Pinup Girl Style2024-03-28T11:01:43ZMarlene Bitzerhttp://www.pinupgirlstyle.com/profile/MarleneBitzerhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2214056286?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.pinupgirlstyle.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=queer-pin-up-dolls-admirers&user=3v0atejmztsh6&feed=yes&xn_auth=nonew membertag:www.pinupgirlstyle.com,2013-03-01:6504043:Topic:1887412013-03-01T06:06:09.021ZMarlene Bitzerhttp://www.pinupgirlstyle.com/profile/MarleneBitzer
<p>it is so nice to be part of a group of like minded people i have been dressing for ever and just want to converse with others who share the same interest i love all things girly espicaly pretty hats</p>
<p>dose any body else like wearing hats like wide brim with round crowns have over 20 cathy</p>
<p>it is so nice to be part of a group of like minded people i have been dressing for ever and just want to converse with others who share the same interest i love all things girly espicaly pretty hats</p>
<p>dose any body else like wearing hats like wide brim with round crowns have over 20 cathy</p> Bernd & Marlene… a very unusual story of love.tag:www.pinupgirlstyle.com,2012-11-05:6504043:Topic:1469562012-11-05T17:27:36.368ZMarlene Bitzerhttp://www.pinupgirlstyle.com/profile/MarleneBitzer
<p><em>"Bernd and Marlene Bitzer are in love. For over 40 years. She is a sexy bitch with a lot of pride and class. He is an ambitious self-made man and crazy about fast cars. Without Marlene Bernd would never have achieved so far. How convenient, that they live in the same body…"</em></p>
<p>This could be a short story about me. But it was a rather long one. The story of my life... of my two lives.</p>
<p>Except two girls, noone knew about us two for about three decades. And if someone would…</p>
<p><em>"Bernd and Marlene Bitzer are in love. For over 40 years. She is a sexy bitch with a lot of pride and class. He is an ambitious self-made man and crazy about fast cars. Without Marlene Bernd would never have achieved so far. How convenient, that they live in the same body…"</em></p>
<p>This could be a short story about me. But it was a rather long one. The story of my life... of my two lives.</p>
<p>Except two girls, noone knew about us two for about three decades. And if someone would have told me three years before, what was going to happen until now... :-)</p>
<p>But... slowly: you don't know me yet. I had a long time to get used to me. You should have a few minutes or so. At least. So let's start with my book (i wrote lots of them, for others, as a so called "ghostwriter". Noone knew this word, when i started to earn lil money with it).</p>
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<p>Surely, I had planned my march behind the enemy lines with great intensity. The thing you do when you had once been trained as a journalist and inquiries are a part of your daily fast-food. Read books. Browsed the internet. Asked experts for information. “No idea what they are really doing …“ Don’t know, never really understood it.“ “Costs a fortune and last time I did not even notice it.“ Obviously a far from simple topic.<br/> <br/> Well, let’s now allow the opposite side to speak:” My husband has no clue as to what I do for him…” or: “Men are simply not interested in such things.” Often enough: “My boyfriend will never really grasp what I think and need. Let alone understand.”</p>
<p>Is it really that bad?</p>
<p>Do men and women live in such different worlds that mutual understanding seems impossible? Could something crucial be changed if we had deeper insights into this unknown world? Well yes, maybe. But how can we discover unknown worlds? Quite true … just like Marco Polo, Columbus or Captain Kirk: Man on an expedition. Fearless. Brave. Inexorable.<br/> <br/> Luckily, I had no clue what was going to happen to me...<br/> <br/> <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063790043?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063790043?profile=original" width="445"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2063790043?profile=original"></a></p>
<p><strong>Dramatic Epilogue</strong><br/> I<br/> t reads like something very dramatic. But it is and was like that, not more and not less. And you probably suspected it already: In case you read these lines – then my “girls game” has become reality. And also the woman that I have felt inside of me since I was six years old. Who was already at that time an integral and conscious part of me, who I have always been. At least to a large degree. And this is why this here is not a “real epilogue”.<br/> <br/> Because the worse is still to come.<br/> Because I am today also … Marlene.<br/> <br/> I lied to you for a little while. To myself a little longer: for about 30 years. My voyage of discovery into the unknown lands of women began actually much earlier than this book. Much, much earlier.<br/> <br/> I can precisely remember the scene in the - at the time small - paint shop of my parents. And the customer who dreamily ran his hands through the long, soft hair of the small blond fuzzy head, and who mumbled the following far-reaching Swabian compliment to my parents:<br/> “What a beautiful little girl!”<br/> <br/> Of course it was just me who had heard it.<br/> And his words really stuck.<br/> <br/> Still today, I feel the sudden whiff of embarrassment, the wordless-overpowered objection of a six-year-old who is about to say with his suddenly red little cheeks:“Yes, but I’m not a girl!”. And can right in the middle not form a word anymore. Because – again very deep inside – a sofar unposed, mighty question has arisen. “Maybe I am?”<br/></p>
<p><strong>So this was a short glimpse into my new book. Enjoy! Or even better…<br/> buy it as an eBook on <a href="http://www.amazon.com">www.amazon.com</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/girls-game-amazing-journey-ebook/dp/B008OM5BL4/ref=cm_wl_cp_al_pt" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/girls-game-amazing-journey-ebook/dp/B008OM5BL4/ref=cm_wl_cp_al_pt</a></p>
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<p></p> Share your experience of being a queer pin-up doll!tag:www.pinupgirlstyle.com,2012-07-19:6504043:Topic:751202012-07-19T13:31:52.439ZMarlene Bitzerhttp://www.pinupgirlstyle.com/profile/MarleneBitzer
<p>Hello *fabulous* pin-up queens!</p>
<p>I started this group, because I love connecting with other LGBTQ identified people who adore pin-up and vintage. I am a 29-year-old queer/bisexual femme lady from Brea, CA, and I am currently living in New York with my gorgeous partner and son. I work at a medical school in geriatrics and am currently pursuing my PhD in social welfare policy. </p>
<p>Here is a little bit about me and my path to becoming a queer femme pin-up doll. I loved big, frilly…</p>
<p>Hello *fabulous* pin-up queens!</p>
<p>I started this group, because I love connecting with other LGBTQ identified people who adore pin-up and vintage. I am a 29-year-old queer/bisexual femme lady from Brea, CA, and I am currently living in New York with my gorgeous partner and son. I work at a medical school in geriatrics and am currently pursuing my PhD in social welfare policy. </p>
<p>Here is a little bit about me and my path to becoming a queer femme pin-up doll. I loved big, frilly dresses from a very young age and insisted on wearing dresses everyday to school. Here's some photographic evidence:</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com:80/files/rJGrnYss69r9yzcJFJr5WXDu6zV-w4ZO1GZA0yXol8qxKeglI2jTq1GlrCObu2V5NxeJ3dWHyOFTAcbfdYcN-KiOFGz14yHe/2250922345_dc87c7a7ae_o.jpg"><img class="align-center" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/rJGrnYss69r9yzcJFJr5WXDu6zV-w4ZO1GZA0yXol8qxKeglI2jTq1GlrCObu2V5NxeJ3dWHyOFTAcbfdYcN-KiOFGz14yHe/2250922345_dc87c7a7ae_o.jpg" width="661"/></a>I met my first girlfriend in 2nd grade. She lived down the street from me and was fierce! She was the complete opposite of me - she loved sports and I loved doing handstands, she loved boxing and I loved watching butterflies. It was a match made in elementary school heaven!!</p>
<p>We never called ourselves girlfriends, but we went everywhere together and kissed regularly. :) In seventh grade, my family decided to move to Georgia. My girlfriend and I were both devastated. While she tried to visit, we couldn't keep up our relationship. </p>
<p>In GA, I was immediately met with homophobia and resistance at school. The kids started calling me a lesbian which was a word I was unfamiliar with. I had no idea that liking girls meant I was a lesbian!! That sounded like a terrible term!! So, I decided to put my lady loving ways aside and start dating boys. Lucky for me, I also liked boys so it wasn't too bad. :)</p>
<p>Once I was in my early 20s, I started to become interested in dating people other than cisgendered hetero men. I had no idea where to start!! I loved 6-inch heels, vintage gowns, and tight corsets. Where were I going to find women who dress and look like me?!?!!? My salvation came through a group called the Femme Mafia in Atlanta, GA. I met queer women who loved pin-up just as much as me!</p>
<p>After dating around, I finally met the woman of my dreams! We are complete opposites - she loves kayaking, hiking, playing in nature, and practical clothing. However, she did extensive research into vintage clothing when we started dating and frequently buys me dresses and accessories. For my birthday last year, she got me an entire collection of designer vintage scarves!!!! *SWOON* Here is a picture of me and my love:</p>
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<p>For my birthday 2 years ago, she surprised me with a pin-up photo shoot. I was SO nervous, and I never thought I would be able to pose for the camera! As it turned out, I had so much fun and loved every minute. Here are a few photos from the shoot:</p>
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<p>After 5 years, we are engaged to be married in September 2012, and I am so excited to start this new journey in life! We are having a Queer Hindu Vintage wedding (see website: <a href="http://www.mywedding.com/queerhinduvintage">http://www.mywedding.com/queerhinduvintage</a>) - meshing both our interests! My partner is Hindu so the ceremony is at a Hindu temple. The reception is at a GORGEOUS historical mansion, and I'm wearing a red pin-up Candy Anthony dress! *YAY*</p>
<p>WHAT'S YOUR ROAD TO BECOMING A QUEER PIN-UP DOLL?!!?</p>
<p>xoxoxoxo,</p>
<p>Jenni</p>