Soap opera Soap opera A soap opera is an ongoing drama serial on television or radio, featuring the lives of many characters and their emotional relationships. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas being sponsored by soap manufacturers. BBC Radio's "The Archers", first broadcast in 1950, is the world’s longest-running radio soap opera; the world's longest-running television soap opera is "Coronation Street", first broadcast on ITV in 1960. The first serial considered to be a "soap opera" was "Painted Dreams", which debuted on October 20, 1930 on Chicago radio station WGN. Early radio series such as "Painted Dreams" were broadcast in
Transsexual many transgender people prefer the designation "transgender" and reject "transsexual". The term "transsexual", however, continues to be used, and some people who pursue medical assistance (for example, sex reassignment surgery) to change their sexual characteristics to match their gender identity prefer the designation "transsexual" and reject "transgender". One perspective offered by transsexual people who reject a transgender label for that of "transsexed" is that, for people who have gone through sexual reassignment surgery, their anatomical sex has been altered, whilst their gender remains constant. Historically, one reason some people preferred "transsexual" to "transgender" is that the medical community in the