App owner who lost discrimination case after barring trans woman denied appeal
The decision shuts down the final avenue of appeal in the landmark case of the Giggle for Girls app and Roxanne Tickle, who was previously awarded $20,000 in damages by the Federal Court.
Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, was awarded $20,000 in damages by the Federal Court after being barred from an app intended for women only. The app's founder, Sall Grover, sought special leave to appeal the ruling, which found that excluding a transgender woman from the platform constituted gender identity discrimination. However, the High Court refused to grant special leave, ruling that there was no reason to doubt the Full Court's interpretation of the legislation.
This decision effectively ends the final avenue of appeal in the landmark case involving Giggle for Girls app and Tickle, who was previously awarded the damages. The case marked the first time gender identity discrimination had been claimed under the Sex Discrimination Act, which underwent changes in 2013.
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