Gay games : file of clippings and miscellanea. [198-?-

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Gay games : file of clippings and miscellanea. [198-?-

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1 portfolio ; 25 x 38 cm.

Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Historical Note The Gay Games was an athletic event and festival first held in San Francisco between August 28 and September 5,1982. The event was founded by Tom Waddell, and it was first referred to as the Gay Olympics as it was modeled after the international Olympic Games. Controversy surrounding the event began when the U.S. Olympic Committee filed a legal injunction that succeeded in preventing use of the word "Olympic" as part of its na...