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=== Legal case ===
=== Legal case ===
Grover's efforts to create a digital [[women-only space]] that excluded [[transgender women]] led to the app being criticised by [[Transgender rights movement|transgender activists]] and led to legal proceedings to determine the legality of the membership policies used on the platform.<ref name="wyatt2">Wyatt, Edie (2022).[https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/07/tickle-vs-giggle/ "Tickle vs. Giggle."] ''The Spectator Australia''. 4 July 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.</ref><ref name="lever2">Lever, Cindy (2022). [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fweekend-australian-magazine%2Fchallenge-to-womenonly-app-giggle-was-no-laughing-matter%2Fnews-story%2Fc188b3466dfc3c5e6a9063b236057f23 "‘It’s been hell’: women-only app founder in gender row nightmare."] ''The Australian''. 9 July 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.</ref> The case, dubbed ''[[Tickle v Giggle]]'',<ref name=dumas>Dumas, Daisy (2024). [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/09/roxanne-tickle-giggle-for-girls-app-blocked-trans-woman-alleged-discrimination "Tickle v Giggle: transgender woman sues female-only ‘online refuge’ for alleged discrimination in landmark case."] ''The Guardian''. 9 April 2024.</ref> was brought to the [[Federal Court of Australia|Federal Circuit Court]] following a complaint raised by Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman who was denied membership of the site, to the [[Australian Human Rights Commission]].<ref>Australian Associated Press (2022). [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/31/transgender-woman-sues-female-only-app-giggle-for-girls-for-alleged-discrimination "Transgender woman sues female only app giggle for girls for alleged discrimination."] ''The Guardian''. 31 Dec 2022. Accessed 5 April 2024.</ref> The case was dropped in July of 2022 but subsequently reopened in 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Snowden |first=Angelica |date=9 July 2022 |title=Clash between trans and women’s rights |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/clash-between-trans-and-womens-rights/news-story/a24ffca29435913f607e64f0d692df63 |work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>[https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/services/access-to-files-and-transcripts/online-files/roxanne-tickle-v-giggle-for-girls "Roxanne Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd & Anor."] ''Federal Court of Australia''. 22 November 2023. Accessed 7 April 2024.</ref> The four day hearing began on 9 April 2024.<ref>Xiao, Allison (2024)[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/tickle-v-giggle-court-case-kicks-off/103685580 "Tickle v Giggle court case kicks off."] ''ABC News''. 9 April 2024.</ref>
Grover's efforts to create a digital [[women-only space]] that excluded [[transgender women]] led to the app being criticised by [[Transgender rights movement|transgender activists]] and led to legal proceedings to determine the legality of the membership policies used on the platform.<ref name="wyatt2">Wyatt, Edie (2022).[https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/07/tickle-vs-giggle/ "Tickle vs. Giggle."] ''The Spectator Australia''. 4 July 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.</ref><ref name="lever2">Lever, Cindy (2022). [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fweekend-australian-magazine%2Fchallenge-to-womenonly-app-giggle-was-no-laughing-matter%2Fnews-story%2Fc188b3466dfc3c5e6a9063b236057f23 "‘It’s been hell’: women-only app founder in gender row nightmare."] ''The Australian''. 9 July 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.</ref> The case, dubbed ''[[Tickle v Giggle]]'',<ref name=dumas>Dumas, Daisy (2024). [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/09/roxanne-tickle-giggle-for-girls-app-blocked-trans-woman-alleged-discrimination "Tickle v Giggle: transgender woman sues female-only ‘online refuge’ for alleged discrimination in landmark case."] ''The Guardian''. 9 April 2024.</ref> was brought to the [[Federal Court of Australia|Federal Circuit Court]] following a complaint raised by Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman who was denied membership of the site, to the [[Australian Human Rights Commission]].<ref>Australian Associated Press (2022). [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/31/transgender-woman-sues-female-only-app-giggle-for-girls-for-alleged-discrimination "Transgender woman sues female only app giggle for girls for alleged discrimination."] ''The Guardian''. 31 Dec 2022. Accessed 5 April 2024.</ref> The case was dropped in July of 2022 but subsequently reopened in 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Snowden |first=Angelica |date=9 July 2022 |title=Clash between trans and women’s rights |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/clash-between-trans-and-womens-rights/news-story/a24ffca29435913f607e64f0d692df63 |work=[[The Australian]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>[https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/services/access-to-files-and-transcripts/online-files/roxanne-tickle-v-giggle-for-girls "Roxanne Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd & Anor."] ''Federal Court of Australia''. 22 November 2023. Accessed 7 April 2024.</ref> Tickle was granted $50,000 from Grata Fund, a charity associated with [[University of New South Wales]], to cover legal costs.<ref>Bastiaan, Stephanie (2024). [https://www.womensforumaustralia.org/tickle_v_giggle_womens_rights_on_trial "Tickle v Giggle womens rights on trial."] ''Women's Forum Australia''. April 08, 2024.</ref> The four day hearing began on 9 April 2024.<ref>Xiao, Allison (2024)[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/tickle-v-giggle-court-case-kicks-off/103685580 "Tickle v Giggle court case kicks off."] ''ABC News''. 9 April 2024.</ref>


=== Support ===
=== Support ===

Revision as of 12:45, 9 April 2024

Sall Grover
NationalityAustralian
Alma materBond University
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, app developer
Known forGiggle, a women's only social media app

Sall Grover is an Australian businesswoman and the founder of Giggle,[1] a social media app designed for women. The app gained notability following a legal challenge concerning the legality of the app's membership policies restricting access to cisgender women only.[2][3][4] Prior to this endeavour, Grover worked in the American film industry as a scriptwriter.[5]

Education and early career

Grover grew up on the Gold Coast, Queensland and studied journalism and philosophy at Bond University. She initially worked as an entertainment journalist—first in Australia, then the UK—before moving to Los Angeles to begin work as a screenwriter. There she teamed up with Emma Jensen, a fellow Australian expat, to publish a novel The LA Team.[6]

Giggle app

In 2020, Grover founded Giggle for Girls, a mobile app for cisgender women only.[7][8] The name, Giggle, is the collective noun for women.[9] The app is described as catering to adult women, offering a safe online space for them to connect and find support in various areas such as finding roommates, freelancing, emotional support, and activism.[9][10] Grover has said she was driven to develop a women's only digital platform by her desire to guard against the advances of predatory men, a view that was informed by her experience with misogyny and sexual violence.[11][12] To verify users, the app relied on technology developed by Kairos, a company that offers facial recognition software.[11][13] The app reportedly had 20,000 users before being closed in 2022.[14] Grover has alleged that transgender activists have sent numerous rape threats and death threats in relation to the app's membership policy.[15]

Grover's efforts to create a digital women-only space that excluded transgender women led to the app being criticised by transgender activists and led to legal proceedings to determine the legality of the membership policies used on the platform.[16][17] The case, dubbed Tickle v Giggle,[14] was brought to the Federal Circuit Court following a complaint raised by Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman who was denied membership of the site, to the Australian Human Rights Commission.[18] The case was dropped in July of 2022 but subsequently reopened in 2023.[19][10][20] Tickle was granted $50,000 from Grata Fund, a charity associated with University of New South Wales, to cover legal costs.[21] The four day hearing began on 9 April 2024.[22]

Support

Groups supporting Grover's position include LGB Alliance Australia,[23] Women's Forum Australia,[24] Coalition of Activist Lesbians (CoAL),[25] and Australian Feminists for Women's Rights.[26] Grover's initial cause and later case has similarly been reviewed by Meghan Murphy's Feminist Current,[27] FiLiA,[28] Women's Declaration International (WDI),[29] and Cambridge Radical Feminists Network.[30]

Personal life

Grover lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she raises a daughter.[8][9] in 2022, following her giving birth, Grover raised the issue concerning the use of gender neutral language in Medicare forms (swapping a field for "mother's name" to "birthing parent") which had been part of a trial used in three hospitals. As a result, Bill Shorten, Minister for Government Services, reversed the naming policy to its previous position.[31][32][33]

See also

References

  1. ^ Also known as Giggle for Girls.
  2. ^ Scheuerman, M. K., Pape, M., & Hanna, A. (2021). Auto-essentialization: Gender in automated facial analysis as extended colonial project. Big Data & Society, 8(2), 20539517211053712.
  3. ^ Thieme, K., Saunders, M. A. S., & Ferreira, L. (2024). From language to algorithm: trans and non-binary identities in research on facial and gender recognition. AI and Ethics, 1-18.
  4. ^ Perrett, Connor (2022). "A social media app just for 'females' intentionally excludes trans women." Business Insider. 24 Jan 2022. Accessed 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ Shanahan, Angela (2022). ["Echoes of Orwell in threat to women’s rights and safety."] The Australian. 2 April 2022. Accessed 31 Mar 2024.
  6. ^ "Sex and the City of Angels gets nod." Courier Mail. 17 Dec 2010. Accessed 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ Shanahan, Angela (6 April 2024). "Giggle case serious test of biological reality of women". The Australian.
  8. ^ a b "Sall Grover". Savage Minds. 1 December 2022. 0 hours 1 minutes 5 seconds.
  9. ^ a b c Macpherson, Amber (2020)."Giggle app by Main Beach’s Sall Grover connects women across the world." Gold Coast Bulletin. 22 March 2020. Accessed 28 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Australiana: "I'll never stop fighting for women" - Sall Grover on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 22 June 2023. From 0 hours 1 minute 45 seconds to 0 hours 1 minute 45 seconds to. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  11. ^ a b Scheuerman, M. K., Pape, M., & Hanna, A. (2021). Auto-essentialization: Gender in automated facial analysis as extended colonial project. Big Data & Society, 8(2), 20539517211053712.
  12. ^ Kain, M. K. (2020). "Giggle Founder Sall Grover has Faced Misogyny at Every Turn." 4W. 19 Feb 2020. Accessed 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ Perrett, Connor (2022). "A social media app just for 'females' intentionally excludes trans women." Business Insider. 24 Jan 2022. Accessed 29 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b Dumas, Daisy (2024). "Tickle v Giggle: transgender woman sues female-only ‘online refuge’ for alleged discrimination in landmark case." The Guardian. 9 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Why the Giggle app is for females only." Plebity. 10 March 2021. Accessed 1 April 2024.
  16. ^ Wyatt, Edie (2022)."Tickle vs. Giggle." The Spectator Australia. 4 July 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.
  17. ^ Lever, Cindy (2022). "‘It’s been hell’: women-only app founder in gender row nightmare." The Australian. 9 July 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.
  18. ^ Australian Associated Press (2022). "Transgender woman sues female only app giggle for girls for alleged discrimination." The Guardian. 31 Dec 2022. Accessed 5 April 2024.
  19. ^ Snowden, Angelica (9 July 2022). "Clash between trans and women's rights". The Australian.
  20. ^ "Roxanne Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd & Anor." Federal Court of Australia. 22 November 2023. Accessed 7 April 2024.
  21. ^ Bastiaan, Stephanie (2024). "Tickle v Giggle womens rights on trial." Women's Forum Australia. April 08, 2024.
  22. ^ Xiao, Allison (2024)"Tickle v Giggle court case kicks off." ABC News. 9 April 2024.
  23. ^ Sall Grover's Landmark Case. LGB Alliance Australia. 6 April 2023. Accessed 29 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Australian federal court to hear landmark case on women's sex-based rights." Women's Forum Australia. 27 April 2023. Accessed 5 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Support Sal Grover (and lesbians) against Tickle’s revenge." Coalition of Activist Lesbians. 4 April 2024. Accessed 5 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Submission to the Federal inquiry on Australia’s Human Rights Framework." Australian Feminists for Women's Rights. Accessed 28 March 2024.
  27. ^ Murphy, Meghan (2022) "Sall Grover wanted to create a female-only app." Feminist Current. 6 Nov 2022. Accessed 28 March 2024.
  28. ^ "FiLiA meets Sall Grover." FiLiA. 21 Jan 2021. Accessed 31 Mar 2024.
  29. ^ "WDI Newsletter." Women's Declaration International. 10 Nov 2021. Accessed 1 April 2024.
  30. ^ "In conversation with Sall Grover: Re-Platforming De-Platformed Women." Cambridge Radical Feminists Network. 15 May 2021. Accessed 31 Mar 2024.
  31. ^ Bourke, Latika (2022)."I was trying to shut down a culture war, Bill Shorten says." Sydney Morning Herald. 25 July 2022. Accessed 5 April 2024.
  32. ^ NCA News Wire (2022). "New mum’s fury over hospital form saying ‘birthing parent’." www.news.com.au. 21 July 2022. Accessed 5 April 2024.
  33. ^ "Bill Shorten intervenes to replace ‘birth parent’ with ‘mother’ on Medicare form." SBS. 21 July 2022. Accessed 9 April 2024.
  34. ^ Iveson, K. (2003). Justifying exclusion: The politics of public space and the dispute over access to McIvers ladies' baths, Sydney. Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, 10(3), 215-228.
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