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Commentary
10 LGBT trailblazers that you probably didn’t know were crazy sexy
Not only were these folks giants in their fields, they were historical hotties too.
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News (USA)
LEGO’s new ‘Women of NASA’ set is perfect for today’s political climate
231 pieces of awesome.
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Commentary
Did you know there is an outdoor museum of LGBTQ history?
Chicago’s Legacy Walk teaches our history in a unique and fascinating manner.
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News (USA)
First lesbian in space to be immortalized in new ‘Women of NASA’ LEGO set
Astronaut Sally Ride passed away in 2012 and officially came out in her obituary.
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News (USA)
Obama honors Bayard Rustin, Sally Ride with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday posthumously honored LGBT and civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, and Dr. Sally Ride, the first known LGBT astronaut, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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LGBTQ History
LGBT History Month profile: Sally Ride, first female American astronaut in space
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. She later became the only person to serve on the presidential commissions investigating both of the nation’s space shuttle tragedies — the Challenger explosion (1986) and the Columbia disaster (2003).
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Life
Obama to honor LGBT activist Bayard Rustin, astronaut Sally Ride
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will posthumously honor LGBT and civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, and Dr. Sally Ride, the first known LGBT astronaut, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Thursday.
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Life
Highest Presidential honor to be awarded posthumously to Sally Ride
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Monday that President Barack Obama will bestow a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, to astronaut Dr. Sally Ride.
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Commentary
Can my ‘gay community’ please stop whining about Sally Ride?
We sometimes expect our famous gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to carry our banner to every corner of the world, shouting how we deserve and demand equal rights, when the reality is that they are simply trying to live a gay life in a straight world just as you and I are. I don’t believe we have the right to ask or demand that of anyone.
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News (USA)
Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies of cancer; comes ‘out’ in obituary
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died Monday at the age of 61, following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.