High Court Upholds Trans Woman’s Rights | Australia News

The High Court of Australia has shut down an appeal in the landmark case of transgender woman Roxanne Tickle, who was removed from the women-only app Giggle for Girls. The court upheld earlier rulings that her exclusion constituted discrimination under Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act, affirming that transgender women are protected as women under the law. The case, which sparked national debate over gender identity and women’s rights, reinforces that exclusion based on gender identity is unlawful — a first-of-its-kind ruling in the Federal Court that sets a critical precedent for equality.

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