WARMINGTON: Lemieux says her breasts are real -- not prosthetic - Toronto Sun

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When it comes to showing proof her Z-cup breasts are real, controversial teacher Kayla Lemieux says the public is going to have to take her word for it.

Lemieux, an Oakville shop teacher, attracted international attention after showing up for class dressed in a wig, tights, glasses and what were widely reported as prosthetic Z-cup breasts.

But the teacher at Oakville Trafalgar High School told The Toronto Sun that she suffers from a condition known as gigantomastia, and added she is not transgender, but was born intersex.

Lemieux said a doctor diagnosed her rare condition, adding she was told being born with “XX chromosomes” and a “hormone sensitivity to estrogen has caused it.”

Lemieux said she did not have anything in writing to support what she told the Sun.

“The diagnosis is based on verbal discussions I have had with my doctor,” Lemieux told me in an email. “I never requested a note or letter of these findings. I don’t have anything I can give you.”

And Lemieux indicated it’s offensive to even be asked.

“I don’t think women, in general, have formal diagnosis of their breast size,” said Lemieux. “I also personally consider breast size irrelevant … I decided to break my silence and put my name next to my statements, and now I am being asked to provide proof. I really don’t know how to help you with that.”