Like so many of us, what he learned in school health classes was only scratching the surface, and the education he was presumably meant to receive at home from his family never happened.
Years in the making, Liu initially set out to craft a film he envisioned as “the sexiest episode of Nova,” one that dives into the nature of American sex education: Where is it happening, how is it happening, and-if it is indeed happening-how come so many of us grow up with such fear and shame around sex?Īlong the way, he realized just how universal his own experience (or lack thereof) with sex ed was. Thankfully, the documentary A Sexplanation-from filmmaker, journalist, and former Queerty columnist Alex Liu-could not have come at a better time. In the wake of Florida’s “ Don’t Say Gay” bill, the long-standing debate over the role of sex education in schools has reached a fever pitch. Alex Liu (left), Screenshot: A Sexplanation, Herra Productions (right)
