Sex report slams Kiwi lessons

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Sex education is promoting sexual behaviour among young people and not showing all the risks, a new report claims.

The report, released today, concludes that the overall message to young people is that sex is okay as long as you use a condom.

But schools and sex education providers say the report – commissioned by conservative lobby group Family First – is sometimes homophobic and fails to recognise the changing world in which young people live. Continue reading

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