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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.

AAP · May 15

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 · May 15

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 · May 15

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'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 · May 15

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2025

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 · Aug 5, 2025

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 · Aug 4, 2025

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Female 'safe space' app defends booting trans woman

The "unfortunate" eviction of a transgender woman from a female-only app was a by-blow of a platform needed because of male harassment, a court has been told.

AAP · Aug 4, 2025

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 · Oct 3, 2024

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.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 24, 2024

Transgender woman wins discrimination case after being removed from female-only app

Giggle for Girls found to have discriminated against user in landmark Australian case

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2024

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.

Bored Panda · Aug 23, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024

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.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2024

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The Conversation · Aug 23, 2024

Roxanne Tickle’s win in the federal court is a historic victory for transgender women

It’s been a case closely watched by the transgender community and legal minds alike. Today in the Federal Court of Australia, a judge ruled in favour of trans woman Roxanne Tickle in her anti-discrimination case against a social media app.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024

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’

AAP · Aug 22, 2024

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.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2024

‘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’

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AAP · Apr 11, 2024

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 · Apr 10, 2024

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 · Apr 10, 2024

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 · Apr 9, 2024

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

AAP · Apr 9, 2024

'Battlelines' drawn on sex ID in trans-rights lawsuit

Roxanne Tickle lived as a woman for years before being banned from using a female-only app, a court has heard during a landmark trans-rights lawsuit.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

Sex 'changeable': commission backs trans woman's case

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner is supporting a trans woman's lawsuit against a social media platform that blocked her after classing her as male.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

Trans woman's lawsuit raises 'constitutional matters'

A lawyer for a social media platform where a transgender woman was removed after being "considered male" says a lawsuit raises constitutional matters.

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