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Female-Only App Founder Launches New Court Fight After Trans Inclusion Ruling

Sall Grover, founder of a female-only social platform, challenges a Federal Court ruling on gender discrimination, seeking clarity on women's rights to single-sex spaces in Australia.

International Business Times UK

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Margaret Thornton on the landmark Tickle v Giggle transgender case

Last week, the Federal Court found a transgender woman, Roxanne Tickle, had been directly discriminated against when she was removed from a women-only social media app, Giggle for Girls.

The Conversation

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Anti-discrimination advocates are celebrating a court upholding the rights of a trans woman to access a women-only platform as the coalition vows law changes.

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Trans woman wins landmark victory in discrimination case against ‘Giggle for Girls’ social media app

Federal court doubles damages awarded to Roxanne Tickle after finding her exclusion from Giggle for Girls amounted to unlawful discrimination

The Independent UK

Giggle for Girls app discriminated against trans woman Roxanne Tickle, appeal judges rule when doubling damages

Federal court affirms an August 2024 finding that Tickle was discriminated against on the basis of her gender identity and awards her $20,000

The Guardian - AU

'Direct discrimination': court loss for app's trans ban

A legal bid by an app and its founder has backfired, with an appeal panel awarding twice the initial amount of damages for excluding a transgender user.

AAP

Meaning of ‘woman’ goes beyond dictionary definition, court hears as Giggle for Girls appeal concludes

Definition of sex at centre of proceedings as woman-only app seeks to overturn gender discrimination finding

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Transgender woman treated as ‘hostile invader’ when joining women-only app Giggle for Girls, court hears

CEO Sall Grover challenges earlier court finding and claims she did not know Roxanne Tickle was transgender

The Guardian - AU

Sall Grover begins federal court appeal against Roxanne Tickle’s gender discrimination case win

Lawyers for founder of Giggle for Girls app says ‘special measure’ under Sex Discrimination Act allows for ‘women-only safe space’

The Guardian - AU

Giggle for Girls founder appeals finding that app discriminated against transgender woman

Women-only app seeks to overturn unlawful discrimination ruling in favour of Roxanne Tickle after judge found ‘sex is changeable’

The Guardian - AU

As Australian courts test legal definitions of gender, what will it mean for sex discrimination laws?

Trans advocates have welcomed one judge’s decision as heralding greater protections, but some say forcing inclusion is ‘authoritarian’

The Guardian - AU

Transgender Woman Roxanne Tickle Wins Case Against Women-Only App Giggle After They Banned Her

Roxanne Tickle a transgender woman, wins a landmark discrimination case against the women-only app Giggle for Girls after being banned.

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Court Ruling Against App Founder Raises Alarms Over Future Of Female-Only Spaces

"Historical win." Australian court rules in favor of transgender woman in unprecedented case after she was kicked off a female-only app. The post Court Ruling Against App Founder Raises Alarms Over Future Of Female-Only Spaces first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Transgender woman wins landmark case against social media app as court defines sex as changeable

Court also orders app to pay her £5,100 plus costs in the now-famous Tickle vs Giggle case

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Transgender woman’s ban from female-only app discriminatory, court rules

Australian judge orders trans woman be paid $6,700 in compensation over exclusion from Giggle for Girls networking app.

The Guardian - AU

Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle wins discrimination case after being banned from women-only app

Tickle successfully sued social media platform Giggle for Girls with judge stating ‘on its ordinary meaning sex is changeable’

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Court's landmark 'trans women are women' verdict lauded

The founder of a women-only app has been ordered to pay compensation for unlawfully discriminating against a transgender user as a landmark case concluded.

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In Australia, women-only app becomes latest front in war over trans rights

The founder of a women-only social networking app is being sued for denying her service to a trans woman.

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The Guardian - AU

‘What is a woman?’: court asked to rule on definition in transgender woman’s case against Giggle for Girls platform

Roxanne Tickle’s lawyer says women-only app has ‘modus operandi of treating transgender women as men’

AAP

Judge to ponder 'what is a woman' case as hearings wrap

A court will decide whether to award $200,000 to a transgender woman who was barred from using a female-only app because the app's founder viewed her as male.

The Guardian - AU

CEO of female-only app would not address trans woman as ‘Ms’, Sydney court hears

‘I don’t think it’s kind to expect a woman to see a man as a woman’, Sall Grover told the federal court in Sydney

AAP

Defining gender at the heart of major trans rights case

The head of a female-only platform has defended her decision to ban a transgender woman in a historic case of alleged gender-based discrimination.

The Guardian - AU

Tickle v Giggle: transgender woman sues female-only ‘online refuge’ for alleged discrimination in landmark case

Roxanne Tickle claims she was blocked from using the Giggle for Girls app because its CEO said she was a man

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The Government Has Removed The Term ‘Birthing Parent’ From A New Form After A Singular Complaint

Inclusion of all does not come at the exclusion of anyone else.

The Guardian - AU

Bill Shorten intervenes to remove ‘birthing parent’ from medical forms amid criticism in Daily Telegraph

Decision to stop trial of trans-inclusive language at three hospitals condemned by LGBTQ+ advocates and praised by Katherine Deves

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