LGBTQ apparel brand Nasty Pig is drawing attention for its Pride Month social media posts urging the community to support all forms of queer expression. In a letter posted by founder and CEO David Lauterstein, the company referenced the Stonewall uprising and warned against what it called growing self-policing within the LGBTQ community. Lauterstein wrote, “Once you erase kink at Pride, drag is next. Then flags. Then parades.” The message also criticized efforts to tone down queer identities to appear more socially acceptable, calling visibility “an act of resistance.” The post has sparked conversation online as debates continue over what Pride celebrations should represent.
