Katherine Krebs Gay Games uniforms

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2023

Descriptive Summary

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

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Katherine Krebs Gay Games uniforms. Collection Number: 2023-62. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

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.