Our latest Substacks Sex education without a definition of 'sex' The new Health curriculum has no definition of sex, no clarity that male and female are reproductive categories, and no confirmation that sex is innate, binary, and immutable, meaning these concepts are open to activist interpretation. Read more Birth certificate falsehoods - a landmine for schools It should be self-evident that principals and teachers, who act in locus parentis, need to know the sex of their charges in order to keep them safe. But to trans activists, this is heresy. Read more If a kid wants it, the market should supply it. A cross post from The Ministry has Fallen substack that explains why transgender activism is the outcome of neo-liberal thinking that says the market can and should supply whatever the consumer demands. Read more When children are being sold a lie, that is everyone's business Too many adults have abandoned their responsibility to teach children the truth about sex – that it is binary, innate, and immutable – and instead are sacrificing the future of children for the sake of trendy social niceties. Read more Reality always wins People who claim a 'gender identity' need to stop expecting everyone else to accommodate their comfort without reciprocating the courtesy. (Includes a link to our submission to the "Definitions of a Woman and Man" Bill.) Read more 50 shades of nonsense Opponents of the "Definitions of a Woman and a Man" Bill think emotion is more persuasive than logic. Read more Boys can't be girls - let's remind our politicians Everyone has a biological sex. Denying that is not compassionate or progressive; it is a breach of trust by the adults whom children rely upon. Read more Two more years of telling gender lies to children NZ parents will have to suffer two more years of their primary-aged children being taught lies about their bodies because the government has broken its promise to immediately purge gender ideology from the curriculum. Read more Sex realism in schools A new era of truthfulness about 'gender identity' is beginning in schools. What used to be acceptable pretence is now being questioned. What used to be best practice deference is being reconsidered. Read more for links to resources to help foster honesty, dignity, and compassion in your school. Read more Teach the truth - sex cannot change Make your submission to the RSE curriculum consultation before it closes on 24 April. Children deserve to be taught the truth – that there are only two sexes, that sex is a reproductive category, and that it is impossible for humans to change their sex. Read more Auckland Women's Centre betrays children The Auckland Women’s Centre’s (AWC) opposition to the new Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) curriculum would be laughable if it was not so damaging to children. Read more Parallel Dignity - how schools can respect the rights of all their students Parallel Dignity recognises that all students deserve to be treated with respect but no one is obliged to agree with everything another person believes. Read more It's not okay for schools to let boys say they are girls When schools bend over backwards to give boys who say they are girls whatever they desire, they are callously overlooking the dignity and rights of all their female students. Read more Time to start talking about the UK Puberty Blocker trial A cross post from Active Watchful Waiting Australia about why we should be paying attention to the unethical Pathways trial. Read more PATHA goes to the Court of Appeal On Monday 26 January, the NZ Court of Appeal will reconvene early after the summer break especially to hear an appeal from PATHA* about the High Court interim ruling of 17 December that gave ‘interim relief’ to the government’s puberty blocker ban. Read more Lessons in Gender A cross post from "The Ministry has Fallen" - how kids were taught that dismantling sex was moral, proper and clever. Read more The judge who knew too little and was swayed by PATHA When PATHA sought an injunction to stop the government's ban on puberty blockers, the judge heard almost none of the evidence in support of the regulation and was not informed that PATHA's 'expert evidence' is nothing of the sort. Read more To be, or not to be, consulted? Public submissions are open until January 14 on whether parents should be informed instead of consulted about RSE content. Read about why RGE supports the change. Read more PATHA puts a nail in its own coffin PATHA has released new "Gender Affirming Healthcare Guidelines" that reveal it to be a body modification activist group, not a professional healthcare organisation. Read more Red-letter day in NZ The government’s decision to halt new prescriptions of puberty blockers for the treatment of gender dysphoria is a welcome recognition that puberty is a crucial developmental pathway into adulthood that should not be disrupted. Read more Stuff breaks its silence with bias, hypocrisy and misinformation Last week the BBC was in the news for its "systemic bias" in reporting unfairly on trans issues. The legacy media in NZ has been playing the same game for years. If it wants to save itself from the huge embarrassment swirling around the BBC, legacy media needs to start reporting accurately and fairly on transgender issues or watch its audience numbers continue to decline. Read more Gentle parenting and the link to gender identity The link between this parenting style and gender identity may not be immediately obvious but it became striking during the evidence given by Professor Alexandra Gunn in support of Wellington Pride at the Human Rights Review Tribunal in Wellington in July. Read more New RSE curriculum raises cautious optimism RGE gives A- to the new RSE curriculum It is hugely improved but there are still some areas needing attention. Read more We need to talk about gender identity In October 2025, let's make the most of the opportunities to talk frankly about gender identity: A Genspect webinar Helen Joyce's tour of NZ A biased Media Council ruling The hush-hush Human Rights Review Tribunal. Read more Wishful thinking to be elevated to a human right Every protecton in the Human Rights Act for the safety, dignity, and fairness of women and girls is to be sacrificed in favour of the disconnected-from-reality feelings of people with transgender identities. Read on for RGE's deeper dive into what the Law Commission has recommended and what we can do about it. Read more The Law Commission has declared open season on girls' rights In its "Ia Tangata" report, released on 4 September, The Law Commission has proposed major changes to the Human Rights Act that will remove the right to exclude people of the opposite sex from single-sex schools, public facilities, and many sports. Although the change would also apply to boys’ schools and facilities, it is indisputable that the impact of these proposed changes would be far more profound for girls. Click to read our Press Statement. Read more Use your voice and your vote Elections for school Boards of Trustees are due to take place in September. It is time to hold schools to account for pushing gender ideology. Ask questions and vote! Read more # Not all librarians Sex realist librarians are also struggling with the tsunami of children's books that promote gender ideology. They need our support. Read more Is it hateful to say humans can't change sex? If you haven’t heard of this important LAVA vs Wellington Pride case, which has been simmering since 2021, the crux of the dispute is that LAVA (Lesbian Action for Visibility Aotearoa) was excluded from a Pride event in Wellington in 2021 for holding the belief that men cannot become women. The dispute has now reached the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) which is tasked with considering whether saying humans cannot change sex is a protected belief under the Human Rights Act or a view so hateful and harmful it does not warrant protection. Read more Who's in charge - the Minister or the Ministry of Education? Why are resources like Navigating the Journey, that promote the gender ideological language and beliefs of the RSE Guide, still being used in NZ schools despite the removal of the Guide? Read more Pronouns as weapons of deception Journalist, David Fisher, by using male pronouns for Vanessa, has endorsed all those who blithely affirmed a mentally unwell teen’s make believe that she had changed sex. He quotes an online friend of hers saying Vanessa was “deeply entrenched and trapped in his thinking”, yet Fisher has failed to join the dots and see that part of Vanessa’s illness was taking extreme measures to deflect attention from her eating. Read more Transgenderism enables anorexia Keen to avoid looking in the mirror at their own culpability, trans activists have studiously ignored the fact that Vanessa had a raft of other serious mental illnesses; OCD, ODD, autism and the well-documented and long-standing anorexia. It was only towards the very end of her short life that gender dysphoria manifested itself. Read more The tragic loss of our daughter Vanessa PRESS RELEASE 17 June 2025 It is with deep sadness that we, as the parents of Vanessa, speak out against the sensationalised portrayal of our daughter’s life and death in a recent article by David Farrier. We are heartbroken by the story that has been shared publicly and deeply disappointed by the way Mr Farrier has weaponised Vanessa's* distress and struggles with complex mental illness. Read more An inexcusable failure The story of our health and education system, in thrall to gender ideology, undermining a mentally unwell girl’s parents and ignoring the recommendations of her psychiatrist. Read more Bamboozled by words How gender activist language manipulates teachers and parents. Read more Puberty needs protection “Puberty is the essential bridge between childhood and adulthood. We must protect every adolescent’s right to cross it, so they have the best possible chance at a healthy and free future,” writes Stella O’Malley in this announcement of Genspect’s Memorandum of Understanding on the Role of Puberty. Read more Don't stop now Five more ways to help expel gender ideology from NZ schools. Read more Picture book propaganda (Part 1) NZ libraries are pushing gender nonsense to pre-schoolers. Read more Picture book propaganda (Part 2) Public libraries are funded by local government and library managers are responsible for writing and applying collection policies, in compliance with the guidelines of their local council and LIANZA (the Library and Information Association). Because public and school library collections are managed differently, complaints to each need to be handled differently. Read more A hat trick for sex realism April 2025 in NZ has been a good month for confirmation that there are only two sexes. Read more Who needs puberty? Trans activists say that ‘transgender children’ should be able to go through the ‘right’ puberty. But the only ‘right’ puberty is the natural one launched by a person’s own body. Read more Proceed with caution At long last, the Ministry of Education has released the new draft framework for relationships and sexuality education and has opened it to public consultation. Overall, it is a vast improvement on the 2020 RSE Guide that was removed in March. Read more Keep it simple It will take patience and perseverance to break through the ‘be kind and inclusive’ catchcry. Key to getting our message across is keeping it simple. The following three strong points are good places to start the critical conversations with your family, friends, school, and MPs. Read more Losing the plot at the library In all the heat generated by Destiny Church’s non-peaceful protest at Te Atatu library on February 15, the underlying reason for the protest has become obscured. Tamaki talks about the need to protect children but none of the soundbites identify that it’s protection from gender identity ideology that is necessary. Read more Birth certificate falsehoods - a landmine for schools It should be self-evident that principals and teachers, who act in locus parentis, need to know the sex of their charges in order to keep them safe. But to trans activists, this is heresy. Read more If a kid wants it, the market should supply it. A cross post from The Ministry has Fallen substack that explains why transgender activism is the outcome of neo-liberal thinking that says the market can and should supply whatever the consumer demands. Read more When children are being sold a lie, that is everyone's business Too many adults have abandoned their responsibility to teach children the truth about sex – that it is binary, innate, and immutable – and instead are sacrificing the future of children for the sake of trendy social niceties. Read more Reality always wins People who claim a 'gender identity' need to stop expecting everyone else to accommodate their comfort without reciprocating the courtesy. (Includes a link to our submission to the "Definitions of a Woman and Man" Bill.) Read more 50 shades of nonsense Opponents of the "Definitions of a Woman and a Man" Bill think emotion is more persuasive than logic. Read more Boys can't be girls - let's remind our politicians Everyone has a biological sex. Denying that is not compassionate or progressive; it is a breach of trust by the adults whom children rely upon. Read more Two more years of telling gender lies to children NZ parents will have to suffer two more years of their primary-aged children being taught lies about their bodies because the government has broken its promise to immediately purge gender ideology from the curriculum. Read more Sex realism in schools A new era of truthfulness about 'gender identity' is beginning in schools. What used to be acceptable pretence is now being questioned. What used to be best practice deference is being reconsidered. Read more for links to resources to help foster honesty, dignity, and compassion in your school. Read more Teach the truth - sex cannot change Make your submission to the RSE curriculum consultation before it closes on 24 April. Children deserve to be taught the truth – that there are only two sexes, that sex is a reproductive category, and that it is impossible for humans to change their sex. Read more Auckland Women's Centre betrays children The Auckland Women’s Centre’s (AWC) opposition to the new Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) curriculum would be laughable if it was not so damaging to children. Read more Parallel Dignity - how schools can respect the rights of all their students Parallel Dignity recognises that all students deserve to be treated with respect but no one is obliged to agree with everything another person believes. Read more It's not okay for schools to let boys say they are girls When schools bend over backwards to give boys who say they are girls whatever they desire, they are callously overlooking the dignity and rights of all their female students. Read more Time to start talking about the UK Puberty Blocker trial A cross post from Active Watchful Waiting Australia about why we should be paying attention to the unethical Pathways trial. Read more PATHA goes to the Court of Appeal On Monday 26 January, the NZ Court of Appeal will reconvene early after the summer break especially to hear an appeal from PATHA* about the High Court interim ruling of 17 December that gave ‘interim relief’ to the government’s puberty blocker ban. Read more Lessons in Gender A cross post from "The Ministry has Fallen" - how kids were taught that dismantling sex was moral, proper and clever. Read more The judge who knew too little and was swayed by PATHA When PATHA sought an injunction to stop the government's ban on puberty blockers, the judge heard almost none of the evidence in support of the regulation and was not informed that PATHA's 'expert evidence' is nothing of the sort. Read more To be, or not to be, consulted? Public submissions are open until January 14 on whether parents should be informed instead of consulted about RSE content. Read about why RGE supports the change. Read more PATHA puts a nail in its own coffin PATHA has released new "Gender Affirming Healthcare Guidelines" that reveal it to be a body modification activist group, not a professional healthcare organisation. Read more Red-letter day in NZ The government’s decision to halt new prescriptions of puberty blockers for the treatment of gender dysphoria is a welcome recognition that puberty is a crucial developmental pathway into adulthood that should not be disrupted. Read more Stuff breaks its silence with bias, hypocrisy and misinformation Last week the BBC was in the news for its "systemic bias" in reporting unfairly on trans issues. The legacy media in NZ has been playing the same game for years. If it wants to save itself from the huge embarrassment swirling around the BBC, legacy media needs to start reporting accurately and fairly on transgender issues or watch its audience numbers continue to decline. Read more Gentle parenting and the link to gender identity The link between this parenting style and gender identity may not be immediately obvious but it became striking during the evidence given by Professor Alexandra Gunn in support of Wellington Pride at the Human Rights Review Tribunal in Wellington in July. Read more New RSE curriculum raises cautious optimism RGE gives A- to the new RSE curriculum It is hugely improved but there are still some areas needing attention. Read more We need to talk about gender identity In October 2025, let's make the most of the opportunities to talk frankly about gender identity: A Genspect webinar Helen Joyce's tour of NZ A biased Media Council ruling The hush-hush Human Rights Review Tribunal. Read more Wishful thinking to be elevated to a human right Every protecton in the Human Rights Act for the safety, dignity, and fairness of women and girls is to be sacrificed in favour of the disconnected-from-reality feelings of people with transgender identities. Read on for RGE's deeper dive into what the Law Commission has recommended and what we can do about it. Read more The Law Commission has declared open season on girls' rights In its "Ia Tangata" report, released on 4 September, The Law Commission has proposed major changes to the Human Rights Act that will remove the right to exclude people of the opposite sex from single-sex schools, public facilities, and many sports. Although the change would also apply to boys’ schools and facilities, it is indisputable that the impact of these proposed changes would be far more profound for girls. Click to read our Press Statement. Read more Use your voice and your vote Elections for school Boards of Trustees are due to take place in September. It is time to hold schools to account for pushing gender ideology. Ask questions and vote! Read more # Not all librarians Sex realist librarians are also struggling with the tsunami of children's books that promote gender ideology. They need our support. Read more Is it hateful to say humans can't change sex? If you haven’t heard of this important LAVA vs Wellington Pride case, which has been simmering since 2021, the crux of the dispute is that LAVA (Lesbian Action for Visibility Aotearoa) was excluded from a Pride event in Wellington in 2021 for holding the belief that men cannot become women. The dispute has now reached the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) which is tasked with considering whether saying humans cannot change sex is a protected belief under the Human Rights Act or a view so hateful and harmful it does not warrant protection. Read more Who's in charge - the Minister or the Ministry of Education? Why are resources like Navigating the Journey, that promote the gender ideological language and beliefs of the RSE Guide, still being used in NZ schools despite the removal of the Guide? Read more Pronouns as weapons of deception Journalist, David Fisher, by using male pronouns for Vanessa, has endorsed all those who blithely affirmed a mentally unwell teen’s make believe that she had changed sex. He quotes an online friend of hers saying Vanessa was “deeply entrenched and trapped in his thinking”, yet Fisher has failed to join the dots and see that part of Vanessa’s illness was taking extreme measures to deflect attention from her eating. Read more Transgenderism enables anorexia Keen to avoid looking in the mirror at their own culpability, trans activists have studiously ignored the fact that Vanessa had a raft of other serious mental illnesses; OCD, ODD, autism and the well-documented and long-standing anorexia. It was only towards the very end of her short life that gender dysphoria manifested itself. Read more The tragic loss of our daughter Vanessa PRESS RELEASE 17 June 2025 It is with deep sadness that we, as the parents of Vanessa, speak out against the sensationalised portrayal of our daughter’s life and death in a recent article by David Farrier. We are heartbroken by the story that has been shared publicly and deeply disappointed by the way Mr Farrier has weaponised Vanessa's* distress and struggles with complex mental illness. Read more An inexcusable failure The story of our health and education system, in thrall to gender ideology, undermining a mentally unwell girl’s parents and ignoring the recommendations of her psychiatrist. Read more Bamboozled by words How gender activist language manipulates teachers and parents. Read more Puberty needs protection “Puberty is the essential bridge between childhood and adulthood. We must protect every adolescent’s right to cross it, so they have the best possible chance at a healthy and free future,” writes Stella O’Malley in this announcement of Genspect’s Memorandum of Understanding on the Role of Puberty. Read more Don't stop now Five more ways to help expel gender ideology from NZ schools. Read more Picture book propaganda (Part 1) NZ libraries are pushing gender nonsense to pre-schoolers. Read more Picture book propaganda (Part 2) Public libraries are funded by local government and library managers are responsible for writing and applying collection policies, in compliance with the guidelines of their local council and LIANZA (the Library and Information Association). Because public and school library collections are managed differently, complaints to each need to be handled differently. Read more A hat trick for sex realism April 2025 in NZ has been a good month for confirmation that there are only two sexes. Read more Who needs puberty? Trans activists say that ‘transgender children’ should be able to go through the ‘right’ puberty. But the only ‘right’ puberty is the natural one launched by a person’s own body. Read more Proceed with caution At long last, the Ministry of Education has released the new draft framework for relationships and sexuality education and has opened it to public consultation. Overall, it is a vast improvement on the 2020 RSE Guide that was removed in March. Read more Keep it simple It will take patience and perseverance to break through the ‘be kind and inclusive’ catchcry. Key to getting our message across is keeping it simple. The following three strong points are good places to start the critical conversations with your family, friends, school, and MPs. Read more Losing the plot at the library In all the heat generated by Destiny Church’s non-peaceful protest at Te Atatu library on February 15, the underlying reason for the protest has become obscured. Tamaki talks about the need to protect children but none of the soundbites identify that it’s protection from gender identity ideology that is necessary. Read more

There is mounting evidence of the harm being caused by “affirmation only” gender medicine but it is rarely covered in mainstream media, which routinely glamourises the practice. Medical specialists and therapists have joined the voices of detransitioners to call for more careful diagnosis and treatment. The truth About transgender Medicine Therapists speaking out Counsellor, Fritha Robinson, in a July 2025 substack titled Fueling Obsessions , compares transgender ideation with the earlier medical scandal of recovered memory syndrome. She says, “It is well-documented that a large number of people who identify as trans have been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD ), which is significant because many of these individuals describe obsessions with the belief that the next medical procedure or treatment will alleviate their distress. Tragically, far too often, this obsession has been affirmed and enabled by mental health providers who confuse helping with enabling.” Dr Jillian Spencer vindicated by Queensland government's puberty blocker freeze Dr Spencer is "thrilled" that the government is investigating puberty blockers after she opposed the automatic affirmation of gender-confused children and suffered professional consequences as a result. I thought I was saving trans kids. Jamie Reed, a former counsellor, blows the whistle on the harmful practices in US gender clinics. “What’s happening to children is morally and medically appalling.” In this Free Post article, Finnish specialist, Dr Riittakerttu Kaltiala explains that “My country, and others, found there is no solid evidence supporting the medical transitioning of young people.” Genspect NZ was launched at a webinar on 10 November 2023 and its new Gender Care Framework was introduced. Genspect's vision is to move beyond a medical understanding of gender identity and gender distress that typically leads to invasive medical interventions and toward a deeper understanding of gender and identity. A Terrible Trap by Charlotte Paul about the dangers of puberty blockers, was published in the December 2023 issue of "North and South". Paul says, "We have taught these girls to think they are really boys and thus to be disturbed by the changes of puberty... The only solution looks to be the suppressing of puberty. We adults have encouraged children to think like this ." The Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists published Position Statement 103 in August 2021 that advises “Comprehensive assessment is crucial” for patients with gender dysphoria because it is “an emerging field of research” with a “paucity of evidence”. An open letter to Australia’s doctors Dr Dylan Wilson describes the problems with the gender affirmative pathway for children and why he will never refer a child to the paediatric gender service at his local hospital. Thoughtful Therapists Thoughtful Therapists are a group of counsellors, clinical psychologists, and psychotherapists from across the UK and Ireland who work directly with LGBT+ adults, children, parents and young people, in the field of gender and sexuality. They have come together in a bid to protect the integrity of the open-ended exploration of feelings and ideas that has always been a necessary component of ethical and effective therapy. Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) The aim of this group is to promote safe, compassionate, ethical, and evidence-informed healthcare for children, adolescents, and young adults with gender dysphoria. Gender Dysphoria Alliance This group was formed in Canada in 2021 by community members who are concerned about the direction that gender medicine and activism has taken. It advocates for a more evidence-based, less ideological conversation about gender dysphoria and has detailed information on the topic. The evidence mounts In a paper written by psychiatrists Korte and Gille and published in 2024 in the journal of the German Society for Sexual Medicine, Sexual Therapy and Sexual Science, the authors identify multiple pathways for the development of trans identity in adolescents, including delayed maturation, non-conformity to gender roles, sexuality problems, and psychiatric conditions such as autism, trauma or personality disorders. The US Department of Health and Human Services' review of gender medicine for children (May 2025) came to the same conclusion as the Cass Review, that "The evidence for benefit of pediatric medical transition is very uncertain, while the evidence for harm is less uncertain" ... and, "A more robust evidence base supports psychotherapeutic approaches to managing common comorbid mental health conditions." The Rising Tide of Transgender Identity - What's Going On? This video from Genspect explains the causes and effects of the transgender phenomenon in less than eleven minutes. An independent review of data from the Tavistock Clinic found no evidence of increased suicide following release of the Cass Report. In a new study (2024), the Mayo Clinic has found mild to severe atrophy in the testes of boys on puberty blockers, leading the authors to express doubt in the claims that these drugs are 'safe and reversible'. Banning the Blockers . In this Quillette article , Bernard Lane gives an overview of the use of puberty blockers as a routine treatment for gender distress and the resulting medical scandal. March 2024. A major medical scandal in the UK and US has had almost no media coverage in NZ. The WPATH files are documents leaked from the internal chatboard of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). They shine a light on how so-called “gender-affirming care” or “transgender medicine” is leading to widespread medical malpractice on children and vulnerable adults. WPATH is extremely influential in shaping UK treatment protocols in the NHS. Thousands of children and vulnerable adults are being treated under these protocols. The leaked files reveal that treatments may do more harm than good, and suggest that some clinicians who are members of WPATH know this. ( Sex Matters ) In a BBC Newsnight report , a re-analysis of a landmark study about the efficacy of puberty blockers shows the mental health of 34% of the children deteriorated after 12 months of puberty blockers and 27% stayed the same. Is NZ's transgender medicine guideline an example of regulatory failure? Jan Rivers has published a 20 page report assessing the PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa) guideline for transgender care. “Like a lot of gender ideology research, the quality is very poor,” she says. Unlawful. In this article, Bernard Lane describes how the NZ Ministry of Health was warned by Medsafe in September 2022 it could be breaking the law by publicising the off-label use of puberty blockers for children. Questions mount around the use of puberty blockers in children. by Jan Rivers. "New Zealand rates of puberty blocker use are much higher than the UK, where the Tavistock Clinic’s Gender Service (GIDS) was closed due to unsafe practices. In New Zealand, Dr Sue Bagshaw reports that 65 per cent of her clinic’s 100 patients receive them. The Tavistock GIDS clinic prescribed blockers to about 6 per cent." What America has got wrong about gender medicine . This article in the Economist calls transgender medicine a “tragedy of good intentions” and argues that “Too many doctors have suspended their professional judgement.” The British Medical Journal has published a balanced investigation into the care of young people with gender dysphoria that reached the conclusion: “ If we have the best interests of young people at heart, then surely our duty is to offer evidence informed care? And, if the evidence base is weak, we must provide the necessary support to young people as well as prioritising research to answer questions on issues that are causing a great deal of distress, much of which is amplified by social media. Taking this route is essential: an evidence void not only exposes people to overtreatment but can also be used to deny people the care that they seek, such as through the draconian laws now being introduced in some US states. A better appreciation of the evidence, as well as the limits of medicine, is also the basis of a more constructive dialogue.” How the Tavistock gender clinic ran out of control. An in depth look at the revelations in Time to Think , the book by Hannah Barnes that gives the inside story of the collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Identity Service for Children. In this interview, detransitioner Ritchie Herron describes the catastrophic effects of his gender surgery which he says was "the biggest mistake of my life." On GB News, detransitioners Keira Bell and Ritchie Herron describe the lack of information they were given about the side effects of surgery and the pressure they felt under to agree to the recommendations of their doctors and therapists. Keira Bell: My Story - Persuasion As a teen, Keira transitioned to male but came to regret it. Faced with the loss of her breasts, possible infertility, atrophied genitals and a permanently deeper voice and facial hair, Keira became a claimant in a judicial review against the gender health clinic that had treated her . The case was upheld, with the court noting that it was “very doubtful” that patients aged 14 and 15 could give fully informed consent. ROGD (Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria) Dr Lisa Littman Here is the research underpinning Dr Littman’s coining of the phrase, “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” to describe the sudden increase in teens announcing a transgender identity. Top trans doctors blow the whistle on sloppy care - Abigail Shrier In this ground-breaking interview with two leading transgender doctors, they admit that some transgender healthcare has been “sloppy” and one states, “I’m worried that decisions will be made that will later be regretted by those making them.” Another unfortunate experiment? New Zealand's Transgender Health Policy and it's Impact on Children by Jan Rivers and Jill Abigail In this NZ research paper, Rivers and Abigail analyse the dramatic rise in the presentation of gender dysphoria and gather abundant evidence that the use of puberty blockers is neither safe nor effective.

Gender issues Gender theory is the idea that a person’s feeling of being masculine, feminine, or neither, is more important than their physical sexed body, and those feelings should take precedence in law and in everyday life. Without any public consultation, this belief has taken hold in our institutions – education, health, sport, justice – and is causing widespread and sometimes irreversible harm to children, women, and lesbians. FAQs There is a range of views within gender identity activism, with some acknowledging that sex is an objective classification and others contending that sex is on a spectrum and that binary classifications are scientifically false. The more extreme activists say that there are hundreds or thousands of distinct and legitimate gender identities, all of which should be recognised by others. Read more The Cass Review The world's most comprehensive review of gender medicine for children was published in April 2024. It unequivocally demolishes the core beliefs of gender identity ideology and concludes that gender-distressed children should be treated in the same way as children with other mental health concerns. Read more Who needs puberty? Trans activists say that ‘transgender children’ should be able to go through the ‘right’ puberty. But the only ‘right’ puberty is the natural one launched by a person’s own body. Read more Puberty blockers - a human wrong Puberty blockers are a type of medication called Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. They are not licensed for use for adolescents, and they are not licensed for gender incongruence or dysphoria. Read more Social transition is not a good idea The first you as a parent may know about your child's transgender ideation, is when they request (or demand) to “socially transition”. This can mean anything from choosing a gender-neutral nickname and wearing androgynous clothing, right through to adopting an opposite sex name, pronouns, and clothes and wanting to be recognised as the chosen sex by everyone else and in all facets of life. Read more The truth about transgender medicine There is mounting evidence of the harm being caused by “affirmation only” gender medicine but it is rarely covered in mainstream media, which routinely glamourises the practice. Medical specialists and therapists have joined the voices of detransitioners to call for more careful diagnosis and treatment. Read more The intersex red herring Intersex, or DSD (difference in sexual development), is a medical condition that presents in dozens of different ways. However, most people who have DSD can be readily classified as male or female, with chromosomal abnormalities, and are not a hybrid mixture of sexes. Read more Drag Queen storytime Drag shows in libraries are advertised as family friendly but beneath the glitter is a message that children can ignore their innate wariness of strangers and that adults who provide colour, fun, and flamboyance can be implicitly trusted. Read more Human rights for everyone Under NZ law, parents have a range of rights and responsibilities that they can exercise when raising their children. Read more Comprehensive websites These websites contain a multitude of resources on every facet of gender identity ideology – from what gender activists believe, to the harms caused by puberty blockers and cross sex hormones, to the scientific and legal facts that are routinely ignored. Read more Read, watch, and listen Our top picks of books, articles, substacks, videos, and podcasts that explain the gender identity phenomenon and support parents and professionals who are caught up in the whirlwind. Also links to RGE's interviews. Read more

Gender idealogy in New Zealand schools - faqs relating to puberty blockers, social transitioning, pronouns and more Frequently Asked Questions What do gender identity supporters believe? Gender identity activism is based on a belief that everyone has an innate sense of being masculine, feminine, or neither, and that this feeling does not always correlate with their sexed bodies. They believe that a person’s gender identity should take precedence over their observable sex and that everyone else must accept their self-identification. There is a range of views within gender identity activism, with some acknowledging that sex is an objective classification and others contending that sex is on a spectrum and that binary classifications are scientifically false. The more extreme activists say that there are hundreds or thousands of distinct and legitimate gender identities, all of which should be recognised by others. Extreme trans activists demand that the subjective concept of gender identity should replace the objective reality of sex in all government policy and law. For example, NZ law now allows anyone (including children) to have their birth certificate changed (multiple times) to the sex they self-declare. The fact that the birth certificate has been changed is permanently hidden from public view. Arty Morty's December 2023 substack, The War to Annihilate Sex clearly explains both sides of the debate and what is at stake. How do gender identity beliefs affect NZ schools? What is the problem with preferred pronouns and inclusive language? Is social transition harmless? What is ROGD? What is the problem with puberty blockers? What are the effects of cross sex hormones? What is the reality of a sex change operation? What is a detransitioner? Are trans rights an extension of gay rights? Are trans rights human rights? What is the definition of a woman? Does the existence of intersex people prove sex is on a spectrum? How common are intersex conditions? How many transgender people are there in New Zealand? Do all transgender people have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria? Do transgender people have worse mental health problems and higher suicide rates than the general population? Does the Conversion Practices Prohibition Act stop parents from talking to their children about transgender ideation?

Do the books in your child’s school library include a wide range of characters, with girls who are strong and independent and boys who show gentleness and compassion? Or do they maintain that sex is defined by interests and it is easy and ‘cool’ to change gender? What are your kids reading? There is a plethora of children’s and Young Adult books now in schools that refer to gender identity, pronouns, LGBTQ+, transgender, or non-binary, and are drenched in gender ideology. They deny there are two sexes and that we are born male or female. Instead, they claim, we are assigned sex at birth and that it is liberating to claim a different ‘gender identity’. Even worse, hundreds of picture books are in our public libraries and schools, promoting gender ideology to 2-8 year olds. Read our three substacks on the topic. Picture book propaganda (Part 1) Picture book propaganda (Part 2) Not all librarians Do the books in your child’s school library include a wide range of girl and boy characters with girls who are strong and independent and boys who show gentleness and compassion? Do the stories build positive attitudes to girls’ and boys’ bodies, or do they foster body dissociation by saying bodies ought to be altered to match sex stereotypes? Do the plotlines assert that children can actually change sex and it is easy, desirable, and ‘cool’ to do so? Are the books telling confused children that they can find their “authentic selves” through medical intervention? Here we list some books that DO have a clear-thinking approach to sex and gender and also a few books that should be avoided. Books with an asterisk are highly recommended - ask the school librarian to purchase them. Positive books for Primary Students Positive books for Secondary Students Books to Avoid

Testimonals and examples of gender idealogy in schools in New Zealand. Testimonials From all over the country, parents are reporting alarming new school practices that, at best, are confusing children about the science of sex and, at worst, are teaching children gender ideology as fact. Parents are witnessing children being coerced into accepting a belief that requires them to deny the reality they see with their own eyes and to go along with gender demands in fear of repercussions. We have collected some of the many testimonials. Add your testimonial by emailing it to info@resistgendereducation.nz Teaching gender ideology as fact. An exponential increase in children identifying as ‘transgender’ and being affirmed at school The undermining of parental rights by schools teaching transgender ideas without proper consultation The unreasonable demands being made on schools, teachers, and students to accommodate gender identity ideology School board trying to balance rights and interests in sexuality education

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Our top picks of books, articles, substacks, videos, and podcasts that explain the gender identity phenomenon and support parents and professionals who are caught up in the whirlwind.  Read, watch, and listen BOOKS Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality by Helen Joyce This is a painstakingly researched book about trans activism and every issue related to it. Irreversible Damage: The transgender craze seducing our daughters by Abigail Shrier Until very recently, gender dysphoria affected only a very small number of people and mainly boys. But suddenly, whole friendship groups of teenage girls are ‘coming out’ as transgender. Shrier , a writer for the Wall Street Journal, has dug deep into the trans epidemic, talking to the girls, their agonized parents, counsellors and doctors, as well as to “detransitioners”— young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves. She offers urgently needed advice about how parents can protect their daughters. Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism by Kathleen Stock This book thoroughly critiques the theory of gender identity and explains the significance and impact of biological sex, especially on women. When Kids Say They're Trans is a guide book for parents, written by Sasha Ayad, Lisa Marchiano and Stella O'Malley. It is described as essential reading for all aprents and professionals supporting young people stuggling with the issue of gender identity. Lost in Transnation. Child psychologist, Dr Miriam Grossman’s new book “Lost in Transnation” is an essential guide out of the madness for anyone whose family is embroiled in a gender identity battle or who wants to prevent one. Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans is a collection of deeply personal stories about the effects of gender ideology on vulnerable, socailly awkward kids and their families. Time to Think . Hannah Barnes’s book about the rise and calamitous fall of the Gender Identity Development Service for children in north London, is the result of intensive work, carried out across several years. A journalist at the BBC’s Newsnight , Barnes has based her account on more than 100 hours of interviews with Gids’ clinicians, former patients, and other experts, many of whom are quoted by name. It comes with 59 pages of notes, plentiful well-scrutinised statistics, and it is scrupulous and fair-minded. Such a book cannot easily be dismissed. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. " With a series of horrifying graphs and corresponding analysis, Haidt demonstrates that young people’s mental health has fallen off a cliff since the early 2010s. While acknowledging the impact of over-diagnosis and self-reported mental illness, the correlation between the arrival of smart phones and social media with soaring numbers of mental illnesses among young people appears to be unmistakable." (Stella O'Malley.) Bad Therapy , is an investigation from Abigail Shrier, the author of Irreversible Damage, into a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children. Trans: Exploring Gender Identity and Gender Dysphoria by Dr Az Hakeem Hakeem is a clinical psychologist who has assembled contributions from experts to provide a guide to the psychology and everyday reality of gender dysphoria and being trans. Transgender Children and Young People: Born in Your Own Body by Heather Brunskell-Evans & Michele Moore This book is a collection of essays that argue that it is politics, not science, which accounts for the exponential rise in the number of children diagnosed as transgender by gender identity clinics. Inventing Transgender Children and Young People by Heather Brunskell-Evans & Michele Moore The essays in this volume are written by clinicians, psychologists, sociologists, educators, parents and detransitioners. Contributors demonstrate how transgender children and young people are invented in different medical, social and political contexts. Articles Banning the Blockers . In this Quillette article , Bernard Lane gives an overview of the use of puberty blockers as a routine treatment for gender distress and the resulting medical scandal. It's wrong to lie to children . Stephanie Davies-Arai (founder and director of Transgender Trend) criticises further delay from the UK Department of Education in producing transgender guidelines for schools. " The social transition of children is a key activist aim. It is an ideological approach that supports and compels a belief in “gender identity”, or at least the pretence of a belief, by forcing every other child (and teacher) in the school to pretend that a boy is a girl or a girl is a boy. It is a deception that turns reality on its head and undermines trust in the teacher-child relationship. It is nothing short of a social experiment on a generation of children. Is this what U.K. law really dictates?" "A Terrible Trap" , an article by Charlotte Paul about the dangers of puberty blockers, was published in the December 2023 issue of "North and South". In the article Paul says, "We have taught these girls to think they are really boys and thus to be disturbed by the changes of puberty... The only solution looks to be the suppressing of puberty. We adults have encouraged children to think like this ." Is NZ's transgender medicine guideline an example of regulatory failure? Jan Rivers has published a 20 page report assessing the PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa) guideline for transgender care. “Like a lot of gender ideology research, the quality is very poor,” she says. Transition Alley by Andrew Anthony. The Listener May 13 2023. The use of puberty blockers is “a dispute about science, best practice and the protection of young and vulnerable people.” The Transgender Children's Crusade by Kay S Hymowitz. "Gender identity, with its vision of autonomous children in touch with their innermost authentic desires, negates all we know about adolescence, just as it does early childhood… Whether they realize it or not, supporters are showing a wilful ignorance about child nature and endorsing views completely at odds with child psychology and legal and cultural traditions…" Empowering Parents - Young People and Gender Identity . This downloadable PDF provides vital, accurate, information for parents and teachers to help them understand the complex issues affecting their children. Produced by "The Countess", a voluntary, non-partisan human rights group based in Ireland. NHS England Ends the "Gender-Affirmative Care Model" for Youth The NHS has ended “ gender-affirming care ” in England for minors, according to the newly-released draft guidance. Psychotherapy will be the first and - usually - only line of treatment. Puberty blockers will be confined to research settings, and social transition will be discouraged for most. SEGM’s analysis is here . No One Is Born in ‘The Wrong Body’ – by W Malone, C Wright & J Robertson This article looks at the normal distribution curve of ‘maleness’ and ‘femaleness’ and concludes that “…telling a child that he or she was born in the wrong body pathologizes ‘gender non-conforming’ behavior and makes gender dysphoria less likely to resolve.” Substacks The War to Annihilate Sex by Arty Morty, a Canadian gender critical activist and gay man. Arty presents both sides of the gender debate and leaves no doubt that "This is an urgent medical and scientific issue." Gender Clinic News by Bernard Lane. Lane is an Australian journalist, covering the international debate about gender clinics. He says the issues are “fundamental to a healthy society, yet most mainstream media has missed the story or worse, engaged in uncritical promotion of medicalised gender change.” The small study that lauched a big experiment in gender change. Unlawful. In this article, Bernard Lane describes how the NZ Ministry of Health was warned by Medsafe in September 2022 it could be breaking the law by publicising the off-label use of puberty blockers for children. Blowback . Here, Bernard Lane provides an excellent analysis of the battle over new laws regarding transgender issues in the US and how “The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and American medical societies have sacrificed child safety and standards of scientific evidence in pursuit of fashionable causes and financial self-interest.” PITT - Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans . Heartfelt testimonials from parents whose children have been caught up in the gender cult. Joyce Activated Issue 51 by Dr Helen Joyce. In this open to the public article, Helen describes the harms of gender ideology and how proposed hate speech laws will silence any opposition. “It’s particularly harmful to children, because children believe what adults tell them. They’re suggestible, their identities are still in formation, and the idea that you can really be a member of the opposite sex is a seductive one for quite a lot of them. Disproportionately the ones who are going to grow up gay, the ones who have autistic-spectrum disorders, the anxious or self-harming or depressed ones, the ones who are being abused.” Reality’s Last stand by Colin Wright. Colin is a biologist who writes about the sex binary and provides weekly news, articles, and recommended reading lists on the biology of sex , gender ideology, Critical Social Justice, free speech, and related topics. How to make a trans kid . Don’t take Pride in promoting Pseudoscience . “The distinction between sex and gender must first be disentangled. The term “sex” signifies whether a person is male or female, a categorization rooted in objective reproductive biology. Conversely, “ gender ' is usually characterized by notions of masculinity and femininity or the social roles, behaviors, and expressions traditionally linked to sex.” The Truth Fairy by Abigail Shrier (author of "Ireversible Damage" - see below) Should public schools be allowed to deceive parents? Top trans doctors blow the whistle on sloppy care How Activist Teachers Recruit Kids Gender Ideology impacting on Parental Rights & Custody Videos and podcasts C an Humans Change Sex? This is a new short and simple video explanation of why, when a person changes their outward gendered appearance, they have not changed their sex. Click here to watch Stella O'Malley and Sasha Ayad talking with Billboard Chris about what led him to become a human billboard and some excellent tips on how to engage in honest conversations about gender ideology. Highly recommended viewing, especially from 8.35 to 17.50. Click here to watch Helen Joyce from Sex Matters speaking on Spiked. Click here to listen to this wide-ranging interview with Stella, the co-founder of Genspect. The Rising Tide of Transgender Identity - What's Going On? This video from Genspect explains the causes and effects of the transgender phenomenon in less than eleven minutes. A new organisation called Inflection Point organised a conference in Wellington on 18 May 2024 “for New Zelanders who want the Government to stop gender indoctrination and medicalisation of our children.” Attendees reported an invigorating afternoon with speakers as diverse as Jan Rivers, Ro Edge, Di Landy, Brian Tamaki and Bob McCoskrie from New Zealand, and Mia Hughes, Jennifer Bilek and Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull speaking via Zoom. All of the speeches are now online here . In particular, we highly recommend the speeches of three of RGE’s supporters: Jan Rivers, Katherine Chua, and Ro Edge. In this 22 minute presentation, Professor Sallie Baxendale , a UK Consultant Neuropsychologist, describes the effect of puberty on the brain and cites studies showing lower IQ scores for participants who have taken puberty blockers. Andrew Doyle's video explaining social contagion . Andrew is a UK journalist and the former host of '"Free Speech Nation" on GB News. Child Psychiatrist, Dr Miriam Grossman (author of 'Lost in Transnation') has excellent advice for parents in this interview by Matt Walsh . Helen Joyce speaks with Sean Plunket on the Platform. In this outtake from an upcoming series "Uncomfortable Truths: The Reality of Gender Identity Ideology", Helen Joyce comments on the "dishonest and irresponsible" parents quoted in the book, "The Transgender Child". In a BBC Newsnight report , a re-analysis of a landmark study about the efficacy of puberty blockers shows the mental health of 34% of the children deteriorated after 12 months of puberty blockers and 27% stayed the same. De-transitioning documentary . (link to full version) In what is billed as “the most controversial Spotlight story this year”, which aired on 3 September, Australian channel 7 News spoke to parents, doctors, and detransitioners and asked the question: “Is a generation being brainwashed?” In these two 5-10 minute interviews from the documentary, Dr Jillian Spencer and Dr Dylan Wilson decry the ‘gender affirmation only’ model of care. In this interview with Peter Boghossian , Helen Joyce discusses how trans identification is a culture-bound syndrome— created by one culture and not present in another. She also explained why parents who have transed their kids will be the ones who must keep fighting until their dying breath to destroy the recognition of the two sexes as legal categories, otherwise they must admit thay have done something terrible to their own children. Richard Dawkins interviews Helen Joyce . They discuss the influence of gender ideology on society and its implications for scientific facts. Jordan Peterson interviews Helen Joyce . This is the second time Peterson has interviewed her and Helen commented that "The pleasure was in being asked different questions to those that arise during my own self-interrogation and rumination, and that nobody I know personally thinks to ask me either." Stella O'Malley , psychotherapist and Director of Genspect provides an introduction to the issues for schools here. Genspect advocates for a "cautious, gentle, compassionate and understanding approach." Scott Newgent , a woman who has medically and surgically transitioned to a transman, speaks to a US press conference to “put an end to the idea that medically transitioning children is about human rights. It is not. It is about money.” Detransition: The Wounds That Won't Heal | Chloe Cole | EP 319 “How was I supposed to know?” This is the sorrowful question from Chloe Cole, a now 20 year old from California who has reclaimed her womanhood after identifying as a male for six years.This is a two hour video in which Peterson discusses Chloe’s case in depth. For shorter viewing, click on the link under the image for 25 key moments from the interview. What’s causing the trans explosion? In this hour long interview on Triggernometry, Helen Joyce explains why “Gender dysphoria is something that society creates” and what led her to write her book Trans: When ideology meets reality. Sex education gets extreme This 25 minute Family First video analyses the MOE relationships and sexuality education guidelines, and takes a close look at Family Planning’s “Navigating the Journey” programme that is used in many NZ schools. The Trans Train and Transgender Regret Documentaries - Bayswater Support Investigative journalists in Sweden have now produced three reports looking at the treatment given to those who seek gender transition, and who later regret their decision. All three parts are in Swedish with English subtitles. Mission: Investigate: Trans Children In this 2021 Swedish documentary with English subtitles the investigative journalist finds “case after case of irreversible treatment of young people gone wrong”, including a 15 year old who has constant pain from severely reduced bone density after being on puberty blockers for four years. “Those with the ultimate responsibility blame each other.” Trans Kids: It’s Time to Talk In this acclaimed Channel 4 (UK) documentary, Stella O'Malley describes the reality of the trans craze that is afflicting a generation of teens who are simply uncomfortable in their bodies. Dysphoric: A Four-part Documentary Series - Bayswater Support This four-part documentary looks at the effect of gender identity ideology on women and girls. It includes interview with illustrative highlights from worldwide media coverage. What is particularly interesting, and discussed virtually nowhere else, is the rise of trans-identification in developing countries. Controversy brewing over transgender children’s access to puberty blockers A 2021 NZ documentary from TV3. Gender: A Wider Lens Podcast – Stella O’Malley and Sasha Ayed O’Malley and Ayed are two practising therapists who explore the concept of gender in a series of episodes with clinicians, academics, transgender people, parents and detransitioners. RGE Interviews Vanessa's Story on Reality Check Radio - interview by Paul Brennan about gender identity, anorexia, and institutional blind spots, on 20 June 2025. Vanessa's Story on The Platform - Leah Panapa talks to Fern Hickson about how the system failed an anorexic transgender teen, 13 June 2025. Interview on Reality Check Radio Maree Buscke spoke to Fern Hickson on 29 May 2024 about gender ideology in schools and how parents can counter it. Interview on the Platform Leah Panapa spoke to Fern Hickson on 1 May 2024 about the RSE Guide and Resist Gender Education's Open Letter to the Minister of Education. RGE on The Platform . Our spokesperson, Fern Hickson, was interviewed by Sean Plunket on 23 January 2024 about why RGE supports the government's plan to replace the RSE Guide and the major changes that are needed. [Correction: Rose Hipkins works for NZCER not The Education Institute.] Listen here to Marg Curnow on the Pendulum Channel on Voice Media. RGE’s spokesperson , Marg Curnow, spoke on our behalf at a rally outside Parliament on 8 June and on Reality Check Radio on 31 May 2023. RGE Presentation to CATA conference View the presentation made to the CATA conference in August 2022 on behalf of Resist Gender Education. Read the transcript.

Under NZ law, parents have a range of rights and responsibilities that they can exercise when raising their children. Human rights for everyone

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A letter to the teacher A letter to the teacher Kia ora [teacher] Regarding the health curriculum, we are happy for [child] to learn about puberty, gay, lesbian and bisexual sexualities, reproduction, menstruation, conception etc. We wish to opt [child] out of any discussion about gender identities. We consider gender theory (the idea that everyone has an inner feeling known as a gender identity and that this subjective feeling should be prioritised in law and policy over biological sex) unscientific, sexist and homophobic. For example the book " Jack (Not Jackie)" promotes the sexist idea that if you are a girl and you don't conform with sex stereotypes, then you must really be a boy. A better book (and one that was included in the Navigating the Journey materials and is probably in our school's collection) is " My Princess Boy" . This story is about a boy who doesn't conform with sex stereotypes (he likes pink and wearing dresses). His family accept his non-conformity and there is no suggestion that his gender non-conformity means he is any less a boy or that he has magically changed sex. We also think it is important for boys and young men to learn to respect females' boundaries, to understand that girls and women have the right to say no to males - however those males might identify - who might wish to access spaces reserved for females. Young girls should also be taught that they are allowed to set boundaries. It would also be healthy for boys to be taught to be more accommodating and accepting of males who don't conform with sex stereotypes. We also have concerns about the affirmation approach that underpins the school curriculum (affirming the cross-sex identity of children experiencing gender dysphoria by for example requiring others to use preferred pronouns). NZ's Ministry of Health is currrently conducting a review of evidence for treatment of gender dysphoria in children and it would be prudent for schools to be cautious about promoting any particular approach in the absence of a good evidence base. I mention this as your synopsis includes the discussion topic "Community actions to make everyone safe, comfortable, and included", and in my experience this has meant promoting use of opposite sex pronouns (or neo pronouns) or using opposite sex bathrooms/changing rooms. We teach our kids that everybody is equally deserving of kindness, regardless of how they identify. However, treating other people well does not require that we share in their subjective beliefs about themselves. For example we are atheists but we respect the right of other people to hold their religious or spiritual beliefs. Ngā mihi etc

FAQs - What are the Ministry requirements for teaching Relationships and Sexuality Education? FAQs about RSE in schools Are schools required to teach about relationships and sexuality? Yes , but HOW schools teach the subject is decided by each school. While the RSE curriculum is being rewritten, what topics should schools be teaching? The Minister of Education recommended that schools follow the 2007 curriculum in the interim but some schools are continuing to use the same resources as before, such as Navigating the Journey . Read more about it here . Do parents have any say in what is taught? Yes. By law, schools must consult with their community every two years to decide the content of their RSE. More information about what is a meaningful consultation is here . A case study of a successful primary school consultation is here . Can parents withdraw their children from RSE lessons? Yes. Put your request for withdrawal in writing. A template letter is here . An example of a successful approach to a principal is here . Can parents speak at a Board of Trustees meeting? Yes. Advice on how to go about that is here . Should the school have written policies about RSE and gender practices? Yes. A list of things BOTs should consider and questions to ask them is here . Are all teachers, principals and BOTs in favour of the MOE guidelines for RSE? No. There is a general lack of knowledge, amongst teachers as well as parents, about the detail in the RSE curriculum. While some teachers (and parents) do agree with gender identity beliefs, many are alarmed by the ideas being promoted but are fearful of losing their jobs if they speak against the RSE guidelines or question social transitioning at school. Principals and BOTs are sometimes waiting for parents to speak up so that they have evidence that this teaching is not wanted by their community. You will achieve more if you treat teachers, principals, and BOTs as allies rather than adversaries, and work together to create an RSE curriculum that everyone can support. Can schools transition my child behind my back? Unhappily, yes. This has happened to parents in New Zealand. (See our testimonials . ) The Ministry of Education endorses the practice of hiding changed pronouns in its guide Supporting LGBTQIA Students . RGE has received legal advice that it is entirely dependent on the principal's opinion whether or not parents will be informed. As you cannot be certain that you will be made aware of your child’s social transition at school , it is imperative that you become fully aware of what is being taught there regarding gender identity and which rainbow organisations or clubs the school hosts. Knowing what beliefs are being presented to your child as facts is the first step towards countering this damaging ideology. Can schools take my child to get a binder or puberty blockers without my permission? Possibly. (See previous answer above.) RGE has heard of schools discussing binders , puberty blockers, and cross sex hormones with secondary students but we have not had reports of these things being supplied via schools, possibly because they are easy to get elsewhere. Information about how to access these items is readily available from rainbow lobby groups like InsideOUT, Rainbow Youth, or Gender Minorities.