Meaning of ‘woman’ goes beyond dictionary definition, court hears as Giggle for Girls appeal concludes

Definition of sex at centre of proceedings as woman-only app seeks to overturn gender discrimination findingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSex exists on a scale and the definition of “woman” is not limited to the pages of a dictionary, a court has heard in an appeal hearing to overturn a landmark gender identity discrimination finding made against a women-only social media app.Giggle for Girls and its CEO, Sall Grover, are challenging Justice Robert Bromwich’s August 2024 federal court judgment that found Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman, was indirectly discriminated against when she was barred from the platform in September 2021. The case was the first gender identity discrimination case to reach the federal court. Continue reading...

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