Trans woman wins legal fight against ‘TERF’ women-only app owner in landmark ruling

Roxanne Tickle (Image: Instagram/Roxanne Tickle)

Australian transgender woman Roxanne Tickle has won a groundbreaking discrimination case against a women-only social media app, marking a significant legal development for trans rights in the country.

The Federal Court of Australia ruled in Tickle’s favour, ordering the “Giggle for Girls” app and its CEO Sall Grover to pay A$10,000 (about £5,100) plus costs for indirect discrimination after denying Tickle access to the platform.

The case, known as “Tickle vs Giggle”, is the first time alleged gender identity discrimination has been heard by Australia’s federal court.

Justice Robert Bromwich found that while Tickle was not directly discriminated against based on her gender identity, she was a victim of indirect discrimination. The judge stated that case law has consistently found sex to be “changeable and

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