Buffalo Belles Member Profiles

Name: Tina Marie M

Age: Over 50

Status: In love and Married

Member Since: Fall 1999

Area: Buffalo, NY

Email: TinaMarie026@aol.com

Other Organizations: Former board member of "PEP Buffalo"

Hobbies: Shopping, playing on the computer, going out!

Misc: I have had an attraction for the female dress and form for as long as I can remember. I first started with high heels and then corsets about 20 years ago. I added a few things over the years, but never fully dressed until Dec. 1998. This was due to after years of searching, finding Mistress Kali Ward, who gave me the encouragement to go the final step. She is a Member of "PEP National" and the founder of "PEP Buffalo" . My first day of dressing was for a Photo shoot for "Girl of the Month" (in a CD/TV publication by Bobbi Swan in "Our Way" magazine). Since then I have been having the best time of my life and have meet some of the nicest people I know. I have been to events in Michigan, Ohio, and to the "Western Belles Round Up" in the Poconos. The "Round Up" was a 3 day event were I could be "me" the whole time. It was filled with all kinds of seminars and contests. I even won "Belle of the Ball" and "Miss Congeniality." I'm a Board Member for PEP Buffalo, and a member of the Buffalo Belles. Since then I have been to many events including "Southern Comfort Conference" in Atlanta. For this on I even flew dressed. I went back to the "Western Belles Round up" for a second year and have been to Detroit, Rochester and many other places. Now I have a wonderful Lady living with me and her kids. I am their second Mom and am dressing almost all the time now, going everywhere I wish. It is all so wonderful and I owe so much to Nicole, my love who gave me so much confidence. I do have a personal web site, so if you would like to see it, feel free to E-mail me for the link.

Now in 2008, I find myself married and with a new family. I live 98% female and try to look male for work only. I have found myself and have a partner to share it with. I have dropped out of PEP Buffalo and am just living life the way I always wanted, Female! I am working to keep the Buffalo Belles going for those that are just opening up the "Trans" door for the first time and for those that just want someplace to go to be "themselves".

Tina

Name: Valerie Merinda

Age: 50ish

Status: Single

Member Since: August 2007

Area: Buffalo, NY

Email:

Other Organizations: Erie Sisters

Hobbies:

Misc: Although I have been dressing since the age of 8, I have been "in the closet" until Sept. 2007 which was my first Buffalo Belles meeting. I drove to the meeting enfemme but I had never even stepped outside my house while dressed before that day, and here I was driving 35 miles to a place I have never been to before, and meeting perfect strangers, all while dressed as a woman.
It was exciting, scary, and during the 45 minute drive there, I had second thoughts about going through with it, it almost seemed surreal in a way as it was so different from anything I had ever done in my life before. The meeting was wonderful for me, especially since I had never even met another crossdresser before in my life and here, there were a bunch of us sitting around a table talking for hours.
For the next year, I only went the Belles meetings "dressed" but I gained confidence during that time and in Sept. of 08 I ventured down to Erie PA. to my first meeting of the Erie Sisters. They run their meetings different. You r.s.v.p. weather you are going to be there and then once everyone who said they were going be there arrives, they go out to a restaurant to eat and then to a club for dancing, drinking, conversation,playing pool, darts, and whatever. I have also attended 2 Galas down there. in 08 and 09. I couldn't make the '10 Gala because I couldn't get the time off from work. Bummer.
I'm happy with the balance of male/female sides I have in my life, oh sure there are things I really want like pierced ears and a nice set of natural breasts, but although I am out of the closet as far going out dressed, I am still deep in another closet as far as family and friends knowing about Valerie, and I'm good with that, at least for now, we'll see what the future brings.
Tina has recently promoted me [along with my friend Amber] to help run the monthly Belles meetings due to increased membership and attendance, I hope that we do well.
This pic of me was taken Oct.9th 2011. I have just recently returned from a vacation in Las Vegas, luckily, Amber's vacation was able to coincide with mine and we were able to travel together.
We did not travel en-femme on the planes as airport security is so strict now,and neither one of us is full-time at this point, but, when we were in Vegas, we were en-femme most of the time and had a lot of fun. We met girls [like us that is] from all over the U.S. and Canada while there. I missed the Gala in 2011, but hope to attend again soon. Val