Where my single ladies at?!
If you’re looking for a straight male contemporary dance instructor – a rare score in this day and age of sexual openness and freedom – to spin you around and show you some moves, have I got some good news for you!
Late last week, The Oklahoman reported that Austin Hartel – a longtime OU dance professor – has sued the university for over $1 million in a desperate effort to prove that he is not gay.
Well, at least that’s one way to interpret his lawsuit. KOKH has another:
Oklahoma assoc. professor sues university, claims discrimination as a straight male dancer
An associate professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Fine Arts filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming he was denied a promotion due to discrimination based on his sexual orientation as a straight male and retaliation for his advocacy against sexual harassment.
Austin Hartel is a tenured associate professor who has been working at OU for 22 years.
Yep, that’s right.