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Reinhardt grew up in Berlin's upper middle class. She entered public consciousness in 1927, when she published poetry in a lesbian magazine. Shortly afterward began working as an organizer for the Monbijou Club. The club, affiliated with a large German homosexual organization, hosted balls, lectures, and organized bowling and hiking groups. She continued working as an organizer until 1933, when the club she was working at was shut down by the Nazis.

Gerda von Zobeltitz (d. 29 March 1963) , who was born this day, 9 June, in 1891. Von Zobeltitz was a German woman thought to be one of the earliest trans women in the country.

Von Zobeltitz came from a depreciated noble family, and grew up in Berlin, living with family for most of her life. She first appears as "Gerda" in records from 1912. She reached out to Magnus Hirschfeld, who provided her with a medical report that allowed her to obtain a "transvestite pass"; this pass would allow her to dress as a woman without being bothered by police.

Von Zobeltitz was married to women several times, although none of the marriages lasted for more than a year. She became involved in Berlin's gay subculture in the 1920s. During the Nazi Regime, she worked as a seamstress. Although she feared persecution by the regime, it is unclear whether she was ever threatened.

Kadow began studying at Bauhaus at age 18. After graduating, she was hired as a teacher, later teaching classes on fashion and artistic print design. She left teaching in 1971, and threw herself into textile design, focusing especially on tapestries.

Magni was born into an upper class family, but began to sympathize with those opposing the Pinochet dictatorship while studying sociology at the University of Chile. In 1984, she joined the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR), a guerilla organization. At the time of joining, she left her young daughter with her family, never contacting any of them again.

Youth Empowerment is very much my "thing" so I loved reading this article by La Prensa.

It seems there is a movement supporting the idea of students managing the electoral tables during the 2017 elections!

Liberal Congressman Jose Saavedra is hoping that the commission for the election pursues certain electoral reforms. However he has also said that if the political parties do not support this idea, there is nothing he can do.

He wants to change the representation who work at the electoral tables, however it appears that some of the political parties also desire changes including possibly having prosecutors working the tables. He wants university students to be among the people at the tables, working and making decisions.

For those of you who aren't familiar with "electoral tables" they are a device used in Honduran elections which helps tally the votes, and helps to debate and decide what to do when certain events occur/questions are raised. They operate under a democracy, voting whenever they need too, in order to know how to properly handle a situation such as potential voter fraud, or bribes being given to voters.

After nearly 20 years on Das Erste: Farewell to Verbotene Liebe

07/18/2014

ARD's programming committee has decided to end the current production contract for Verbotene Liebe. The last episode of the show as a daily soap is expected to be broadcast early in 2015. The successor to the 6PM broadcasting timeslot will be Quizduell with Jörg Pilawa.

Volker Herres, Das Erste Program Director:

"20 years ago, the brother-sister pair Jan and Julia made Verbotene Liebe a German hit series. Who could have guessed back then that VL, as the glamor soap was quickly nicknamed, would have such a long run? But at a certain point all the many kinds of stories of the forbidden and glamorous get told. Then it's necessary to find the right time to stop. And in our opinion that time has come. As painful as that may be for loyal fans of the series. But one thing is for sure: Verbotene Liebe wrote television history."

Frank Beckmann, ARD Early Evening Coordinator:

"With great dedication and impressive creativity, the Verbotene Liebe team has shaped the early evening for years. We know the strength of the brand and its importance to its loyal fans. That's why we're considering whether we can offer Verbotene Liebe in another form at a later date."

The successor to the 6PM broadcast timeslot will be Quizduell with Jörg Pilawa. The interactive show achieved above-average ratings in May during a three-week test broadcast.

Since 2 January 1995 Verbotene Liebe has been running from Monday to Friday in Das Erste's early evening programming. The daily soap is produced by UFA Serial Drama on the backlot at Ossendorf in Cologne.