Sex education once meant an exceptionally uncomfortable experience watching a VCR from the 1970’s while pregnant women sporting butterfly prescription glasses gave birth. Putting expired condoms on hesitant bananas often followed, as instructed by the Maths teacher, who pulled the last straw in the staff room for teaching the abominable lesson. It was dated and wildly unhelpful. Luckily, sex education holds a little more gravitas in to- day’s society thanks to Netflix’s coveted and aptly named show: Sex Education. Too often on screen, teenage sex has been idealised rather than an authentic exposé of the chaotic, botched attempts of real teen arousal. Also lauded for its candour, the Netflix Original sets the bar for its portrayal of LGBTQIA+ characters on screen.
Catching up with the rising star on their debut acting role, as the first non-binary character in the hotly-anticipated show, Dua Saleh talks diversification on screen and maintaining the spirit of collective liberation throughout their work from Sudan to Cymru.
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