{"id":60286,"date":"2024-08-23T08:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=60286"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T09:19:26","slug":"sex-is-not-confined-to-being-a-biological-concept-rules-australian-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/tickle-v-giggle-ruling","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sex is not confined to being a biological concept&#8221; rules Australian Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60286\" class=\"elementor elementor-60286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674f00e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"674f00e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45625423\" data-id=\"45625423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0439c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d0439c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\">Biological male \u201cRoxanne Tickle,\u201d who identifies as a woman, sued \u201cGiggle<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\"> for Girls<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\">\u201d app and founder Sall Grover <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149260688 BCX0\">over female-only membership policy<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252821448 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252821448 BCX0\">Federal Court of Australia holds that Tickle was unlawfully discriminated against when rejected for membership on the women\u2019s app; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252821448 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252821448 BCX0\">ADF International supported Giggle\u2019s defence<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39752294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39752294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sall-Grover-2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sall-Grover-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sall-Grover-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sall-Grover-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Sall-Grover-2.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f86451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55f86451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">SYDNEY<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(23 August 2024)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 The Federal Court of Australia has ruled in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Roxanne Tickle v<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Giggle for Girls (\u201cTickle v. Giggle\u201d) <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">that \u201cRoxanne Tickle,\u201d a biological male who identifies as a woman, experienced unlawful discrimination when prevented from joining female-only networking app \u201cGiggle.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The court found that Tickle experienced \u201cindirect discrimination,\u201d ordering $10,000 AUD in compensation and the covering of legal costs for Tickle.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tickle sued on the basis that, being \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">legally permitted to identify as female\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and having had his birth certificate amended<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">he should be permitted into spaces reserved for biological women.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">The defence maintained that women have a right to single-sex spaces, both online and offline.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203b3832 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"203b3832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cIn ruling that Tickle, a biological male, was a victim of discrimination when prevented from joining a woman\u2019s app, <\/span>the court has delivered an egregiously flawed judgment that removes protections for women.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Robert Clarke, Director of Advocacy for ADF International, who supported Giggle's defence<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b749ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b749ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">The Court rejected Giggle\u2019s defence that Tickle was not unlawfully discriminated against, but instead disqualified from joining the app due to his male sex.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">In the judgment, the court stated&nbsp;<em>&#8220;&#8230;sex is not confined to being a biological concept referring to whether a person at birth had male or female physical traits, nor confined to being a binary concept, limited to the male or female sex&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADF International supported Giggle\u2019s defence on the basis that Australian law must uphold the truth of biological reality and in line with the protections for women enshrined in international human rights law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>At the time of the hearing, Katherine Deves of Alexander Rashidi Lawyers, legal representatives for the Respondent, said:<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> <i>\u201cThe stakes are high in this case. Women\u2019s international human rights will be lost if \u201cwoman\u201d now includes any male who identifies as such. This decision matters not just in Australia but also to the watching world.\u201d<\/i>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sall Grover, CEO of Giggle and respondent in the law&nbsp;suit, also commented at the time of the hearing:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cFor decades, women\u2019s movements have fought for the right to have female spaces in society. Yet today, the clock is being wound back. &nbsp;<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cI designed my app to give women their own space to network. It is a legal fiction that Tickle is a woman. His birth certificate has been altered from male to female, but he is a biological man, and always will be. A woman\u2019s-only app isn\u2019t about discrimination. It\u2019s about freedom of speech, belief and association. &nbsp;<\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>\u201cWe are taking a stand for the safety of all women\u2019s only spaces, but also for basic reality and truth, which the law should reflect.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Grover&nbsp;has previously said that she would appeal the court&#8217;s decision and will fight the case&nbsp;all&nbsp;the way to the&nbsp;High Court of Australia.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Robert Clarke, Director of Advocacy for ADF International, which provided support for the case, reflected on the judgment:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><i style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing ); color: #000000;\">&#8220;In ruling that Tickle, a biological male, was a victim of discrimination when prevented from joining a woman\u2019s app, the court has delivered an egregiously flawed judgment that removes protections for women.<\/i><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing ); color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d348e39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d348e39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-492a86a\" data-id=\"492a86a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffedf7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffedf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;C<\/span><\/i><i style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ontrary to what the judge held, sex is never changeable. The judgment is a severe setback for women and girls, failing to uphold the basic truth of biological reality\u2014that men cannot become women. Tickle did not experience unjust discrimination, but was simply disqualified from membership on the Giggle app because he is not a woman.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d8911\" data-id=\"61d8911\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb31f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb31f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rob_Clarke_400x400-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-58513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rob_Clarke_400x400-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rob_Clarke_400x400-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rob_Clarke_400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75637831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75637831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Court ignores international legal protections for women\u2019s rights <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d93f90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d93f90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The defence had argued that the Australian government acted unconstitutionally in amending the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984 to include \u201cgender identity\u201d as a protected characteristic, against the purposes for which the Act was designed, and for which there is no basis in international law.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Court found that Australia\u2019s Sex Discrimination Act section 5b, which prohibits discrimination on the ground of \u201cgender identity,\u201d is in line with the discrimination provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR makes no reference to \u201cgender identity,\u201d and instead prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">Further, the Court rejected the defence\u2019s argument with regard to the disqualification of Giggle on the basis that Australia was obligated to protect women\u2019s rights, including single-sex spaces, under the <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The judge has read in a faux right to protection on the basis of \u2018gender identity\u2019 in international law where none exists. The ICCPR is clear that discrimination is to be prohibited on the basis of sex. There is no mention of \u2018gender identity\u2019 in the treaty.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The ruling is not only anti-women and disingenuous, but also it creates a dangerous precedent for conjuring up false rights to the detriment of real rights. Here the real rights in jeopardy are those of women. By ignoring Australia\u2019s obligations under CEDAW to protect women\u2019s rights, the court is positioning Australia in direct violation of its basic human rights obligations toward women,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">stated Clarke.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Challenges across Australia<\/b><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">Tickle v. Giggle is one of a number of legal proceedings in Australia challenging protections for women. Chris Elston, &#8220;Billboard Chris&#8221;, is in a legal battle with Australian authorities alongside &#8220;X&#8221;, after his tweet challenging gender ideology was censored by the E-Safety Commissioner. ADF International are supporting his case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">Canadian street advocate, Billboard Chris, also awaiting court proceedings in Australia, commented on the judgment:<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4ef52a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4ef52a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-232aa12\" data-id=\"232aa12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0b318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d0b318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe judgment in Tickle v. Giggle turns back the clock on women\u2019s rights and exposes the deep ideological distortions that have permeated our societies and our legal systems. It is a fiction that Tickle is a woman. While his birth certificate may have been altered, no man can ever become a woman.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preventing a male from joining a woman\u2019s only app has nothing to do with discrimination. It\u2019s about staying true to biological reality and women\u2019s rights to their own spaces, both online and in real life. I hope further legal steps can be taken to correct this grave injustice and I stand with Sall Grover and the Giggle team.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef3237\" data-id=\"9ef3237\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fc7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08fc7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d519c6e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d519c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e14de35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e14de35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Images for free use in print or online in relation to this story 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