Nathan Cofnas, the hero of the Jason Arday scandal, tweets today:
Nathan Cofnas@nathancofnas
I was just suspended by Ghent University. They will almost certainly fire me.
The decision was made by rector Petra De Sutter, a former leader of the Green Party.
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Here’s the official Green Party portrait of De Sutter.
Petra De Sutter, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, is an interesting individual. A gynecological researcher with over 400 scientific publications, Petra has been in what is considered a lesbian marriage since 2011 with an attractive blonde woman artist named Claire Vanhoutte.
OK, you’ve probably guessed it by now, Petra De Sutter …
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