http://queerbio.com/wiki/api.php?hidebots=1&days=14&limit=50&target=Main_Page&action=feedrecentchanges&feedformat=atom
QueerBio.com - Changes related to "Main Page" [en]
2024-03-28T17:57:08Z
Related changes
MediaWiki 1.23.5
http://queerbio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Welcome_to_QueerBio.com&diff=48422&oldid=48301
Welcome to QueerBio.com
2024-03-24T12:02:55Z
<p></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 12:02, 24 March 2024</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan='4' style='text-align: center;' class='diff-multi'>(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><h2 align="center"><em>'''DID YOU KNOW?'''</em></h2></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><h2 align="center"><em>'''DID YOU KNOW?'''</em></h2></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><h3 align="center">'''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mental Health Advocates from the </del>LGBTQ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Community</del>'''</h3></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><h3 align="center">'''<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Soap Opera Stars and Producers Who Identify as </ins>LGBTQ'''</h3></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">lgbthealth</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">png</del>|250px|link=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mental Health Advocates from the </del>LGBTQ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Community</del>]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">tv</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg</ins>|250px|link=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Soap Opera Stars and Producers Who Identify as </ins>LGBTQ]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mental disorders </del>are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">now recognized as a leading health issue in today's world.  This has not always been </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">case as the stigma </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mental health isolated </del>many <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and society shied away from support.  The World Health Organization reported that in 2019 one in every 8 </del>individuals, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">or 970 million people</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">lived with a mental disorder</del>.  <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">These range from anxiety, eating disorders</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and depression to post</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">traumatic stress, neurodevelopment disorders, and schizophrenia</del>.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Soap operas </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">long-running television shows that portray </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">lives </ins>of many individuals <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">through their daily</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">usually emotionally intense</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">interactions</ins>.  <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">They usually are shown during the daytime</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">though there are some notable evening soap operas.  This genre of television show got its name from the sponsorship of soap companies in its early days.  They are known as telenovas in Spanish</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">speaking countries.  Soap operas attract millions of dedicated viewers</ins>.</p></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Socio-economic factors play a big role </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">determining the mental health of the </del>LGBTQ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">community</del>.  <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">These include social inclusion, freedom from discrimination </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">violence, and economic stability and well-being. All </del>of these are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">challenges faced by </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LGBTQ community, as they are by </del>most <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">minority groups.  The American Psychiatric Association reports that LGBTQ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to have a mental disorder in their lifetime - half have experienced depression</del>,</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There have been many prominent actors </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">soap operas that are </ins>LGBTQ.  <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Producers </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">directors </ins>of these <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">shows who </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LGBTQ include </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">creators of Britain's </ins>most <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">popular soap opera 'Coronation Street'</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Derek Granger]] </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Tony Warren]]; the producer of 'Hollyoaks' and 'EastEnders' [[Bryan Kirkwood]]; and soap opera scriptwriters [[Jonathan Harvey]] and [[Jane Chambers]]</ins>.</p></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">three in five have experienced anxiety</del>.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mental health challenges are particularly prevalent in </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">transgender community</del>.  <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lack of support from friends and family engender feelings of isolation and transgender individuals continually face threats of physical violence and harm, bias</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">discrimination, prejudice, and more</del>.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In terms of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">content of soap operas, it is only relatively recently that the story lines have included LGBTQ characters</ins>.  <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The American soap opera 'Soap' was the first to include a gay character in 1977 (the character Jodie Dallas)</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">while the first openly gay character in Great Britain's soaps was the show 'Brookside' in 1982 (the character Gordon Collins)</ins>.</p></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A key advance </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the progress of the LGBTQ community and mental health has been the declassification of homosexuality as a mental illness</del>.  <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Gay individuals </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Richard Green</del>]] and [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">John Richard Nichols</del>]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">were at the forefront of this activism </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the United States.  Other countries have followed their lead.  Of pressing concern to the community now is the banning of conversion therapy</del>.</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Transgender characters have only recently been prominent </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">soap operas</ins>.  <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Though Britain's 'Coronation Street' introduced the first transgender character, Hayley Cropper, in 1998, most recent additions have included </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ash Palmisciano</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in Emmerdale, </ins>and [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Annie Wallace</ins>]] in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hollyoaks</ins>.</p></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There are many </del>LGBTQ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">psychologists </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">psychiatrists on our list</del>.  <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Others are activists, politicians, charity leaders, writers, </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">health administrators</del>. We have identified notable LGBTQ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mental health advocates </del>from Australia, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Canada</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Germany</del>, Great Britain, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Greece</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ireland</del>, New Zealand, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Somalia</del>, and The United States.  To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mental Health Advocates from the </del>LGBTQ <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Community</del>|HERE]]'''</p></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><p><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Many prominent </ins>LGBTQ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">soap stars have successful careers in other entertainment areas, such as theatre, film </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">television</ins>.  <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Some of the earliest include Great Britain's [[Amanda Barrie]] (who appeared in the 'Carry On' series of films) </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">American [[Farley Granger]]</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></p></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><p></ins>We have identified notable LGBTQ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">soap opera stars and producers </ins>from Australia, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Belgium</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Brazil, Canada</ins>, Great Britain, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">India</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mexico</ins>, New Zealand, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Nigeria, The Netherlands</ins>, and The United States.  To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Soap Opera Stars and Producers Who Identify as </ins>LGBTQ|HERE]]'''</p></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]</div></td></tr>
</table>
Msbcsds