Draft:List of LGBTQ Astronauts

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  • Comment: No need for a standalone list of just 3 elements. The astronauts' own pages can manage the information, and in each case the other 2 may be included in "See also" if not relevant for mention within the articles themselves. Cambalachero (talk) 17:20, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Seems to be a case of WP:SYNTH, all the sources are about individuals, and not about them as a group (though I didn't look through all refs). And the draft currently just repeats short bios that can be found in the articles about these three astronauts. Artem.G (talk) 10:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
  • Comment: Please review MOS:QUOTE - this relies entirely too much on quote copyvios and non-rs and reads like an essay. PRAXIDICAE💕 13:56, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

The following is a List of LGBTQ astronauts. As of 2023, there have been at least three known LGBTQ astronauts, Sally Ride,[1] Wendy B. Lawrence,[2] and Anne McClain,[3] all three from the United States. Within the American space program, two-thirds of astronauts have been members of the military, which had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy from 1993 to 2011. Prior to public knowledge of Ride's orientation in 2012, there had been no out LGBTQ astronauts.[4] Michael Cassutt has written that coming out could be a "career-wrecker" for astronauts.[5]

Image Name
Birth date 		Country Missions
(launch date) 		Notes Citation(s)
Sally Ride United States United States STS-7
(June 18, 1983)
STS-41-G
(October 5, 1984) 		First known LGBTQ astronaut
First American woman in space
Her 27 year relationship with her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy was revealed in Ride's obituary in 2012 		[6][7]
Wendy B. Lawrence United States United States STS-67
(March 2, 1995)
STS-86
(September 26, 1997)
STS-91
(June 2, 1998)
STS-114
(July 26, 2005 		Publicly came out while accepting the 2019 United States Naval Academy Distinguished Graduate Award by acknowledging her spouse, Cathy Watson [8][9][10]
Anne McClain United States United States Soyuz MS-11
(December 3, 2019) 		Was outed in 2019 in space while working at the International Space Station [11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Klotz, Irene (July 25, 2012). "After death, Sally Ride reveals she was gay". Reuters.
  2. ^ "Events and Programs - DGA19 Bio Lawrence - www.usna.com". www.usna.com.
  3. ^ Chelsea Gohd (October 10, 2019). "Sally Ride's Life Partner Weighs in on the Future of LGBTQ+ Astronauts". Space.com.
  4. ^ Whitesides, Loretta Hidalgo (January 31, 2008). "Space, The Final Frontier for Homosexuality". Wired.
  5. ^ Wolchover, Natalie (July 24, 2012). "Why Aren't There Any Openly Gay Astronauts?". Space.com.
  6. ^ Boyle, Alan (July 24, 2012). "Why Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she was gay". NBC News.
  7. ^ Garcia, Mark (June 18, 2018). "Sally Ride – First American Woman in Space". NASA.
  8. ^ "Captain Wendy B. Lawrence '81, USN (Ret.)". U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ^ "2019 Distinguished Graduate Award Medal Ceremony". USNA Alumni Association & Foundation. 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
  10. ^ "Wendy B. Lawrence biography" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ^ Mars, Kelli (14 February 2016). "Anne C. McClain (Lt Col, U.S. Army) NASA Astronaut". NASA.
  12. ^ Moore, Matt (13 April 2020). "Lesbian astronaut was falsely accused of committing first crime from space". Gay Times.

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