Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case
Summary
An Australian federal court doubled the compensation awarded to Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, after ruling that she was directly discriminated against when she was removed from a female-only app called Giggle for Girls. The court rejected an appeal by the app’s founder, Sall Grover, and found that blocking Tickle’s account based on her appearance was unlawful under Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act.Key Facts
- Roxanne Tickle was removed from the Giggle for Girls app after the founder saw "male facial features" in her profile photo.
- The app’s founder, Sall Grover, argued she was removing males, but the court ruled this was discrimination based on gender identity.
- The case, known as "Tickle vs Giggle," is the first Australian federal court case on gender identity discrimination.
- The original compensation was AU$10,000; it was doubled to AU$20,000 after the appeal was dismissed.
- The court found Grover’s action was direct discrimination, treating Tickle less favorably than women assigned female at birth.
- Tickle used the app for about six months before being blocked.
- Grover created the app to offer a women-only safe space, responding to online abuse by men.
- Grover said she plans to appeal the court’s latest decision to Australia’s High Court.
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