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06.03 / 19:07
lgbt President community social Bill party Williams Did John Fetterman Withdraw Support for LGBT Community Center? What We Know
John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, has addressed a letter signed by him that withdraws support for the funding of a LGBT community center in Philadelphia.The letter, which has been circulating on social media, is dated for Tuesday and notifies the leadership of the Senate subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies that Fetterman withdraws his support for the renovation and expansion of the William Way LGBT Community Center.He also requested that the project not be funded under the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill in the letter.The purpose of the William Way Renovation and Expansion Project is to make the existing center "an inclusive, fully accessible, and welcoming space for all individuals to gather, learn, and receive support."Joseph Zeballos-Roig, a domestic policy and politics reporter in Congress for Semafor,posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday that Fetterman told him he "1,000 percent" still supports the funding for the project."It wasn't my decision....It was a perfunctory letter that was issued by the staff. I was not part of the process," Fetterman told Zeballos-Roig.When reached for comment by Newsweek, Fetterman's office emailed the following statement from the senator on Wednesday: "The William Way LGBT Community Center has been doing critical work in Philadelphia for decades.
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