Sally Ride dies..outed posthumously

[drlloyd11]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/2 ... 96537.html
Interesting

Sally Ride's death after a seventeen-month battle with pancreatic cancer has brought to light a less-reported fact about the first American woman in space: her long-time relationship with female partner Tam O'Shaughnessy.

An official statement from Sally Ride Science named O'Shaughnessy as the 61-year-old Ride's partner of 27 years. She is also identified in a short bio on Sally Ride Science's official website simply as the company's Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for Content.

[Ariel]

Thank you for sharing this. Read the link and was torn between being moved and being outraged . . . taking a deep breath and knowing that the world is changing that acceptance has come a long way from when I couldn't tell my best friend . . . She was a hero and an amazing woman, proud of her. Grateful to her. Rest in Peace.

Ariel