‘Sex is Changeable’: Trans Woman Wins Court Case After Ban from Female-Only App

Published on August 23, 2024

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. Months later, the message of support remains pinned to the top of the Women’s Forum Australia X account. Both stood in support of Giggle for Girls app founder Sall Grover after legal action was brought against her for banning a male-to-female trans person from her female-only app. The landmark gender-identity case would fall in favour of trans woman, Roxanne Tickle, on Aug. 23, finding it was unlawful to prevent her from accessing the women’s only Giggle app....