You are invited to attend:
Faculty of Law Twilight Seminar
Who Belongs? What Giggle For Girls v Tickle tells us about sex discrimination and single-sex digital spaces
Presented by Dr Alice Taylor
Date: Monday, 23 February 2026
Time: 5.00pm - 6.30pm (AEST)
Venue: Faculty of Law (Building 4), Level 3, Room 3_37 - View on campus map
Closest Parking: PG2 (General Car Park 2) - View on campus map
Open to the Public & All Are Welcome
In 2022, a transgender woman, Roxanne Tickle, sued the women-only social media company Giggle For Girls and its founder, Sall Grover, for discrimination on the grounds of gender identity when she had been removed from the app on the basis that she did not appear to look sufficiently female. The Federal Court found in favour of Tickle, concluding that the exclusion constituted indirect discrimination pursuant to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth). Giggle subsequently appealed the judgment. The case sits at the intersection of competing rights claims and considers a foundational question: how do we define sex and gender in law? This presentation examines the legal reasoning, competing arguments and the broader implications of Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle for Australian anti-discrimination law and social policy.
The seminar will commence at 5.30pm with light refreshments being offered from 5pm (vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options available).
Introducing Dr Alice Taylor
Dr Alice Taylor is an Assistant Professor at Bond University, specialising in equality and discrimination law. Her research examines how discrimination is defined and understood across Australian, Canadian, and UK legal systems, with particular focus on gender, disability, and race-based discrimination. Alice has published extensively in leading law journals and authored the monograph Interpreting Discrimination Law Creatively (Hart Publishing, 2023).
Alice actively shapes discrimination law policy in Australia. She has contributed to debates on Queensland's proposed anti-discrimination Act and federal religious school exceptions under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. She regularly participates in policy roundtables, has appeared before Senate Committees, and provides expert media commentary on discrimination law issues. Alice currently serves as a member of the Queensland Law Reform Commission.