Just 10 days before his death in 2012, Sally Ride assured him that he would be fine even if he came out to his partner.
Ride’s 27-year partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, is open about their relationship in a new documentary centering on the life and career of a pioneering astronaut. Sally – What O’Shaughnessy recently revealed is that she gave her permission at the age of 61, just before she passed away from complications of pancreatic cancer.
“Ten days before she passed away, I asked her how I should be published,” Oshafsy said. people. “I was like a public celebration of her life and then I had national respect at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and I thought our friends and family had decided what she wanted to say to me, how open you wanted to be about our relationship.
Sally Through interviews, archival footage and reenactments, it tells the story of the first American woman in the universe. The film delves into the homophobia that kept its way from coming out, as well as the prevalent sexism faced by the first female astronauts.
The film also features Sally’s younger sister, Bear Ride. her mother, Carol Joyce Ride; Other astronauts who joined the Space Program on their 1978 rides: Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, John Fabian and Steve Hawley. Ryde was married to Holy for five years before his relationship with Oshafsy. Holy said in the documentary that he and Ryde were married “in good faith,” but he suspected she was gay.
Oshafsey and Ryde first met at a youth tennis camp taught by Billy Jean King, but their friendship did not become romantic until 1985.
“We had a great relationship from when we were kids until we became lovers,” Oshafsy continued. “I think it’s something I’m proud of.”
Sally It can be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu.
Source: Advocate.com – www.advocate.com
