My experiences as a transsexual woman on women's cricket teams.
Jaimie Veale
21 June, 2008 (21:18)
http://www.jaimieveale.com/?p=14I started off playing down in Wellington and spent most of the season playing down there. I had a great time – the team I played for were wonderful and we did a good amount of socialising after the games. I don't always "pass" as a female – my voice, height, and maybe mannerisms (which I would say probably get more boyish on the cricket field) give me away, however in Wellington I didn't have any problems whatsoever with any of my teammates or opponents.
In February I moved to Auckland for a job and decided to join a team up here for the remainder of the season. In the second game I played in Auckland I did finally run into a problem. As we were short on players, I got a friend who is also a transsexual woman to fill in for us, and the problem first became apparent when she was questioned about her and my surgical status by one of the oppositions supporters (which I must say she wasn't very pleased about!). A few days later my club received a complaint from the club that we had been playing on the weekend. The complaint basically said that they didn't think we should be playing in women's teams, referred to us with male pronouns (which I found offensive), and in my opinion overstated my physical abilities.
