Rainbow Tick
Our affiliation with Rainbow Tick started in 2023, as we started our journey in ensuring our internal policies and decision making had the safety and inclusion of our rainbow communities in mind. From this, we were proud to implement a Gender Affirmation at Work policy, install the Cello Basin Reserve's first gender-neutral bathrooms, and take steps in our community to install programmes to make our rainbow communities feel more at home, such as the upcoming Rainbow Sixes programme.
Rainbow Advisory Group
2024 saw the beginnings of our Rainbow Advisory Group, made up of an initial core of four staff members and three community members. As discussions have progressed, the group has been expanded to bring in more voices from rainbow communities and sports governance, from both cricketing and non-cricketing backgrounds. Keep an eye out for some of the mahi from our group!
Cricket Wellington Pride Manifesto
The Cricket Wellington Pride Manifesto sets out our values and vision to ensure we operate as a pride friendly organisation.
Cricket Wellington is the regional body for cricket in Wellington and our values are excellence, commitment, passion and teamwork. We support the rights of LBGTQIA+ MVPFAFF+ to participate in cricket freely just as they are, and aspire to create access and a welcoming space for all. We recognise that participation in sport and physical activity has physiological, social and emotional benefits for all, and inclusion in sport in essential for well-being.
- We welcome people of diverse sexualities and gender identity. We show respect to people of all genders, by seeing them as the people they are, and support, assisting and engaging with them considerately.
- We affirm the gender identity of all staff, volunteers and participants.
- We acknowledge that we operate in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington and that for Māori diversity in gender, sex and sexuality is widely recognised and valued in Te Ao Māori. We recognise that cultural identity and rainbow identity are deeply interconnected. We affirm the gender identity of all Takatāpui.
- We respect that language is important and helps everyone feel valued and safe. We commit to using inclusive language and will correct any oversights in a timely manner.
- We respect the privacy of LBGTQIA+ MVPFAFF+ people and will maintain confidentiality at all times. We will obtain consent if required, and for areas within our control will not subject people to extra and invasive requirements to provide their eligibility and validity in gendered categories.
- We will not dismiss or ignore concerns and challenges that LBGTQIA+ MVPFAFF+ people face while participating in cricket in Wellington. In instances where issues arise we will address inappropriate behaviours and share educational resources to promote inclusivity.
- We understand that we won’t always get it right. However we will demonstrate a willingness to learn and affirm people to make them feel included. We recognise that we are responsible for our impact.
The manifesto was prepared and agreed by the Cricket Wellington Pride Action Group.
Glossary
| LBGTQIA+ | An acronym that stands for lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and more diverse sexualities genders, and sex characteristics. |
| Lesbian | A woman or gender diverse person who is exclusively attracted to women and self identifies as such. |
| Bisexual | A person who is sexually attracted to people of more than one gender, or their own and other genders. |
| Gay | A person who is attracted to people of the same gender as themselves. |
| Transgender | A term used to describe someone whose gender does not align with the sex or gender they were assigned at birth. |
| Queer | An umbrella term encompassing diverse sexualities and genders. |
| Intersex | A person born with natural variations of sex characteristics such as chromosomes, reproductive anatomy, genitals, and hormones. |
| Asexual | A person who experiences little to no sexual attraction and/or lacks interest or desire for sexual relationships or activity. |
| MVPFAFF+ | An acronym used to encompass the diverse gender and sexuality expressions and roles across Pacific cultures. The acronym stands for mahu, vakasalewa, palopa, fa‘afafine, akavai‘ne, fakaleiti (leiti), fakafifine, and more. Their meanings are best understood within their cultural context and may mean something different to each person.
The following terms do not have a Western equivalent, but are loosely translated to mean ‘in the manner of a woman’: Mahu (Tahiti/Hawaii), Vaka se lewa lewa (Fiji), Palopa (Papua New Guinea), Fa’afafine (Samoa), Akava’ine (Cook Islands), Fakaleiti/leiti (Tonga), Fakafifine (Niu). |
| Rainbow | An umbrella term, like LGBTQIA+, describing people of diverse sexualities, genders, and variations of sex characteristics. |
| Gender | How we identify and describe ourselves based on the roles, expectations and assumptions we are socialised into. We are assigned a gender at birth based on our sex characteristics, but not everyone’s gender aligns with the one they were assigned. Gender is understood differently across cultures and throughout history. |
| Te Ao Māori | Māori world view |
| Takatāpui | A traditional Māori word that traditionally means ‘intimate friend of the same sex’. It has since been embraced to encompass all Māori people who identify with diverse genders, sexualities or variations of sex characteristics. Takatāpui denotes a spiritual and cultural connection to the past. It is best understood within its cultural context and may mean something different to each person. |
Definitions provided by Inside Out Kōaro, a national charity provide education, resources, consultation and support for anything concerning rainbow and takātapui communities. For more information visit https://insideout.org.nz/.
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