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What gesture, familiar to us, is also a symbol of the gay people of San Francisco?

There are several versions of the origin of the "High five" gesture ("Give five!"), But the most common one indicates its first appearance in a baseball game on October 2, 1977. Los Angeles Dodgers players Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke played a good combination, after which Burke enthusiastically raised his hand above his head. Not knowing what to do, Baker slapped him with his hand. Three years later, Burke, an open homosexual, was forced to retire from baseball, but this gesture was not forgotten. He popularized it in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco, known for being densely populated by gay minorities, where "High five" became a symbol of gay self-identification.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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