Was Sally Ride gay?

America’s first female astronaut, who died Monday of pancreatic cancer at age 61, was in a 27-year relationship with Tam O’Shaughnessy, though before her death, Ride kept the relationship private. Ride was married to astronaut Steve Hawley when she went into space in 1983, but they divorced in 1987. Hawley said in a statement that Ride was a “very private person” who was “never fully comfortable” with the public scrutiny to which she was subjected.

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