Key plot points include Ben gradually embracing their identity at school, forming a romantic connection with the proudly bisexual classmate Nathan, receiving support from an art teacher, and confronting family rejection tied directly to their non-binary status, with the story collapsing without this ideological framing of identity as the core conflict and resolution driver. Director Tommy Dorfman, a transgender woman, has stated the project aims to celebrate queerness and serve as resistance against anti-trans legislation, while the source novel by non-binary author Mason Deaver and marketing emphasize non-binary representation as groundbreaking. Supporting elements like the bisexual love interest, pronoun corrections, and scenes of self-expression through art and therapy reinforce the centrality of progressive gender ideology over traditional storytelling. This produces a high score due to the foundational role of identity politics, explicit critiques of religious/traditional family norms, and creator intent prioritizing activism, even as the narrative follows a conventional coming-of-age structure.