The respondent is a transgender woman who was assigned male at birth. During her time in prison at a correctional centre for male prisoners, she asked to be referred to using female pronouns; however, the prison authorities required her and all inmates to identify as male. The Queensland Court of Appeal overturned the Appeal Tribunal to find that there was no direct or indirect discrimination arising from the requirement to identify as male.

In the case of Jacomb v. Australian Municipal Administrative Clerical and Services Union, the applicant, a male union member, sought a court order that a union unlawfully discriminated based on gender by adopting quotas for its executive branch. The quotas required 50% of executive positions to be held by female members. The applicant submitted that the 50% requirement was discriminatory against men who made up more than 50% of members and that the quotas should be proportional to the women's membership within the union.

The case, Moorilla Estate Pty Ltd v. Lau, concerned access to an installation at the Museum of Old and New Art ('Mona'). Mona is a well-known private art museum in Tasmania that is open to the public. The artwork, titled 'Ladies Lounge', is a private lounge area enclosed by a curtain and overseen by an attendant, and access is limited to those who identify as ladies. The respondent described the Ladies Lounge as an artwork which is a response to the lived experience of women forbidden from entering certain spaces throughout history.

The respondent alleged that she had been sexually harassed in her workplace. The complaint related to the display of a poster as part of a work health and safety campaign showing a photograph of the respondent over which the caption had been written 'Feel great - lubricate'. While the respondent had consented to the use of her photo in the poster, she had not been informed about the caption. The NSW Court of Appeal upheld the finding of sexual harassment.

BGH XII ZB 383/19 Applicant v. Registry Office; German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof); decision dated April 22, 2020

Only persons with biological intersexuality can change the gender details in the civil status entry per §§ 45b and 22 Para. 3 of the Civil Status Act, while "perceived intersexuality" is not covered.

6 StR 125/22 Germany v. Offender; German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof); decision dated May 31, 2022 

Violence and death threats directed at the accused must be considered when assessing the criminal liability of the accused. The address of a women’s shelter must not be disclosed in the reasons of a judgment.

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1 BvR 1060/02 Plaintiff v. Ruling of Higher Regional Court Stuttgart 4 U 5/02 – German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht); decision dated May 24, 2006

It is not unconstitutional to consider the aspects summarized by case law under the term "denunciation effect" when balancing the interests of freedom of speech and the protection of personal rights. However, the courts must take into account that this is possible in different forms and intensities for various circumstances.

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