Not all rainbow youth are coping well, a new study has found. The Youth19 survey of close to 8000 secondary school students found that while some progress is being made, and about half of the rainbow students in the study are coping well, some – especially transgender and gender diverse young people – are struggling. Read more
Family First NZ is calling for the government to withdraw funding of Family Planning and Rainbow Youth’s sex education programmes, resources and websites which fail to tell the full facts and which compromise the concerns and wishes of parents, and the safety of young people. “Despite groups like Family Planning and Rainbow Youth being challenged Read more
A father is concerned his son attended alternative sexuality education classes at school that explored ideas like transsexuality without his knowledge or permission. However the Rainbow Youth organisation’s education co- ordinator stands by the presentations, saying its education package has been evaluated and is backed up by research. Earlier this year Rainbow Youth presented two Read more