More than 1 in 4 staffers in these senators' offices are LGBTQ

More than 1 in 4 staffers identify as LGBTQ in the offices of at least eight U.S. senators, according to a diversity report released Thursday by Senate Democrats.

More than 1 in 4 staffers identify as LGBTQ in the offices of at least eight U.S. senators, according to a diversity report released Thursday by Senate Democrats.

The diversity snapshot was taken on June 30 to get a sense of the racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the offices of the 48 Democratic senators and the three independent senators that caucus with the Democrats.

The senators with the highest percentage of queer staffers are Pennsylvania Democrats Bob Casey (30%) and John Fetterman (28%) ,and Patty Murray of Washington (29%). Following closely behind, at 26%, are Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-N.V.; Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn.; and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

After the report's release, Fetterman tweeted out a "White Lotus"-inspired meme in response.

"These gays, they're trying to run my senate office," the meme reads, along with an image of actor Jennifer Coolidge, who starred in the namesake hit HBO series and whose character famously said, "These gays, they're trying to murder me!"