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<h3 align="center">15 YEAR OLD SCIENCE PRODIGY IS PROUD TO BE GAY</h3>
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<h3 align="center">GAY FIGURE SKATER WAS SLOVAKIA'S OLYMPIC GOLD-WINNING ATHLETE OF THE 20th CENTURY</h3>
[[File:jackandraka.jpg|100px|link=Jack Andraka|thumb|left|Jack Andraka]]
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[[File:ondrejnepela.jpg|100px|link=Ondrej Nepela|thumb|left|Ondrej Nepela]]
  
<p>Described as a '15 Year Old Edison of our times', inventor, scientist, cancer researcher, and proud Out member of the LGBTQ community [[Jack Andraka]] is making history.</p>
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<p>Olympic gold-winning and three-time World Champion figure skater Ondrej Nepela was so popular in his home country of Slovakia that he was voted the country's Athlete of the 20th Century.</p>
  
<p>He recently won the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (the 'Olympics of Youth Science') for his breakthrough work in creating a process to detect various types of cancer by identifying an increase in a specific type of protein in the body.</p>
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<p>In addition, a popular annual figure skating competition, the Nepela trophy, was created in his honour.  [[Ondrej Nepela|Read more]]</p>
 
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<p>Jack is the youngest person to ever address The Royal Society of MedicineRead on for more about this remarkable individual, including a video of him addressing the TED Conference. [[Jack Andraka|Read more]]</p>
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'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]

Revision as of 13:48, 3 December 2013


The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community. Its database lists over 5,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or queer, and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business leaders, academics, activists, and more. The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.
Managing Editors: Mark S. Bonham, Connie Bonello

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To search for an individual from the database of over 5,000 biographies, simply type the name in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO.

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Did You Know?

GAY FIGURE SKATER WAS SLOVAKIA'S OLYMPIC GOLD-WINNING ATHLETE OF THE 20th CENTURY

Ondrej Nepela

Olympic gold-winning and three-time World Champion figure skater Ondrej Nepela was so popular in his home country of Slovakia that he was voted the country's Athlete of the 20th Century.

In addition, a popular annual figure skating competition, the Nepela trophy, was created in his honour. Read more

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here