accountability

Temporary Cruising Zone strives to be open and accountable by listening and responding to Members concerns whenever they arise. Members are encouraged to approach stewards at the parties if they encounter any issues or by contacting Owain via Discord or email at any time.

In May 2022, the then Accountability Team (Floz, Lime and Owain) devised a “Scale of Harm” to be used as a base for future reports of instances of dangerous behaviour and abuse either at an event or by one of our members outside of an event. All reports must be sent via email, using the Scale of Harm as a guide. All information given to us is confidential and your identity will never be disclosed to the person you are telling us about. No emails will be kept after the issue has been dealt with. Temporary Cruising Zone strives to be survivor focused. Please note that we cannot deal with or be an intermediary for interpersonal conflicts. As of 2024, the Accountability Team is Ben, Floz, Owain and Seona.

Scale of Harm
1. Gossip: i.e. “I heard X (a Member) talking about another Member of TCZ outside of an event”. This breeches our confidentiality agreement and the person would be reminded of the House Rules and given a warning.
2. Soft Rule Breaking: i.e. another Member accidentally misgendered you but you do not feel it was a deliberate attempt to cause harm, made you feel uncomfortable in a way that relates to the House Rules, mentioned your attendance at TCZ outside of the event or caused you upset in a non-intentional way. The person would be reminded of the House Rules and given a warning. For persistent soft rule breaking we operate a 3 warning rule before a ban is issued.
3. Third Party Accusations of Abuse: i.e. “X was abusive to my friend and X attends TCZ”. Unless we have first person accusations we cannot ban the person completely but we will make sure all stewards are informed about this person to keep a close eye on them at future events. (n.b.: if you are reporting an instance of abuse on behalf of someone and with their permission because they would find it too distressing, please state this as this could potentially take the report to Scale 5. If you are doing this, please make sure the person is also copied into the email.)
4. Hard Rule Breaking: i.e. instances of racism / transphobia / sexism / homophobia / biphobia / wh*rephobia / fatphobia / ableism / classism, ignoring consent, not following RACK, having unprotected penetrative sex or persistent Soft Rule breaking: This person will be banned immediately unless you request another course of action.
5. Abuse Experienced First Hand: i.e. “X was my abuser”. The perp will be banned immediately unless you request another course of action.

If you need professional help with issues around abuse or DV, we recommend Galop (national, LGBT+ focused) and RSVP (Birmingham based).


“Being queer doesn't absolve you of being racist.” - statement on racism within queer spaces written after a Member experienced racist microaggressions at a TCZ party in November 2021.


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