27 Memes About the Senate Hearing Room Gay Sex Scandal That Will Have You Cackling
| 12/18/23
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When a video of two guys getting it on in a U.S. Senate hearing room hit the internet on Friday, it caused quite a stir.
People couldn’t believe what they were seeing – this kind of thing just isn’t supposed to happen in such a serious, buttoned-up place, right? Well, it did. Imagine reporters emailing spokespeople for officials in the U.S. Congress to ask awkward questions about gay sex in the Senate hearing room. Of course, as news spread, “Senate hearing room” began trending on social media. The online world went into meme overdrive, churning out joke after joke about this wild queer incident.
The memes covered it all: from folks’ total shock (“This can’t be real, right?”) to a bunch of wisecracks about the guys’ bold choice of location. And when the news dropped that one of the guys in the video, a Senate staffer, got the boot from his job – the meme machine went into high gear. Imagine the “You had one job” jokes with a Capitol Hill twist.
In short, these memes turned a pretty shocking and serious situation into something people could laugh about.
We collected some of the funniest and most creative reactions to the Senate hearing room sexcapade, so please enjoy.
Gays will be like \xe2\x80\x9cthat\xe2\x80\x99s mother\xe2\x80\x9d and it\xe2\x80\x99s a White House staffer having gay sex in the Senate hearing room— (@)
*Editor's note: It was a Senate staffer.
Christopher Wiggins is a senior national reporter for The Advocate. He has a rich career in storytelling and highlighting underrepresented voices. Growing up in a bilingual household in Germany, his German mother and U.S. Army father exposed him to diverse cultures early on, influencing his appreciation for varied perspectives and communication. His work in Washington, D.C., primarily covers the nexus of public policy, politics, law, and LGBTQ+ issues. Wiggins' reporting focuses on revealing lesser-known stories within the LGBTQ+ community. Key moments in his career include traveling with Vice President Kamala Harris and interviewing her in the West Wing about LGBTQ+ support.
Christopher Wiggins is a senior national reporter for The Advocate. He has a rich career in storytelling and highlighting underrepresented voices. Growing up in a bilingual household in Germany, his German mother and U.S. Army father exposed him to diverse cultures early on, influencing his appreciation for varied perspectives and communication. His work in Washington, D.C., primarily covers the nexus of public policy, politics, law, and LGBTQ+ issues. Wiggins' reporting focuses on revealing lesser-known stories within the LGBTQ+ community. Key moments in his career include traveling with Vice President Kamala Harris and interviewing her in the West Wing about LGBTQ+ support.