International Gay Olympics records. 1981-1984.

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International Gay Olympics records. 1981-1984.

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Minutes, correspondence, notes, newsletters, and other materials documenting the efforts of the Minnesota gay and lesbian community to host the 1986 winter games of the International Lesbian/Gay Olympics (later known as the Gay Games) and the participation by Minnesotans in the 1982 games in San Francisco.

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Minnesota Lesbian/Gay Committee of the International Gay Athletic Association.

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The International Gay Olympic Association was founded by Tom Wadell, a former U.S. decathlon champion and representative of the United States at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, to permit lesbians and gay men throughout the world to participate in world class competition based on the Olympic ideal. The Minnesota Committee was formed in January 1981 with the intent and purpose of uniforming and sending a full slate of the best qualified gay and lesbian athletes from the state of Minnesota to the Au...

San Francisco Arts & Athletics.

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