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Glenn Burke, a gay outfielr for the Los Angel Dodgers, is creded as the ventor of the greetg. It's been lled a "fiant symbol of gay pri."

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BASEBALL’S FIRST OUT PLAYER, GLENN BURKE, CREATED THE HIGH-FIVE, BRIEFLY A SYMBOL OF GAY PRI

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That would be Glenn Burke of the Los Angel Dodgers, who was also the sport’s first openly gay player.

THE GAY HISTORY OF THE HIGH FIVE

And fact, for a while, the high-five was a symbol of gay pri!

HIGH FIV ARE GAY

While at the time he tried to keep his homosexualy secret, most everyone knew.

‘MORN FAY’ REP: GAYS DON’T HIGH-FIVE

Lasorda was nial about his son’s homosexualy, and angrily trad Burke to the Oakland A’s. Thgs didn’t get better — the A’s manager Billy Mart was also homophobic, repeatedly ed the word “faggot” and refed to play Burke. He joed a gay softball league and took his team to the world champnships.

Smh, a gay activist, who wrote of the high-five, “There is stead the legacy of two men’s hands touchg, high above their heads. Did you know about Glenn Burke and the secret gay history of the high-five? But did you know that this gture was probably vented by a gay man?

He often chewed Burke out and ntuoly nied that his son was gay.

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The Gay History of the High Five .

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