ProvenanceOriginally donated to The State Library of South Australia by Truffy MaGinnis and transferred to the Migration Museum.
Truffy MaGinnis played for the Armpits soccer team every season from 1982 - 2000, this shirt is part of a collection of memoribillia from the Armpits Lesbian soccer team.SignificanceThis football shirt comes from the Armpits lesbian football team, also known as the OUT women's soccer team under South Australian Women's Soccer Association. The Armpits played from 1982-2002 and operated as a non-hierarchical soccer team which encouraged women of all ages and abilities to join in and play football with no official coach or captain.
This shirt is from the team's participation in the Gay Games in Sydney in 2002.DescriptionThis is a blue short sleeved women's football shirt worn at the Gay Games in Sydney 2002. Worn by a member of the Adelaide Lesbian Soccer team, known as the OUT team or the Armpits. The shirt has the word 'persistance' (spelt as written) on the left breast in rainbow font, and underneath has the image of a soccer ball with a trail of stars, on the back is the number 6.Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementAccession NumberHT 2019.0924
