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‘I was sacked for suggesting that drag acts were a gross caricature of femininity’

Music academy lecturer who lost her job in latest transgender controversy is taking legal action

A lecturer at a prominent music academy says she has been forced out of her job after she suggested drag acts could be viewed as sexist.

Cathy Boardman, a lecturer in cultural studies, had asked her class to reflect on ‘womanface’ – a critical term for female impersonation – and whether or not it was demeaning.

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