profit association dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information related to <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Body_piercing" title="Body piercing">body piercing</a> to piercers, health care providers and the general public. The group believes that it is the obligation of all professionals in the field to assume responsibility for their continued education. The organization dedicates itself to enabling this responsibility to be met.
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| <p>APP member studios are "certified" as meeting a variety of minimum standards of safety, so that customers can feel safe in being pierced at an APP shop. For a variety of sociopolitical reasons, as well as internal drama, the APP has had a slow and difficult path in building up its member base, and it should be pointed out that a majority of quality studios at this point are still not APP members.
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| </p><p>The APP has drafted a number of well-known documents that have been widely distributed, including "<a href="/index.php?title=A_Piercee%27s_Bill_of_Rights" title="A Piercee's Bill of Rights">A Piercee's Bill of Rights</a>" and the "<a href="/index.php?title=Basic_Ten" title="Basic Ten">Basic Ten</a>."
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Publications">Publications</span></h2>
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| <p>The APP have released a few publications over the years by their members:
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Running_the_Gauntlet" title="Running the Gauntlet">Running the Gauntlet</a> by <a href="/index.php?title=Jim_Ward" title="Jim Ward">Jim Ward</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Piercing_Bible" title="The Piercing Bible">The Piercing Bible</a> by <a href="/index.php?title=Elayne_Angel" title="Elayne Angel">Elayne Angel</a>
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| <p>They have also released brochures, a quarterly journal called <a href="/index.php?title=The_Point" title="The Point">The Point</a> and a procedure manual.
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| <div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Association_of_Professional_Piercers-1.gif"><img alt="Association of Professional Piercers-1.gif" height="61" src="/images/4/49/Association_of_Professional_Piercers-1.gif" width="130"/></a></div></div>
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="See_Also">See Also</span></h2>
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Category:APP_Members" title="Category:APP Members">APP Members list</a> on BME Encyclopedia
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| <h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2>
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| <ul><li> <a class="external text" href="http://www.safepiercing.org/" rel="nofollow">Official site</a>
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| | | == Trivia == |
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| | * [[Doug Malloy|Doug Malloy]] stated that Roman slaves had their Prepuce pierced with a large ring to prevent sexual intercourse (This information should be taken with a grain of salt though as there is no evidence of this.) |