Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case
Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.
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Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.
The Full Federal Court upheld a landmark discrimination ruling, finding that the exclusion of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle from the Giggle for Girls app was discriminatory, and increased her damages to $20,000.
A court ruling that the exclusion of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle from a female-only app was discriminatory has been upheld, with Ms Tickle awarded $20,000 in damages.
An Australian court upheld a landmark decision for a transgender woman, ruling that her exclusion from a female-only app because she appeared to be a man amounted to an act of discrimination, and doubled damages against the app and its CEO.
Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman from regional New South Wales, is suing the women-only social media platform Giggle for Girls after being blocked from using the app, alleging gender identity discrimination.
The Full Federal Court upheld that Giggle for Girls and CEO Sall Grover unlawfully discriminated against Roxanne Tickle by excluding her from the platform, finding two instances of direct discrimination and increasing compensation to $20,000 plus limited legal costs.
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