Review: Bi British Model Cara Delevingne Explores 'Planet Sex'

British model/actor Cara Delevingne hosts this six-part docuseries exploring the spectrum of human sexuality. Episode 1, "Out and Proud," is very personal for her, as she shares her own, rather recent, journey coming out as queer. She says she was born female, but often feels like a guy, so now identifies as bi- and pansexual.

The production team visits several cities to report on the state of LGBTQ+ rights around the globe. First stop is Palm Springs, CA, "one of the queerest towns in America," with a town council comprised of all queer members. Cara's there to judge the twerking competition at the Dinah Shore weekend, the largest lesbian pool party in the world, with an annual attendance of over 15,000. This event is Cara's "very first proper queer day out," and this installment shows how tentative, yet sweet, she is about accepting her sexuality without the ingrained shame she learned growing up. Although the event is "face-meltingly loud, there is so much love," Cara notes, adding that "there is nothing hotter than people living their best lives."

The show then heads to London, where Cara talks to a doctor about the differences between gender (what you feel inside) and sexuality (whom you fancy). She also shares the evolution of the Pride flag, which has added more colors to the rainbow and is now called the Progress flag. Cara reports that now 36% of Gen-Zers feel same sex attraction, more than double of their grandparents' generation.

In Tokyo, Cara meets a Buddhist monk who is also a makeup artist and cross dresser, who says that queer people need to feel safe in order to be themselves, plus "we're not going anywhere," Cara adds. She continues to look for the many "shades of gay," and says that science supports that sexuality is not a choice, but that we are "born this way." She counters that shame is a conscious choice, and that it's only a product of nurture, not nature.

Another doctor shares that second sons are more likely to be gay, as the first baby boy infuses more testosterone in the mother while in vitro, which she then might pass down to the next gestating boy. Cara chats with a third scientist, who has her insert a "vag meter" to monitor her internal physical responses while watching various types of pornography, as she also reports on her mental responses. The takeaways are clear for her and for other subjects: Women are more fluid and varied in their feedback. Women respond to the sexual act in general, while men mainly respond to their specific sexual preferences and fantasies.

Her penultimate stop is in Berlin, where she meets Syrian performance artist Darvish, who left his own country because being gay is criminalized there. Cara visits South Africa, too, the first and only African country to legalize gay marriage. The first episode concludes with her attending her first Pride parade back in Japan, a lovely full-circle moment for the genuine and inquisitive host of her series.

All "Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne" episodes will stream on Hulu starting February 14.