About the study
The experiences of Rainbow young people aged between 14 and 26 (inclusive) in Aotearoa New Zealand are diverse and important.
The research team has travelled around the country talking to rainbow teenagers, rainbow young people in their 20s, teachers, lecturers, tutors, union representatives, nurses, doctors, youth workers, and other researchers about what this study needs to identify.
Young rainbow people’s experiences differ in some important ways from other straight and cisgender young people, and they also differ from Rainbow adults (those aged 27 years and over).
This survey is an opportunity to identify what it is like to be young and rainbow. This means the survey has a lot of questions about what sort of environments help young rainbow people to be well and thrive, and what things make life difficult and challenging.
The survey focusses on the places where many young people spend their time, including, being rainbow in.
Education
What things are or were like as a Rainbow person at secondary school, and/or in Tertiary education (University, Polytech, Further training)Workplaces
How it is or was being a Rainbow person at work, or looking for work, or being unemployed.The Community
Help us to identify what it is like to be a Rainbow person in your community, where do you go, what have you experiencedHome, Whānau and Family
Rainbow young people may have strong or complicated relationships with family, they may make their own family, some may live at home or live elsewhere, some may live in care, and others may experience homelessness.
In this study there are no right or wrong answers, just an opportunity to have your voice counted in helping us to understand a picture of life for a wide variety of Rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
If you are a researcher
and you are interested in applying to collaborate with us, please explore our Collaborate as a Researchers page. You will be able to find most of the survey questions.
