Sex Education

Characters are diverse in age, race, body type, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical ability. Queer love stories are given depth and curiosity. A supporting character uses a wheelchair, isn't defined by his disability, and is a romantic prospect to a main character. Another has vaginismus. A minor character learns more about her asexuality in a powerful scene with the school counselor.

Violence frequently has connections to bullying, including sexual harassment: Eric is bullied and shaken down by a boy who threatens him physically, slaps him, slams him up against lockers, and more; their relationship grows more complicated as the series progresses. A girl knees a boy in the crotch after he repeatedly tells her "nice rack." A character self-harms in season two in order to temporarily evade his parents' unreasonable expectations; he recovers, and when his parents find out about the self-harm, they're able to evolve into a more sympathetic and honest relationship. A stranger masturbates while watching Aimee on a bus; she deals with the psychological effects of the assault in subsequent episodes and in the final season. In a later season a character is in an abusive, controlling relationship. Additional violence includes attacks, fights, and interpersonal conflict.

Frequent, very mature sexual content. Men and women are shown fully nude, including a scene in which a boy displays his naked uncircumcised penis to a crowd at school. Characters have explicit sex, with lots of movement and noises, as well as bare breasts. They also talk frankly about orgasms, positions, body fluids, masturbation, pornography, etc. A character methodically lays out the supplies for masturbation (lube, tissues, pornography with a nude woman on the cover) before being interrupted by one of his mother's lovers wearing one of her robes. A teen girl is the subject of sexual rumors about her giving oral sex to multiple men on a dare. Viewers hear about one couple's experience with "strap-on" sex, teen boys talk at length about douching before anal sex, a boy masturbates frequently and intensely (his genitals are covered by clothes but we do see a spurt of bodily fluids when it hits a car's window), and so on. Expect kissing and dating between straight and queer characters.

Language includes "f--k," "s--t," "damn," "hell," "piss" (for urinating). Sexual words are common: "t-ts," "c--k," "strap-on," "spunk," "jizz," "hand jobs." A girl is called "slag" and "nympho," a gay teen is called "f-g."

Underage drinking and drug use is casual and frequent. Teens smoke cigarettes and drink whiskey and beer. A teen shares a joint with the mom of one of his friends. A teen boy takes three Viagra in hopes of giving his girlfriend better sex.