Sue Pascoe also ran up hundreds of thousands of pounds as a man, just before identifying as woman. Pascoe hopes to become an MP for the Tories, but the most cursory of background checks will bring that to a halt.
Sue Pascoe's story in her own words on the LGBT+ Conservative site:
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"My career went from strength to strength. I became partner of a very well respected accounting firm. We had a lot of money and a beautiful home. However, when my wife became pregnant with our first son, her feelings towards my identity as Sue changed. She felt that to be good parents, there wasn’t space for Sue in our lives. I needed to be seen to be male and only male.
For more than 20 years, I did my best. But in my 50s, once my children had grown up, I felt I had to explore my feminine side again. I finally told my wife I needed to seek professional help without guilt, and I needed to be honest with our children. She felt our relationship couldn’t continue and filed for divorce. Unfortunately it was very acrimonious, and included bitter disputes and the freezing of assets.
At my lowest point I was homeless, penniless, without my family and living with health problems and gender identity issues. I had lost everything. It was only then that I started living as Sue full time.
Eventually I spoke to my doctor and saved up for surgery. I went to India for my gender surgeries. The NHS could not support me without many years of waiting." (continues)
www.lgbtconservatives.org.uk/news/idahotb-my-story-sue-pascoe
thread following Sue Pascoe's recent appointment as adviser to Channel 4:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3331095-Channel-4-appoints-a-new-advisor-on-inclusion