Trans woman awarded £10k after female-only app ban triggers 'what is a woman' case

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Australia branded 'laughing stock of the world' after trans woman wins £10k for being banned from girls-only app.

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A women's rights advocate has branded Australia "the laughing stock of the world" following a landmark court decision on gender identity.Sall Grover, the chief executive of women-only app Giggle for Girls, lost her appeal against a 2024 Federal Court ruling that found she unlawfully discriminated against trans woman Roxanne Tickle by excluding her from the platform.The court also upheld the trans woman's cross-appeal, increasing her damages from AU$10,000 to AU$20,000 and ordering the app founder to pay up to AU$100,000 in legal costs.Women's Forum Australia chief executive Rachael Wong has now voiced her shock at the ruling - and issued a dire verdict on the state of her nation.She told Sky News Australia she was "still in shock" at the outcome."I don't think any of us thought that it was going to go this way.

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It's even worse than it was in the last instance," Ms Wong said.Ms Grover herself also voiced her disappointment shortly after the judgment was delivered."I am absolutely...

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Trans woman awarded £10k after female-only app ban triggers 'what is a woman' case.

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A transgender woman has been awarded the equivalent of £10,000 after being banned from a female-only app.Roxanne Tickle won a landmark discrimination case after being barred from Giggle for Girls, with an Australian court ruling the decision was unlawful.The trans woman brought the case, known as Tickle v Giggle, against the women-only social platform and its founder, Sall Grover, after the app's verification technology judged her to appear male.The 57-year-old was subsequently removed from the app in September 2021.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Federal Court dismissed Ms Grover's appeal on Friday and upheld the trans woman's cross-appeal, increasing her damages from AU$10,000 to AU$20,000 and ordering the app founder to pay up to AU$100,000 in legal costs.Justice Melissa Perry said the app and its founder had excluded Tickle on the basis of gender-related appearance, finding the conduct amounted to direct discrimination under Australia's Sex Discrimination Act.She said: "This...

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