Thanks for the mention. I seem to recall hearing that before. Isn’t it wonderful that everyone outed her after her death, something she never wanted to do while living?
Someone had an agenda, and I’m banking on it being a homosexual activist of some sort. I guess it’s okay if they out her, bad if a straight person does.
(in truth, I don’t know who did it, but this sounds reasoned) If I’m wrong, and I could be, I am sorry for raising the thought.
IMO, the people who should be honored should be of historical positive value. While I think Ride’s activities were special, I don’t see the value of having her commemorated there.
This seems more about getting a homosexual into the Capital Building to demonstrate their contribution to society.
Opening up California with the mission system is much more of a groundbreaking event IMO. Ride was only one of many astronauts. I don’t seek to take anything away from her, but I don’t think her tragic end warrants commemoration of this sort.
If she had been the first astronaut to fly in space, or to land on the Moon or Mars, perhaps. Not this.
JMO
She was a female astronaut. How did her sex life contribute to that?