Protagonist Dark is portrayed as explicitly bisexual and polyamorous in an open relationship with Mel, who is also bisexual and involved with lesbian Lucifer, while Dark simultaneously pursues a romantic and sexual connection with the shy gay classmate Montgomery. Multiple subplots revolve around same-sex encounters, bisexual awakenings, and outright rejection of labels, turning these elements into the film's primary focus rather than incidental details. Creator Gregg Araki, a New Queer Cinema pioneer, deliberately structures the surreal narrative to foreground anti-assimilationist themes and fluid sexuality as the driving force, with his statements emphasizing that the story depicts "everyone’s kind of everything" as a direct counter to binary norms. This intentional centrality makes progressive identity politics the film's foundational premise, crowding out other storytelling priorities and functioning as an overt ideological intrusion that undermines entertainment value for audiences seeking conventional narrative engagement.