Sally Ri was the first U.S. woman space and a role mol for women everywhere. But one group had to wa until her ath this week to claim her as a member - the gay muny.
Contents:
- WHY SALLY RI WAED UNTIL HER ATH TO TELL THE WORLD SHE WAS GAY
- AFTER ATH, SALLY RI REVEALS SHE WAS GAY
- SALLY RI GAY: FIRST KNOWN LGBT ASTRONT BORN IN NASA HISTORY!
- WHY AREN'T THERE ANY OPENLY GAY ASTRONTS?
- GAY OR NOT GAY? SALLY RI
WHY SALLY RI WAED UNTIL HER ATH TO TELL THE WORLD SHE WAS GAY
In life, Sally Ri beme famo as Ameri's first woman space — and ath, she's now add to her fame as the first acknowledged gay revelatn me a low-key way: Monday's obuary om Sally Ri Science, the tnal venture she found a ago, referred to Tam O'Shghnsy as "her partner of 27 years." A spokwoman for Sally Ri Science, Terry McEntee, s * sally ride lgbt *
Amerin Library AssociatnIn life, Sally Ri beme famo as Ameri's first woman space — and ath, she's now add to her fame as the first acknowledged gay revelatn me a low-key way: Monday's obuary om Sally Ri Science, the tnal venture she found a ago, referred to Tam O'Shghnsy as "her partner of 27 years.
"Bear, a gay Prbyterian mister, tak a different approach. "I'm a rather out-there advote for LGBT [lbian-gay-bisexual-transgenr] rights — my partner and I have even been arrted a uple of tim public prott! I hope mak easier for kids growg up gay that they know that another one of their hero was like them.
Is any surprise, then, that no active or former astronts have publicly announced that they're gay?
AFTER ATH, SALLY RI REVEALS SHE WAS GAY
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Why not straights and gays?
(I'm g the term "gay" here as admtedly aquate shorthand for the LGBT muny. But one group had to wa until her ath this week to claim her as a member - the gay a statement prepared before her ath on Monday of pancreatic ncer, Ri, 61, acknowledged publicly for the first time that she had a longstandg relatnship wh a woman, Tam O’Shghnsy, who was her partner bs, science wrg and astront’s webse, Sally Ri Science, listed O’Shghnsy, Ri’s partner for nearly 30 years, as a survivor. “It was a role which she was never fully fortable, ” Hawley Human Rights Campaign, the largt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr civil rights group the Uned Stat, posted a tribute to Sally Ri on the ont page of s webse on Tuday.
SALLY RI GAY: FIRST KNOWN LGBT ASTRONT BORN IN NASA HISTORY!
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Rters) - Sally Ri was the first U.S. woman space and a role mol for women everywhere. But one group had to wa until her ath this week to claim her as a member - the gay muny. * sally ride lgbt *
But one group had to wa until her ath this week to claim her as a member - the gay a statement prepared before her ath on Monday of pancreatic ncer, Ri, 61, acknowledged publicly for the first time that she had a longstandg relatnship wh a woman, Tam O'Shghnsy, who was her partner bs, science wrg and astront's webse, Sally Ri Science, listed O'Shghnsy, Ri's partner for nearly 30 years, as a survivor. “"It was a role which she was never fully fortable, " Hawley Human Rights Campaign, the largt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr civil rights group the Uned Stat, posted a tribute to Sally Ri on the ont page of s webse on Tuday.
Related: Why Aren't There Any Openly Gay Astronts?
WHY AREN'T THERE ANY OPENLY GAY ASTRONTS?
Followg her ath, a shockg revelatn surfaced before the world. Sce then, Sally Ri Gay speculatns took a drastic turn... * sally ride lgbt *
O'Shghnsy said that seemed to her that "Anne McCla is aaid of beg who she really is bee she's aaid that she won't get the excg opportuni if people know that she's a gay relatnship. "There's that fear that 'if I'm hont about who I am and tell others that I'm gay, then maybe I won't get promoted, maybe I won't get to fly space, maybe I won't be able to walk on the moon' … I thk that if there are other astronts who are members of the LGBTQ muny or aspirg men and women out there who are members of the muny and who are applyg to bee an astront, you know my sense is they're gonna be worried about beg open, " O'Shghnsy said. Very few people general knew that she was gay.
After ‘Sally Ri Gay’, news surfaced all over the ter. Sce then, Sally Ri Gay speculatns took a drastic turn.
GAY OR NOT GAY? SALLY RI
Let’s take a closer look at the gay speculatns. Sally Ri Gay: Was The Astront Married? Though is unknown when they started their relatnship, Sally and Molly broke up 1975, markg the evince for Sally Ri Gay mors.
Sally Ri Gay: Why She Stayed In The Closet For So Many Years? It would not be wrong to say that Sally Ri was good at keepg secrets, as she never addrsed Sally Ri Gay speculatns. While there were a few guy nam who had a romantic lk wh Ri, she me out as gay after her ath.