Court Says App Was Unfair to Transgender Woman
Introduction
A court in Australia said a social media app for women was unfair. The app and its owner broke the law because they did not let a transgender woman join.
Main Body
Roxanne Tickle wanted to use an app called 'Giggle for Girls'. The app uses a camera to see if a person looks like a woman. The owner, Sall Grover, saw Roxanne's photos and stopped her from using the app. Roxanne is a woman and has a woman's birth certificate. The judges said this was wrong. They said the app discriminated against Roxanne because of her gender identity. The owner said only biological women can join. The judges did not agree with this idea. The judges also did not like the owner's behavior. The owner used the wrong words to talk about Roxanne in court. Because of this, the owner must pay Roxanne $20,000 and pay for the lawyers.
Conclusion
Roxanne won the case. However, the owner wants to take the case to a higher court.
Learning
💡 THE 'WHO DID WHAT' PATTERN
In this story, we see a very simple way to describe people and their actions. To reach A2, you need to connect a person to a thing they did.
Look at these examples from the text:
- The judges said this was wrong.
- The owner stopped her.
- Roxanne won the case.
🚀 Simple Rule for You: To make a sentence, put the Person first, then the Action.
Example:
The owner (Person) + must pay (Action) + $20,000 (Amount).
⚠️ Watch out for 'The': Notice how we use 'The' before court, app, owner, and judges. We use 'The' when we are talking about a specific person or thing that we already know about.