Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey have withdrawn their support for $1M in federal funding allocated to the William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia after controversy arose over the center hosting BDSM and sex kink parties. The funding was initially included in a spending bill by the Senate Appropriations Committee but faced backlash following an exposé by Libs of TikTok. Fetterman later stated that the decision to withdraw the funding was made by his staff without his input, claiming he was not part of the process and still supports the center's expansion. Despite this, the Senate voted unanimously to remove the earmark from the Omnibus bill. The decision has sparked significant discussion and controversy, highlighting the influence of social media on political decisions.
John Fetterman blames Libs of TikTok, office staff for stripping $1 million from Philly LGBTQ center that hosts kink parties https://t.co/ZmPP3xzcMJ
New: D Sens. Fetterman/Casey yank federal $ for LGBT community center after Libs of TikTok accused it of hosting sex parties. Asked Casey if Libs of TikTok influenced him: "I’m not going to get into all that. I made a decision & that’s final" https://t.co/1w3oUiMATV
New: Sens. Fetterman/Casey yank federal $ for LGBT community center after Libs of TikTok accused it of hosting sex parties. Asked Casey if Libs of TikTok had something to do with it: "I’m not going to get into all that. I made a decision & that’s final" https://t.co/1w3oUiMATV
. @josephzeballos tracks the winding saga of John Fetterman, an LGBTQ center in Philly, allegations of sex parties, and Senate appropriations talks https://t.co/tbeCH8xgyB
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., withdrew his support Tuesday for a taxpayer-funded LGBT community center that had hosted BDSM parties. https://t.co/xis18B1Slb
“I’m new here, but I wasn’t aware that Democratic values and priorities are dictated by Libs of TikTok.” Fetterman is losing his mind cuz we exposed him for wanting to use your tax dollars to fund BDSM s*x k*ink f*tish parties! https://t.co/xRNp7FehpE
bahahahahaaa “I’m new here, but I wasn’t aware that Democratic values and priorities are dictated by Libs of TikTok.” Fetterman is losing his mind cuz we exposed him for wanting to use your tax dollars to fund BDSM s*x k*ink f*tish parties! https://t.co/xRNp7FehpE
Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey both signed letters Tuesday requesting to pull federal funding for the William Way Community Center after learning the LGBTQ-focused nonprofit rents its space for BDSM-kink parties. https://t.co/cUYozqCWp1
Sens. Fetterman and Casey signed letters to pull funding for the William Way LGBTQ Center after learning the nonprofit rents space for kink parties. (The funding would have gone toward building renovations and expanded programming). (1/2) https://t.co/mAObYG6HG8
Senate Dems changed the minibus only “after it was discovered that they had set aside $1 million for what they characterized as funding for BDSM sex parties.” @SenMikeLee on the unwillingness of Senate leaders to cut funding from a 1,000+ page spending package. https://t.co/HOX4SOLD0b
John Fetterman is losing his mind because Libs of TikTok exposed him for requesting an earmark for taxpayer funded s*x parties. John Fetterman supports taxpayer funded s*x k*nk f*tish parties. Make sure every Pennsylvania resident know this. https://t.co/7XsF5Gbnup
BREAKING: Bob Casey @SenBobCasey has formally withdrawn his support for taxpayer funding for an LGBTQ center which hosts s*x f*tish k*nk parties after Libs of TikTok exposé https://t.co/QM3Stj9a8s https://t.co/d1CCHslcdw
Did John Fetterman withdraw support for LGBT community center? What we know https://t.co/qYmLQNflAh https://t.co/dFGdhAV72M
Fetterman says his staff made the decision to pull the funding without his input. Later issued statement saying his staff felt the choice was either to "pull it or watch it get stripped out, attacked by Republicans, and ultimately killed." https://t.co/1BFSBVE3kp
BREAKING: John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA is now claiming he supports the earmark to use taxpayer funds for s*x k*nk parties and this letter was sent by his staff without his approval. It’s too late though. The Senate already voted last night to remove it 👏 https://t.co/PCey88IWyY
BREAKING: The Senate voted unanimously to remove the earmark from the Omnibus which would’ve provided funding to an LGBTQ center which hosts BDSM s*x parties. https://t.co/fr938BTEIk https://t.co/d1CCHslcdw
Sen. @JohnFetterman tells me he “1000%” still supports funding the expansion of LGBT community center in Philadelphia, and blames staff for slip-up: “It wasn’t my decision.. it was a perfunctory letter that was issued by the staff. I was not part of the process” https://t.co/w6dLqwx2jP
Sen. @JohnFetterman tells me that he “1000” still supports funding the expansion of LGBT community center in Philadelphia, and blames staff for slip-up: “It wasn’t my decision.. it was a perfunctory letter that was issued by the staff. I was not part of the process” https://t.co/w6dLqwx2jP
🚨@SenFettermanPA tells me he does NOT support withdrawing the $1 million in federal funding for the William Way LGBT Center, and that the decision was made by his staff. “I did not support that document.”
Fetterman has now withdrawn his support for an LBGT community center in Philadelphia and requested that funding for its expansion be removed from a HUD appropriations bill https://t.co/St4uhgHDQd
There’s a $1,000,000 earmark in the omnibus bill for an LGBTQ center where people have bdsm sex parties. After @libsoftiktok & I exposed it, the earmarks’ sponsor wants to remove it from the bill. There’s just one problem, it’s stuck in the bill we are voting on this week!🤦♂️ https://t.co/R28hWWjXbk
BREAKING: John Fetterman rescinded his support for taxpayer-funded “BDSM and s*x k*nk parties.” Will @Bob_Casey? https://t.co/zBr0utN7F1 https://t.co/RmbgVLn1DT
BREAKING: John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA has rescinded his support to use taxpayer funds for the LGBTQ center which hosts s*x parties after Libs of TikTok Exposé https://t.co/BqvFfxZDeC https://t.co/d1CCHslcdw
BREAKING: John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA has rescinded his support for funding for the LGBTQ center which hosts s*x parties. https://t.co/VTQvWP1JP1 https://t.co/d1CCHslcdw
NEW: John Fetterman and Bob Casey have both signed onto letters asking that this earmark for the degenerate LGBT center be removed. https://t.co/5BVNHfVYOO https://t.co/A8B64GJWyt
BREAKING: The Senate Appropriations Committee released a spending bill which is being voted on tomorrow. It includes $1M of your tax dollars to go towards renovating an LGBTQ Center in PA which boasts rooms to try BDSM and s*x f*tishes and hosts BDSM and s*x k*nk parties.… https://t.co/PKkj6TEd2q