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Shifts and nuances in the way we communicate online.
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Sally Ride, America's First Lesbian in Space: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, July 23-27

Sally Ride, America's First Lesbian in Space: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, July 23-27 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Sally Ride's late, great coming out party. Chick-Fil-A still doesn't like gay people - get used to it - and make your own Chick-Fil-Gay sandos at home, minus the bigotry, minus the MSG. Muppets, heterosexual moon walkers and what are you doing to celebrate International Technology Upgrade Week? In case you were under a (moon) rock, this is what people are talking about online this week. Catch up and join the conversation.

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Sally Ride: An American Pioneer without the Survivor Benefits for Her Partner of 27 Years

Sally Ride: An American Pioneer without the Survivor Benefits for Her Partner of 27 Years | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Why the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) needs to bite the dust. If the same-sex partner of an American pioneer in space — Sally Ride – they were together 27 years — cannot receive the same benefits due to any other federal employee in a heterosexual marriage, we are sending a terrible message to our next generation about our values.

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Why Sally Ride's Sexual Orientation Matters

Why Sally Ride's Sexual Orientation Matters | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Ride didn't hide the fact of her sexual orientation from her family and friends during her lifetime, anyway, nor did she want it hidden from from the public in her death.

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Sally Ride: One Big Step for Humankind

Sally Ride: One Big Step for Humankind | Communications Major | Scoop.it

It's hard to be courageous after you have died, but pioneering U.S. astronaut Sally Ride managed this with her posthumous coming out as being partnered with a woman for 27 years.

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