The Kiss Cam moments can be fun or awkward, but it looks like the days of mocking two men to kiss are over.
They might not be the first same-sex couple to kiss on a kiss cam anywhere, but Saturday one same-sex couple was the first to kiss on the kiss cam at Dodger Stadium.
Jim Buzinski at OutSports says they’ve “long decried the ‘kiss cam’ at sports stadiums since they have often had uncomfortable moments when two guys were shown and everyone was embarrassed over whether they would actually kiss.”Â
But not on Saturday, when the two men shared a genuine, warm kiss on camera – and the fans cheered.
The Huffington Post notes “it’s not a first for baseball. In 2011, the San Francisco Giants featured two men kissing on the AT&T Park kiss cam. That kiss took place during LGBT Night — and as some fans have pointed out on reddit, the Giants haven’t featured a same-sex couple kissing on camera at LGBT Night since then.”
Dodgers fan Steven Hartline told The Gaily Grind he was in the stadium Saturday and saw the kiss. He says his “natural instinct was this was for a gag/cheap laugh, but the two men turned to each other and kiss, indicating they are a real-life loving couple, not a punchline.”
“Either way, I’m glad I was there, as it felt historic, and was proud of the loud, enthusiastic response from the crowd,” Hartline adds. “Not one person around me groaned or made derogatory remarks, and seemed genuinely pleased with the moment.”
Watch the clip, below, to see what certainly appear to be a gay couple kiss, about 28 seconds in.
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Image: Screenshot via Joven Calloway/YouTube