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

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An app intended as an “online refuge” for women became the site of alleged gender identity discrimination, a court has heard in a landmark case that will test the meaning and scope of the Sex Discrimination Act.

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.

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