Connecticut Pets and Handlers (CT-PAH) is a statewide LGBTQ+ organization dedicated to building inclusive, consent-aware community spaces for pets, handlers, and kinksters of all kinds. We are committed to providing safe spaces for education, play, and connection; to celebrating the leather and petplay traditions that shaped us; and to giving back to the LGBTQ+ community through charitable events and outreach across Connecticut.
CT-PAH is a Connecticut-based LGBTQ+ leather and petplay organization with a community of over 240 members across the state. We exist to create safe, consent-aware spaces where pets, handlers, and kinksters of all kinds can learn, play, and belong.
Our anchor event is Pet Night — a monthly gathering at 168 York St Cafe in New Haven featuring educational discussions on petplay and kink-adjacent topics, a guarded puppy mosh, and dance music from regional and national DJ talent. Pet Night has run consistently every month since November 2021.
Beyond our monthly events, CT-PAH produces seasonal fundraisers and community events throughout the year, raising money for LGBTQ+ causes and bringing our community together across Connecticut.
We are proud to be a genuine safe space for trans and queer people in the leather and kink communities — a place where you can show up exactly as you are.
Interested in joining? Find us on Telegram and Discord, or come say hello at our next Pet Night.