HOW GAY SEX CREATED THE BUTTERS
Many companies have inspirational or motivational origin stories. The Butters, is not one of those companies. Our origin story is solely based on my desire for more homosexual anal sex. Frankly, I wouldn’t have it any other way!
The Butters spawned from collision of necessity, curiosity, and a lack of funds in the winter of 2015. I’d just got in a new relationship as a 20-something Libra and honestly lube was becoming a line item on the budget. I needed an affordable lube that wouldn’t dry out, get sticky, or irritate my guy’s bottom.
I was just tryna stroke away unencumbered but the options available didn’t want me to be great. I did want me to be great. So, I figured I’d see if I could make something myself.
I ended up making The Butters Lube Aloe X Shea. It was fucking fantastic, 100% vegan and made my skin hella soft. I wondered if it would be a good body moisturizer. It was an incredible moisturizer but a little too slippery. With a few tweaks, voila, The Butters Original Body Moisturizer was born. Both were instant hits with friends. So, I made more and more; I also made a lot of people really, really happy, to my surprise.
I love my destiny’s children, but the positive reception still shocked me. It also convinced to me keep working. Within a year The Butters Hygienics Co. became a thing. 6 years, 60,000 jars of lube, and 40,000 units of everything else later, it’s clear I’m on to something.
The Butters exists because you’re not crazy. Store products suck. With The Butters, it’s my goal to provide high quality, personal solutions that truly don’t for the queerest among us, starting with myself.
Despite what national brands tell you, it’s really their size and complexity that limit the quality and value of their products. On the other hand, The Butters is a brand based on simplicity, honesty, ingenuity, and horniness. Our products rock cause we’re our own discerning-yet-excluded customers first. We know what anal lovers, fisting fans, strap-wielding-scissor sisters, bators and other queer, kinky, colored fuckers need. We are you.
This ethos and intuition bleeds into everything we make. Lube, PMS* Rescue, Bruise Soother, Happy N’ Nappy, Face Oil made to care for folks on hormones; like come on. What other brand is out here caring for your mind, body, and holes? No one. And we’re gonna keep at it for another 6-600 years.
On a personal note, thanks for being here for this queer and his band of merry Butter Maids. As a 34-year-old mentally ill & disabled fat black gay boy from metro Detroit, the statistics say I’m supposed to be in jail, dead or dead inside. While I was never gonna let that happen, it took a lot of hard work and support from others to make it this far. Support from people like you! Thank you.
I’m literally living gay pride, black history, queer liberation day by day. With my highly gay staff and support of local queer youth orgs, I’m geeked to be helping lift other queers as well. We still have a long way to go but you can rest assured that at least 5 young queers are living better and safer because I was horny, and so are you. I think that’s pretty fuggin’ gay and by gay, I mean amazing, astounding, outstanding, and groundbreakingly gay.
In peace, moisture, & punk faggotry
Jerome