Australian Judge Allows Controversial Women-Only Art Exhibition Ladies Lounge

Updated : Sep 27, 2024 15:11
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A controversial women’s-only art exhibition is set to re-open in Australia, after a higher court overturned an anti-discrimination ruling. The Ladies Lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art was shut in May, after a lower court ruled in favour of a male patron who sued the gallery for gender discrimination. But the Tasmanian Supreme Court overturned the ruling, saying the law allows for discrimination if it promotes equal opportunity for a marginalised group. According to the museum, the Ladies Lounge seeks to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors from entering.

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