Monday 28 May 2012

Verity is my middle name

It is, you know.

Verity is derived from the word veritas, the Latin for “truth”. I chose it some years ago when I needed to distinguish myself from other Sue Richmonds. I felt that the truth of who I am should be reflected by my name. Corny, I know, but reasonable.

It’s not always easy to know what is true. For instance, I was brought up to believe that certain things were true; it turned out that they weren’t, or that they were opinions that the promoters were keen not to have challenged. Then you grow up, and many people get on with living according to what they feel is actually true. Some people, however, persist in believing what they first heard and, of course, some people promote lies, often on purpose, sometimes unwittingly.

What you read and see on this blog is true. It’s main aim is to record what I get up to chiefly so as to encourage other trans people to get out and enjoy the positive side of being transgendered. I have nothing really to hide any more about who I am and what I do and where I go and who I see. Why would I? Having been forced to live according to other people’s lies before, that way of life doesn’t appeal to me now. Honesty is usually the best policy, don’t you think? Discretion can certainly be a virtue when facing harm, but untruth is rarely helpful and usually damaging.

Thanks for reading.

Sue Verity Richmond x

2 comments:

  1. I like Verity - pretty and it has a nice ring to it. The thing is is Richmond your original surname? I was reading an article about the actress Noomi Rapace - she of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Prometheus - and she changed her surname. It's all about her liking the meaning of 'Rapace'.
    When I changed my name I chose Victoria as it was as different as I could have a name from my previous name. I didn't want my new name to conjure any feelings for my old name. However I did feminize my old name and made that my middle name as a personal memory to myself.

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    1. Thank you, Victoria. This post was written as a result of a web of lies catching up with someone I know. They seemed to want to involve me, which is unfair. So I really just want people to know that I don't feel any need to lie about what I get up to and what you read here is pretty unembellished.

      Richmond is not the name I was born with (neither is Sue!). How I developed my name is long and complicated and maybe merits a post in its own right.

      Sue x

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