After U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey withdrew funding from William Way, queer advocates reacted with alarm.
The William Way Community Center, a central hub of Philly LGBTQ life since the 1970s, found itself in a media firestorm this week when U.S. Sens.after learning the nonprofit rents space to a group that hosts kink parties.
Earlier this week, the far-right social media account LibsofTikTok called out Fetterman and Casey for supporting a federal spending bill that included money for “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.” Soon after, the Democratic senators pulled funding they had previously requested. While both senators signed letters to withdraw the funding, Fetterman has said he’ll work to restore it next year.
These days, the Aviary party draws upward of 200 people each month, Cnaan said, and features space for education, socializing, a fort with coloring books, and a main playroom with “traditional kink furniture,” like St. Andrew’s crosses, spanking benches, massage tables, and rope suspension rigs. “Dungeon monitors,” which Cnaan likened to lifeguards, roam the space to make sure all is well.
“It was my first time ever being in a kink space,” Joy said. “It changed my life 100% for the better, because I became so much more empowered and confident.”“A lot of folks just want to socialize with other like-minded people where they won’t be judged and that isn’t a loud bar or club,” said
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