Transgender woman sues female-only app Giggle for Girls for alleged discrimination

Roxanne Tickle claims she was unlawfully barred from using the app after the firm and its CEO said she was a man

An Australian transgender woman who says she was barred from using the female-only platform Giggle for Girls has sued the social media site for alleged discrimination.

In a federal court lawsuit filed on 22 December, Roxanne Tickle claims she was unlawfully barred from using Giggle in September 2021 after the firm and its CEO, Sally “Sall” Grover, said she was a man.

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