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Title: Katherine Krebs Gay Games uniforms
Dates: 1982-1986
Collection Number: 2023-62
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.25 linear feet (1 carton)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: 1982 and 1986 Gay Games tracksuit uniforms belonging to swimmer, 1982 and 1986 Gay Games medalist, and 1986 Gay Games opening
and closing ceremony producer Katherine Krebs. The uniforms feature pins and patches highlighting Krebs’s roles in the Games.
The 1982 uniform features a pin for the “Gay Olympic Games,” in protest of the International Olympic Committee’s lawsuit against
event organizers for using the “Olympic” designation.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission
to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.
[Identification of item]. Katherine Krebs Gay Games uniforms. Collection Number: 2023-62. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Katherine Krebs, July 2023.
Scope and Content of Collection
1982 and 1986 Gay Games tracksuit uniforms belonging to swimmer, 1982 and 1986 Gay Games medalist, and 1986 Gay Games opening
and closing ceremony producer Katherine Krebs. The uniforms feature pins and patches highlighting Krebs’s roles in the Games.
The 1982 uniform features a pin for the “Gay Olympic Games,” in protest of the International Olympic Committee’s lawsuit against
event organizers for using the “Olympic” designation.