Draft:List of LGBTQ Astronauts
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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]
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Image | Name Birth date |
Country | Missions (launch date) |
Notes | Citation(s) |
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Sally Ride | 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 |
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Wendy B. Lawrence | 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 | Soyuz MS-11 (December 3, 2019) |
Was outed in 2019 in space while working at the International Space Station | [11][12] | |
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Submission rejected on 13 June 2023 by Cambalachero (talk). This topic is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Rejected by Cambalachero 10 months ago. Last edited by Citation bot 2 months ago. |
Submission declined on 6 July 2022 by The Most Comfortable Chair (talk). Term "LGBTQ Astronauts" does not seem to be utilized on its own. References are about notable individuals, and not necessarily about the aforementioned term. You will need to show that the term "LGBTQ Astronauts" has been the focus of reliable coverage — instead of individual astronauts — to justify having an article to it. Otherwise, this seems to be a synthesis of factually accurate information, which Wikipedia is not. |
- 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)