The founder of a women’s only social networking app has found herself at the centre of a charged debate about the cross section of trans and women’s rights.
It’s a battle between advocates for trans rights – who have said trans people suffer from high rates of abuse and assault, and are already marginalised – and advocates and lawyers for women’s rights – who say sex discrimination laws allow for “special measures” to promote women’s equality and exclude men.
Ms Grover, the founder of the female-only social networking app Giggle, has been accused of discriminating against a trans woman after she denied her access to the platform.
Roxanne Tickle, the Lismorebased trans woman, filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on January 20 this year. “The app provider appears to not recognise transgender women as female. I am legally permitted to identify as female,” her complaint stated.
The case was brought to the Federal Circuit Court, but was inexplicably dropped on Monday.
Ms Grover welcomed the news on Wednesday, but may consider action to prevent a similar case from being brought against her in the future.
Ms Grover, who is about to give birth to her first child, said all she ever wanted to do was create an online “safe” space dedicated to women.
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