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Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case
Key takeaways
- It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the Giggle for Girls app, for blocking her account on the grounds of gender identity.
- Grover lodged an appeal against that verdict, but on Friday, the Federal Court dismissed it and further found that Tickle was directly - rather than indirectly - discriminated against by Grover.
- Tickle was also awarded compensation of AU$20,000 ($14,000; £11,000), double the original amount.
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Lana Lam Sydney Reuters Australia's federal court found that Roxanne Tickle had been discriminated against by Giggle for Girls app founder Sall Grover A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app.
It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the Giggle for Girls app, for blocking her account on the grounds of gender identity.
Grover lodged an appeal against that verdict, but on Friday, the Federal Court dismissed it and further found that Tickle was directly - rather than indirectly - discriminated against by Grover.
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