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Pa. gay community not happy after Sens. Casey and Fetterman withdraw funding request for LGBTQ center

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Sen. Bob Casey, left, and Sen. John Fetterman, both Democrats, caused an uproar in the gay community this week when they pulled funding for a Philadelphia LGBTQ center after a right-wing online account claimed it hosted BDSM/kink sex parties. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)AP

Democratic U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey’s controversial decision to pull a funding request for an LGBTQ center in Philadelphia after a right-wing social media account claimed that sexual kink parties are held there continues to reverberate.

Following the cancellation of the $1 million funding request for the William Way Community Center on Wednesday, one LGBTQ leader called the decision a “rash overreaction” and “so goofy,” according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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