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Captions: Do you guys think that it ever crossed the people who fought for gay liberation like at Stonewall, rest in peace to all those who lost their lives there, by the way,  but do you think it ever crossed their minds  that somebody like George Santos could exist in the future? —that all their work, all their fighting  could lead to a gay Latino Republican Congressman  using funds from the Republican Party to buy  Onlyfans subscriptions, Sephora, botox, and Hermes items.  I personally like to think that's why Marsha threw the brick [@duncantdothisanymore]. “What i would give to go back and explain who #georgesantos is to gay people in the 70s #fyp #foryoupage #viral #gay #lgbt #gayhistory #lgbthistory #stonewall” Tiktok, 18 November 2023, https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8ffF25e/   *It should be noted that the aforementioned video contains misinformation, as no one died at the Stonewall Uprising  

     In the Tiktok from @duncantdothisanymore, the creator addresses the evolving state of the LGBT community by posing a clever query: could the people who fought for gay liberation at Stonewall ever imagine George Santos being the openly gay, Republican Congressman that he is in 2023? Despite this question's rhetorical and sarcastic nature, its answer illuminates the current state of LGBT rights. My answer is no, I don’t think they could imagine it.       George Santos’ position in the House of Representatives, despite his sexual orientation, is evidence of widespread gay tolerance, at least at a superficial level. His ability to run for, be elected to, and hold what I would describe as “high-ranking” public office as an openly gay man is a feat that gay activists of 1969 couldn’t fathom. This shift in public opinion signals that gay people, while still discriminated against in other spheres, have worked their way into the majority, or hegemon, of American society, albeit condit