The importance of European standards and a human rights-based approach in strengthening the implementation of sexuality education in Ireland

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Sexuality education – what is it?

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Ekua Yankah for her support in reviewing and commenting on draft versions of this commentary. I would also like to thank staff at the Irish Department of Education and Skills for answering questions about the support services available for teachers delivering the Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) curriculum.

Notes

1. The Gender Recognition Act provides a process through which transgender and transsexual people can achieve legal recognition of their preferred gender and attain new legal documents accordingly.