Some scientists say discrimatn agast gay and lbian ernment employe durg Jam Webb's tenure as NASA admistrator should preclu him om havg a telpe named his honor.
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WHY AREN'T THERE ANY OPENLY GAY ASTRONTS?
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The lack of even one openly gay or lbian livg astront the history of Amerin spaceflight may reflect the culture at the NASA astront office. Only one is publicly known to have been gay or bisexual — Sally Ri — and she kept private until her ath, yterday (July 23), when her obuary on the Sally Ri Science anizatn's webse stated that Ri was survived by Tam O'Shghnsy, her "partner of 27 years. "I hope mak easier for kids growg up gay that they know that another one of their hero was like them, " Bear Ri, who intifi as gay, told Buzzfeed yterday.
Gay rights advot say Sally Ri's addn to the ranks of LGBT role mols will make a tremendo impact. But the lack of even one openly gay or lbian astront the history of Amerin spaceflight may reflect the culture at the NASA astront office.
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Still, the fact remas that no astronts have ever e out as gay or lbian, while many astronts clu mentn of their hbands, wiv or children on their NASA official bgraphy pag. Cassutt said even though he spects there are or have been some other gay or lbian astronts, and spe of the progrs ma on LGBT issu, "I don't expect anyone the current rps to be 'out' any time soon, assumg anyone is gay. ' While there are a great many more people who are openly gay today, we are not yet to a pot of universal acceptance, " he noted.