THE WASHINGTON BLADE - Nasty Pig co-founder: White House ‘walking the walk’ on LGBTQ public health
David Lauterstein, husband met with mpox response coordinator on Jan. 12
David Lauterstein, co-founder of the popular clothing brand Nasty Pig with his husband, Frederick Kearney, spoke with the Washington Blade by phone on Thursday about his company’s work with the Biden administration on public health initiatives targeting the LGBTQ community.
The Nasty Pig team received an invitation to the White House on Jan. 12, ahead of the company’s planned participation in Mid Atlantic Leather, the fetish event held annually in D.C. over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
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"The brands [including Nasty Pig] acknowledge not only that their consumers are sexual people, but nod to their sexual interests and build upon those interests to create points of social reference....
The fashion brand Nasty Pig will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year, as will its two co-founders, Frederick Kearney and David Lauterstein, who met that year. From a $50 investment it has...