A major win for trans+ rights

The following result to a court case brought under the Sex Discrimination Act is a major step forward for trans+ (trans and gender diverse) rights in Australia - a step that will likely only be further strengthened by the positive duty requirement of that act.  

“Roxanne Tickle’s win in the federal court is a historic victory for transgender women”   https://theconversation.com/roxanne-tickles-win-in-the-federal-court-is-a-historic-victory-for-transgender-women-237309      

“Tickle v Giggle: Trans Woman Wins Landmark Gender Discrimination Case”   https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/tickle-v-giggle-trans-woman-wins-landmark-gender-discrimination-case/232633     

“Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle wins discrimination case after being banned from women-only app”   https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/23/roxanne-tickle-v-giggle-for-girls-transgender-woman-wins-discrimination-case-against-women-female-only-app-ntwnfb   “Tickle successfully sued social media platform Giggle for Girls with judge stating ‘on its ordinary meaning sex is changeable’”      

“Tickle vs Giggle: Trans woman’s big win in discrimination case”   https://qnews.com.au/trans-woman-roxanne-tickle-excluded-from-female-only-app-wins-court-case/   “Paula Gerber, Human Rights Law Professor at Monash University, said the Tickle vs Giggle ruling was a huge victory for transgender women.   ...   Paula Gerber said this case is the first time a court has tested the gender identity discrimination provisions in the Sex Discrimination Act since they were added in 2013.   ...   Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown said the ruling upholds the right of trans women to live free from discrimination.”      

“Sex Discrimination Commissioner comments on Federal Court judgment in Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd”   https://humanrights.gov.au/about/news/media-releases/sex-discrimination-commissioner-comments-federal-court-judgment-tickle-v-giggle     

“Trans woman wins landmark discrimination case against female-only app”   https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/trans-woman-wins-landmark-discrimination-case-against-female-only-app-20240823-p5k4pn.html       

“Transgender woman's exclusion from female-only app was unlawful, judge finds”   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/nsw-sydney-giggle-transgender-discrimination-court-judgment/104260546     

 

I’m not going to publish any links to the gender flat earther rubbish - their hate has had far too much air time as it is. 

However, it is going to be vital for businesses, government departments on all levels, and other organisations to accept that they should have been complying with the law that was passed in 2013. If they have not been complying with that law for the last 11 years, they need to do so AS A MATTER OF URGENCY!!! 

 

If they are of any use of interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post. 

 

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Remember: we need to be more human being rather than human doing, and all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering”.

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