There is a touching essay by her sister Bear (who is gay, and a minister) about her sister’s “fundamental sense of privacy,” and how people might have been surprised to learn about Ride’s relationship with Tam.
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Why Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she was gay
In life, Sally Ride became famous as America's first woman in space — and in death, she's now added to her fame as the first acknowledged gay astronaut.The revelation came in a low-key way: Monday's o...