High Court closes final door on Giggle for Girls appeal
Sall Grover's bid to challenge a $20,000 damages ruling was rejected by the High Court on Thursday.
Roxanne Tickle sued after being removed from Giggle for Girls, a women-only digital platform, in 2021. The Federal Court found her exclusion was gender identity discrimination.
The Federal Court awarded $20,000 in damages. The app's founder, Sall Grover, sought to challenge the ruling in the High Court.
The judges found no reason to doubt the lower court's interpretation of the Sex Discrimination Act. They refused her appeal and ordered her to pay costs.
This was the first case to claim discrimination based on gender identity since the Act was amended in 2013. Tickle has lived as a woman since 2017, had her birth certificate reissued, and had gender-affirming surgery.
- $20,000
- Damages awarded
- Lived as woman since mid-2017
- Tickle's transition
- February to September 2021
- App access period
Why it mattersThe decision makes clear that gender identity discrimination law is enforceable, ending all legal avenues for the app founder to overturn the ruling.
AustraliaAustralian discrimination law now has its first solid High Court confirmation that excluding someone based on gender identity breaches the Sex Discrimination Act.
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