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David Lauterstein is among the most influential forces in queer culture, celebrated as an unapologetic champion for sex-positivity since co-founding the iconic Nasty Pig fashion brand in 1994. As its CEO, he has been honored for his trailblazing entrepreneurship, his philanthropic efforts supporting homeless queer youth, and by the White House for his decades of public health advocacy. A formally trained poet and house music producer, Lauterstein resides in New York City with his husband and Nasty Pig co-founder, Frederick Kearney. Sodomy Gods is his first book.
I have known David Lauterstein and his husband Frederick Kearney for many years now, and everyone knows about their brand Nasty Pig, cuz it’s a queer household name! Reading Sodomy Gods gave me so much insight into what inspired David to set out on his journey in the first place. It’s a powerful story that exposes the hardships we faced in the nineties, and how he transformed that trauma into triumph. Sexy, authentic and real as hell, it’s a must read for 2024.
David has always been a storyteller … a visionary, and Fred knew how to bring it all to life. They changed homosexuality, how we dressed, and that is such a major thing in faggotry. Younger generations can be cute, but they need to recognize the shoulders they stand on, allowing them to be so free. We didn’t have that, because our people died, but they can learn what it took to get here.
For nearly two decades, I've known Nasty Pig's David Lauterstein and Fred Kearney as business leaders and larger-than-life characters in the community of kinky queers. David's raw and often hilarious memoir is a uniquely American account of how commerce can be used in service of style, transgression, activism, love, community, and gay sex. It's a must-read for aspiring businesspigs everywhere.
