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Court Rules in Favor of Trans Woman Banned from Female-Only App

The judge said Roxanne Tickle had been the victim of ‘indirect discrimination’ and said she was female under the law.
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Court Rules in Favor of Trans Woman Banned from Female-Only App
Roxanne Tickle (left) at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney, Australia on April 9, 2024. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
8/22/2024|Updated: 8/24/2024
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling posted a simple message of support amid one of Australia’s most prominent women’s rights cases.

“Solidarity, sisters,” the author wrote on X as the Federal Court case, Tickle v Giggle, unfurled.

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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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