According to a diversity report released by Senate Democrats, more than 1 in 4 staffers identify as LGBTQ in the offices of at least eight U.S. senators. 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%), John Fetterman (28%), and Patty Murray of Washington (29%). Following closely behind, at 26%, are Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Gary Peters, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Tina Smith, and Sen. Ron Wyden. The Senate's only two openly LGBTQ senators, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema have LGBTQ staffer percentages of 23% and 19%, respectively. The percentage of Americans who identify as LGBTQ rose to an all-time high of 7.2% last year. However, only six of the 51 senators listed in the report had LGBTQ staffers that represented 7% or less of their staff. Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, came in at the lowest: 0%. Sen. Fetterman responded to the results with a White Lotus-inspired meme on Twitter featuring Jennifer Coolidge's character and the edited quote, "These gays, they're trying to run my senate office." #Queer Up Politics