From:
SportNZ Policy
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FW: Rainbow resources FAQs
Date:
Thursday, 7 December 2023 10:13:00 am
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Update Email Rainbow resources for community sport and physical activity.msg
Rainbow Resources - FAQs.docx
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FYI – might be useful for you to file away! But as always here if you need to request anything.
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Ngā mihi
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Miles Willis (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Communications and Servicing Advisor
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From: Josalin Saffer <[email address]>
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To: SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>; Jack Lane <[email address]>; Michelle Pickles
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Cc: Rebecca Scott <[email address]>
Subject: Rainbow resources FAQs
Kia ora team
You will have seen Bron’s email from yesterday (attached for reference) about additional
resources supporting the sector to provide more inclusive opportunities for rainbow
communities, which are now available on the Sport NZ website. The e-modules are also
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available on Sport Tutor. We will share these resources with the sector in this month’s
Sector Update on Dec 19.
We’ve prepared some FAQs to support responses to any media requests and
correspondence received by Sport NZ and/or the Minister – see attached.
If you have follow-up questions, please feel free to reach out to me or Rebecca Scott in the
DEI team.
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Josalin Saffer (she/her)
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From:
Bron Hall
To:
SportNZ All Staff; Rebecca Scott
Subject:
Update Email | Rainbow resources for community sport and physical activity
Date:
Wednesday, 6 December 2023 4:37:28 pm
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Kia ora koutou,
We wanted to give you a quick update on additional resources supporting the sector to provide
more inclusive opportunities for rainbow communities. These are now available on Sport Tutor
and the Sport NZ website.
These resources are a continuation of the work done to date in supporting the sector, including
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the guiding principles for the inclusion of transgender people in community sport (released in
December 2022). A common theme throughout the consultation process of those guiding
principles was the need for more opportunities for sector organisations to increase their
knowledge and understanding of rainbow communities.
We know there are barriers to rainbow participation — a 2018 national survey of transgender and
non-binary people found that only 14% participated in organised sport and 61% were worried
about how they would be treated. To achieve our vision of ‘Every Body Active’, we all play an
important role in creating environments where rainbow communities feel accepted,
comfortable, and safe participating.
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Developed in partnership with InsideOUT Kōaro, the educational resources include a three-part
e-learning module, fact sheets on rainbow awareness and inclusion, and an animated video
highlighting the experiences of trans rangatahi. Made for anyone supporting young people to be
active, the resources provide guidance on key concepts and correct use of language, so that
everyone can increase their understanding and create a more inclusive environment for all.
A big thank you to the working group that’s been involved right from the creation of the guiding
principles. That group included representatives from NZ Rugby, NZ Cricket, NZ Football, NZ
Netball, Golf NZ, Swimming NZ, School Sport NZ, Waka Ama NZ and Aktive Auckland as well as
Sport NZ staff. Their help and expertise made this work possible.
While the focus of these resources is community sport, the content is relevant to all forms of
physical activity and for anyone supporting people to be active. The resources will be shared with
the sector in this month’s Sector Update (19 Dec). We also encourage you to engage in these
topics and set aside some time to complete the e-modules.
Please contact @Rebecca Scott in the DEI team if you have any questions about the resources.
Want to show your support to inclusivity?
You can practice inclusivity through including your pronouns in your email signature. Check out
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these guidelines from the Public Service Commission for how to do this.
Ngā mihi,
Bron
Bron Hall
Group Manager – People & Culture
Sport NZ, High Performance Sport NZ
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• one-in-five participants had been told they could only participate based on their sex
assigned at birth.
• more than half (61 per cent) were worried about how they would be treated as a
transgender or non-binary person in competitive sports. This concern was more common
for transgender men (81 per cent) than for transgender women (42 per cent).
• only 14 per cent participated in sports competitions, events or other organised activities.
This is almost half the rate of participation by the general population (26 per cent)
• These results show that fear of discrimination and concerns about eligibility limit the
opportunities of transgender people to have equal access to sports.
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How were these resources created?
Over the last year, Sport NZ has been working on further support and guidance to equip the
sector with appropriate knowledge, understanding, skil s and strategies to enact change and
give life to the Transgender Guiding Principles in their different contexts
We formed an implementation working group with representatives from nine NSOs to identify
support needs across the sector.
We then partnered with InsideOUT Kōaro - a leading expert in Aotearoa for matters related to
the inclusion of rainbow communities – to develop a suite of educational resources on rainbow
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inclusion for the community sport and active recreation sector. These were created in
consultation with many groups that support members of rainbow communities.
Why was InsideOUT Kōaro contracted to deliver this work?
Sport NZ ran a closed tender RFP process to find a provider to develop generic and function-
specific rainbow and transgender awareness and inclusion resources. After thorough
assessment of submissions, a panel of representatives from the implementation work group
selected InsideOUT Kōaro as the preferred provider based on the organisation’s extensive
experience and expertise supporting the inclusion of rainbow communities.
Why was InsideOUT Kōaro contracted to deliver this work?
Sport NZ ran a closed tender RFP process to find a provider to develop generic and function-
specific rainbow and transgender awareness and inclusion resources. After thorough
assessment of submissions, a panel of representatives from the implementation work group
selected InsideOUT Kōaro as the preferred provider based on the organisation’s extensive
experience and expertise supporting the inclusion of rainbow communities.
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What does ‘transgender’ mean?
For the purpose of these guiding principles, ‘transgender’ is used as an umbrella term for a
person whose gender differs from their sex assigned at birth.2
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Gender is part of a person’s internal sense of self. It can be female, male, neither, a combination
of the two, or exist completely outside of that.
2 PRISM Report (2020), above at 5.
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What is the definition of ‘community sport’?
Community sport includes organised sports taking place through clubs, schools and events. It
does not include active recreation (such as gym classes), passive recreation (such as
gardening) or elite sport, which generally operates under the rules of the relevant international
federation.
Why are these resources only for community sport and not elite sport?
At the elite level, sporting codes will generally be guided by the relevant international sporting
body around what specific rules apply to the inclusion of transgender athletes at a
representative level. This recognises the requirement at that level to ensure that no athlete has
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a disproportionate competitive advantage in competition.
Are these resources also applicable to active recreation activities?
While they are intended for community sport, active recreation providers may find them useful
when considering issues around inclusion of transgender participants in their activities.
Elite sport
Where is the line between ‘community sport’ and ‘elite’ sport?
We recognise that elite sport can be difficult to define and that where the line is drawn
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between community and elite differs from sport to sport. As such, that wil need to be
determined by individual sports as they review or develop any relevant policies of their own.
Wil Sport NZ or HPSNZ be producing guidance around transgender participants in elite level
sport?
Not at this stage. Initial work on the inclusion of transgender participants at the elite level wil
be for each of the codes to establish by reference to the relevant international rules and
regulations.
Implementation
Does my organisation have to do anything differently to help transgender participants feel
welcome?
There may be some specific steps your organisation wants or needs to take to ensure that any
transgender participants feel welcome. The best approach is to ensure that any member of
your organisation feels supported and safe when participating and that they can raise any
concerns or issues they have around their participation with the organisation. As with al
participants, some transgender participants may require a different approach to others. It is
about recognising that and being open to feedback and suggestions around the best ways to
support their inclusion.
How should sports organisations approach inclusion and categorisation of participants who
identify as non-binary or intersex?
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The best way to approach inclusion and any necessary gender classification of non-binary
participants is to ask them what their preference is around categorisation and inclusion. It is
best to approach it from the perspective of inclusion and work with those participants to
ensure they feel supported to take part in the way they want to. There may also be benefit in
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requesting assistance from the relevant national sports organisation and any other sports
organisations you have connections with to find out about how others have approached similar
situations.
Safety and fairness
What about safety in collision or combat sports with the inclusion of transgender women in
female sport?
The evidence around safety concerns with the inclusion of transgender women in female sport
is not conclusive at this stage. However, the welfare of all competitors in all codes is something
that sports need to be aware of and actively addressing.
In addition to a transgender inclusion policy, further steps can be taken by sports to support
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the health, safety and wellbeing of all participants, including transgender participants. This
includes having mechanisms in place to al ow players to participate safely and ensure the
competition is comprised of an appropriately similar cohort of players, for example weight
bands and age brackets.
What about safety between participants in a team environment? Aren’t there risks for both
transgender and cisgendered participants?
In any team environment there are potential risks around the behaviour of individuals towards
one another. To ensure sports are inclusive of transgender, it is essential that those who lead
sporting bodies (for example, the Board) are committed to inclusion. Leaders can show their
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commitment to inclusion in a variety of ways, including ensuring the organisation’s culture is
reflective of these policies and that the environment created is one in which transgender
participants feel confident and comfortable participating. This will help to ensure that any
potential risks are reduced and that there is clarity in how any risks will be addressed should
they arise.
Wil there be situations where you [can/are able to] exclude transgender athletes from
competing due to safety concerns?
Safety will need to be considered on a sport by sport basis in thinking about any policies that
are developed and how they wil be implemented. The issues are very different, for instance, in
contact sports versus target sports.
Concerns about impacts on women’s sport
What about the impact on female sport of the inclusion of transgender women?
There is no conclusive evidence about the potential impact on female sport from the inclusion
of transgender women. It may be that further research into this wil be undertaken in the
future, either by academics or sports themselves.
The resources have been developed to support the inclusion of transgender participants in
community sport. We know transgender people are less likely to be involved in organised sport
than the rest of the population, in part, because of concerns around inclusion and acceptance ,
and that 41 per cent of transgender women are worried abo
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transgender or non-binary person in competitive sports. Inclusion, therefore, needs to be the
starting point for any discussion about transgender participants in community sport whether
they are players, coaches, officials or administrators.
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Is it fair, in terms of competition, to have transgender women competing against females?
There is no conclusive evidence that transgender women have an advantage over cisgender
peers in community sport. Transgender participants vary in athletic ability just like cisgender
participants.
This is something that needs to be considered on a sport by sport basis in thinking about any
policies that are developed and how they wil be implemented. The issues are very different, for
instance, in contact sports versus target sports.
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Our vision is Every Body Active. While there are significant chal enges in teenage participation
(particularly among young women) we want all New Zealanders to have access to quality
opportunities to be active that meet their needs.
There is no conclusive evidence that transgender inclusion has resulted or wil result in a
decline in young women’s sports participation. Al owing transgender individuals to participate
in a sport category that aligns with their gender identity instead leads to an increase in
participation for the New Zealand population as a whole.
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Wil Sport NZ release more resources in the future?
Yes, Sport NZ are always looking to support our partners to provide inclusive opportunities for
all participants.
What other work does Sport NZ have underway around diversity and inclusion matters?
We recently launched the Inclusivity Hub, a new resource on the Sport NZ website dedicated to
helping ensure sport and recreation is inclusive for everyone. Created specifically for those
working in play, active recreation and sport, the Inclusivity Hub provides a range of resources
for organisations and individuals wanting to
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Created specifically for those working in play, active recreation and sport, the Inclusivity Hub provides a
range of resources for organisations and individuals wanting to start or progress on their diversity,
equity and inclusion (DEI) learning journey.
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From:
Elizabeth Miles
To:
Harry Tod-Smith
Cc:
Nick Kingston; SportNZ Policy; Raelene Castle; Michelle Pickles; Aida Rima
Subject:
RE: Lines for Minister"s interview with Liam Napier
Date:
Tuesday, 5 December 2023 12:49:46 pm
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Kia ora Harry,
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Ngā mihi
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Miles Willis (she/her)
Senior Ministerial Communications and Servicing Advisor
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From: Harry Tod-Smith <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 10:40 AM
To: Raelene Castle <[email address]>; Michelle Pickles
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Cc: Nick Kingston <[email address]>; SportNZ Policy <[Sport and Recreation New Zealand request email]>
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Harry Tod-Smith (he/him)
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From: Raelene Castle <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2023 10:38 AM
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Ngā mihi
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Group Chief Executive
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Subject: Lines for Minister's interview with Liam Napier
Hi all,
Have just spoken with Press Sec about the lines for tomorrow’s interview.
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3. Transgender inclusion (FYI no steer from Press Sec on this but he is going to see what is
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Give me a call if anything needs clarifying, otherwise if I could please have the
final lines by 1pm
then that would be great.
Many thanks,
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• Sport NZ developed the transgender guiding principles to help individual sports
foster an environment where transgender participants are welcome, accepted,
comfortable and safe taking part in community sport.
• They are designed as a framework to help national bodies develop their own
policies, which we encourage them to do, and to support clubs, schools and
other bodies improve how they approach the inclusion of transgender
participants.
• As the visibility of transgender, gender diverse and non-binary people in society
has increased, we have received more and more frequent requests for
assistance from sports organisations around how they should approach the
inclusion of transgender participants.
• The guiding principles have been developed for community sport only. The
regulations relating to transgender participation in elite sport will continue to be
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