Sally Ride told her partner it was OK to come out 10 days before her death
“We had a wonderful relationship from the time we were kids until we became lovers,” Tam O'Shaughnessy said.
JUNE 17, 2025
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“We had a wonderful relationship from the time we were kids until we became lovers,” Tam O'Shaughnessy said.
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