Sall Grover is challenging a controversial Federal Court ruling that “sex is changeable”, after a judge found excluding a transgender woman from the women’s-only social media app Giggle for Girls amounted to indirect discrimination.
In a statement on Thursday, Giggle for Girls and Ms Grover said they would argue the court “misinterpreted the legal definition of ‘sex’ under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), expanding it beyond biological realities, which could undermine protections meant for women and girls.”
The “appeal challenges a declaratory judgment that wrongfully finds our actions constituted ‘unlawful indirect discrimination’ based on gender identity”, the statement said.
There were mixed reactions to the polarising judgment handed down in August. Some legal experts said the ruling made it “clear cut that you cannot have spaces designated as women-only, where what you mean is cisgender women-only”. Others said discrimination law no longer offered women the protection it was once legislated to guarantee.
Experienced silk Stuart Wood AM KC has been brought onto the Giggle team, alongside Bridie Nolan, Anca Costin and Katherine Deves.
Source: Giggle for Girls founder fights ruling that ‘sex is changeable’
Fabulous!
And thanks to Sall Grover and all those challenging this ideologically driven judgement,
DITTO, Catherine!
All strength to Sall, her appeal team and all those standing up for sex-based women’s rights!