In what other venue would Garn's admission have been met with applause other than the old boy's club known as the Utah Legislature?
Where? In the US House of Representatives.
Mass. Rep. Gerry Studds (D) got a standing ovation when he returned to Congress after his censure for buggering a House Page.
In San Francisco “Standing Ovation” has an entirely different connotation. Sort of like “raise the flag”.