My name is Marie Clare, 62 years old and I live in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. I have been
living full-time
as a woman for the last nine years. I legally changed my name to Marie Clare, by Deed Pole, 8 years ago. I used to be a regular visitor to the Beaumont Society meetings in Plumstead, and Cortex,Herts. I have been attending Transliving Eastbourne Weekends for the last five years.
The very first person I told about Marie was Alex Morris, my support worker from People First Self Advocacy Service, which is a service for people with learning disabilities. Alex was accepting of Marie, and after researching for me, it was Alex who found out about the Beaumont Society and Cortex meetings that I used to attend. Through the Cortex group, which sadly no longer exists, I made lots of friends with other Transpeople, who thankfully, I have still managed to remain in contact with.