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Sall Grover & the fight for women-only spaces – with Julie Bindel

The Spectator

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In March this year, Julie Bindel and Sall Grover, CEO of the women-only app Giggle, sat down to discuss the Tickle vs Giggle case. Roxy Tickle, a biological male who identifies as a woman, alleged they were discriminated against after being removed from the app.

Since this conversation was recorded, the Federal Court found that Roxanne Tickle was a victim of indirect discrimination, and ordered the app to pay her A$10,000 ($6,700; £5,100) plus costs. Sall Grover has now appealed the findings.

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20 Comments

@RachelDavies-wn7ir 1 year ago

The Australian Human Rights Commission has been captured by gender ideology, all staff are REQUIRED to state pronouns. It should not have been allowed to get involved in this case due to conflict of interest.

@oliverc1961 1 year ago

An exceptional interview. My bookshop, Little Bird Bookshop, Brisbane, is proud to support Sall Grover, Julie Bindel, JK Rowling, Helen Joyce, Kathleen Stock, the late Magdalen Berns, Corinna Cohn, Scott Newgent and everyone else with sensible things to say on this issue. In the past, when we've put up social media posts linking to conversations like this, we've copped flak from local Greens, the ALP candidate in Paddington's last local council elections and the ALP state member for Cooper. They view conversations like this as "hate speech" and want to strengthen hate speech legislation.

SALL: if you happen to read this, we'd love to interview you and promote your cause.

@tongoio 1 year ago

I am a proud male who believes male and female only spaces should exist. This issue sorts the real feminists from the posers. I find it incredibly frustrating that the self proclaimed feminists in my own extended family refuse to hear about or discus this case. Their reasoning seems paralysed with fear.

@sharonalbanese8084 1 year ago

Keep fighting Sal! I've been following this case for a long time- you HAVE to win. You are such an inspiration.

@MarthaAnthony 1 year ago

I am still wondering why The Australian Human Rights Commission won't represent women. Are we no longer considered human if a man is having a crisis of identity?

@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf 1 year ago (edited)

Hope you win in the High Court for Australia mate:yougotthis:

@ladyjay7910 1 year ago

I survived my third SA this year on the last day of my first semester returning to school after a ten year absence. I worked so hard to rebuild my confidence so i could go back to school and pull my life together. It was my acupuncturist that assaulted me and when I reported him, the police never took it seriously and my police report included so many terms calling me confused and unsure. His business he works at wouldn’t even speak with me. I was so disbelieved and treated like my reporting was the real crime, I was devastated. When I found my case was closed, I collapsed on the floor and let out a sound that I’ve never heard come out my body before. It was some of the deepest most profound grief I had ever experienced. I stopped feeling safe and protected after that point. Since then, I have spent so much time in therapy and continuing in school. I refuse to let these trash POS take my dreams from Me. ❤

@K42011 1 year ago

We are all behind you, Sall. Thank you for taking this fight on for all of us. We will do whatever we can to support you in this war on women. ❤

@sfcsarah 1 year ago

I hope you win your case, for yourself and for women's rights all over the world

@Jackley.32 1 year ago

Ridiculous that she even has to make these arguments.

@CatharineWakefield 1 year ago

Thanks Sal and of course Julie - please know you are supported

@louise7347 1 year ago

Agree. "Why do they do it?" I just don't understand. And it is clear this is a powerful and coordinated activist lobby, out to destroy 'something'.

@mountainwoman1781 1 year ago

Thank you for standing up for women. Please win, we’re all rooting for you ❤

@vladtheimpaler8995 1 year ago

We keep hitting peak woke but the insanity gets worse .

@ronachadwick7908 1 year ago

Time is on yr side sall. People are starting to wake up. The tide is turning.

@inlove-justinefrischmannbr7929 1 year ago

The world is now truly a crazy place...

@Dragonladyrvrr... 1 year ago

I truly pray WE win because this case will effect women everywhere🙏🏾

@what-ji7hr 1 year ago

My gratitude and thanks to you for your work.

@Himgonemountain 1 year ago

Big ups to you both. Will be watching the case.
As a bloke, a blokey bloke even, and fine with it (don't eat carburetors for breakfast but blokey nonetheless) it is blindingly obvious that no blokes, or blokes who are confused about their blokeness, need to go into women only spaces. Any women only spaces. Women is a biological category and we non women are not short of other options! Bros, give it a dam break!
As a bloke this issue affects me directly not one bit, no skin in the game, couldn’t care less if a trans man wants to stand next to me at the urinal with a fake wizzer etc, but if women don't care for the converse I support that 100%.
As a father of girls this issue does directly affect me very much. Much skin in the game. Their well-being is my sine qua non and I live accordingly.
Backing you all the way Sall.

@Etcher 1 year ago

I love Julie Bindel, a brilliant woman. And it looks like Sall Grover is equally as brilliant and fearless. I wish the very best of luck to Sall in her fight.