The Federal Court of Australia ruled on Friday that a women-only social media platform unlawfully discriminated against a transgender woman by banning her from the app and doubled the damages awarded to her.
The court said Roxanne Tickle’s exclusion from Giggle for Girls amounted to unlawful discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and increased the damages awarded to her from £5,361 to £10,722. It also ordered the platform to pay legal costs amounting to £26,805, according to the Guardian.
