If a thirteen-year-old girl in New Zealand hates her breasts, RainbowYOUTH will financially help her get a breast binder [page no longer available]. No pesky parental permission is needed. So popular are these breast binders for distressed young girls and women, that on 6th December there was a message at the bottom of breast binder promotional page that said – “
Considering that schools can't give your child with a slight headache any sort of pain relief without parental permission, WTF is this crap? Chest binding is NOT a benign practice; it can cause permanent damage to a body that is still growing. Actions taken by young girls can negatively impact them for the rest of their lives. Wouldn't all the energy being put into harmful practices be better spent on supporting girls to embrace the women they are becoming?
Breast binders for 13-year-old girls funded by RainbowYOUTH NZ
Considering that schools can't give your child with a slight headache any sort of pain relief without parental permission, WTF is this crap? Chest binding is NOT a benign practice; it can cause permanent damage to a body that is still growing. Actions taken by young girls can negatively impact them for the rest of their lives. Wouldn't all the energy being put into harmful practices be better spent on supporting girls to embrace the women they are becoming?
https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/chest-binding-a-modern-day-version
Good work! I've shared this on FB
Do we have the equivalent of the UK Charity Commission here to make a complaint to?