{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Case In Point","title":"#16 - Giggle v Tickle: The App With An Identity Crisis.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d6de9cf0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1810,"description":"A social media app built exclusively for women uses facial recognition to screen its users. When a transgender woman is kicked off, she takes the company to federal court.\nIn this episode, we unpack the case that's forcing Australia to answer a contentious question: who counts as a woman under the law?\nCase:\nGiggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle [2026] FCAFC 64\n\nGuest:\nPaula Gerber, Professor of Law, Monash University\nHosts:\nMelissa Castan, Professor of Law, Monash UniversityJames Pattison\nFurther Reading:Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia by Paula Gerber (Monash University Publishing, 2025)Why the Giggle for Girls v Tickle judgement is good for trans rights and women’s rights by Paula Gerber (ABC, May 2026)Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 960","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rGEVa2DE9cUbGbffFcTOPRpmwcfy0fivH3N-LtnK4mg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNjgz/OTI3MTk0NDI0NjQ5/OWU2MDM0YWEyMGY4/NmRmMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}