Before he me out as gay followg his reer, Glenn Burke brought a new way of celebratg to baseball and the world.
Contents:
- BASEBALL’S FIRST OUT PLAYER, GLENN BURKE, CREATED THE HIGH-FIVE, BRIEFLY A SYMBOL OF GAY PRI
- THE GAY HISTORY OF THE HIGH FIVE
- HIGH FIV ARE GAY
- ‘MORN FAY’ REP: GAYS DON’T HIGH-FIVE
BASEBALL’S FIRST OUT PLAYER, GLENN BURKE, CREATED THE HIGH-FIVE, BRIEFLY A SYMBOL OF GAY PRI
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." * gay high five *
That would be Glenn Burke of the Los Angel Dodgers, who was also the sport’s first openly gay player. And fact, for a while, the high-five was a symbol of gay pri! While at the time he tried to keep his homosexualy secret, most everyone knew.
THE GAY HISTORY OF THE 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.
HIGH FIV ARE GAY
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.
‘MORN FAY’ REP: GAYS DON’T HIGH-FIVE
Did you know about Glenn Burke and the secret gay history of the high-five?