About Sidekick Leipzig
Sidekick is a sports club for Thai boxing, self-assertion and yoga. We enjoy movement, sense of togetherness and practicing martial arts. The training sessions aim to improve flexibility, reaction, coordination and strength. What distinguishes this club from other martial arts clubs is: the offer is aimed at girls, women, lesbians, inter-, trans*-, non-binary and agender people (WLINTA*). More information on these terms see below. Our entire team consists of WLINTA*-people only. Our aim is the empowerment of all participants, supporting them in reaching their own goals. Doing that, we try to take into account individual requirements. Both working out hard and training in a more relaxed way is possible. You don’t need to be sporty to join us!
Terms explained
cis person
The term “cis” means “this side” and characterises people who live a gender identity that matches the sex they have at birth, i.e. a person who was assigned the sex “female” at birth and identifies with the female gender, is a cis-woman.
trans* person
Trans* people are people whose assigned sex at birth conflicts with their psychological gender. Transwomen are women who were assigned the sex “male” at birth. Transmen are men who were assigned with the sex “female” at birth. Some people whose identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional male or female gender roles / non-binary also use the term “trans”.
inter* person
Intersex people are people whose sex characteristics do not fit the typical definitions for “male” or “female” bodies. “Inter” is short for “intersexual”.
Terms explained
non binary person
People who can not or do not want to identify with one of the two socially defined genders (man / woman). People who feel they have several gender or stand outside the binary definition also use this term.
agender person
Agender people do not identify with any given gender. Some also don’t identify with any gender outside the binary gender system. Some agender people also understand themselves as non-binary, but not everyone. Some understand themselves as trans*, as their gender doesn’t match with the (binary) one assigned at birth.
Progressive Pride Flag
The flag consists of the rainbow flag and an arrow-shaped pattern on the left side. With the colors black, brown, light blue, pink and white, the arrow represents people of color and black people, as well as the trans community, queers with HIV/AIDS and queers who have already died. In the middle is the symbol for inter people. The arrow itself is intended to symbolize progress, with the position on the left showing that we still have some way to go.