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Barbara Kay: How misandry scuttled Steven Galloway's career

Canadian author fell victim to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations — and a male-dehumanizing ideology that passed them off as true

The defamation trial of University of British Columbia denizens who alleged or publicly supported others’ allegations of rape against former UBC creative writing department head Steven Galloway continues rivetingly apace. Between the reports of columnists Jamie Sarkonak and Amy Hamm, National Post readers have been kept fully informed of the 10-year-long vendetta that laid waste to this award-winning Canadian artist’s career, creativity and mental health.

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The alleged rape victim, A.B., withdrew from participation in the trial, dropping her defences of both “truth” and “fair comment.” Of the many others Galloway named in his 2018 defamation claim, all but four settled out of court and many issued public apologies.

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