▁for ▁the ▁audience ▁about ▁gender ▁roles ▁and ▁allows ▁both ▁characters , ▁Alex ▁and ▁Ál var o , ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁question ▁their ▁own ▁ident ities ▁and ▁des ires . ▁Ál var o ▁is ▁raised ▁by ▁fairly ▁conserv ative ▁parents , ▁and ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁his ▁father ▁even ▁express es ▁the ▁desire ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁his ▁son ▁was ▁not ▁gay . ▁However , ▁Ál var o ▁begins ▁to ▁question ▁himself ▁because ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁sexual ▁experience ▁with ▁Alex ▁even ▁though ▁Alex ▁was ▁performing ▁anal ▁sex ▁on ▁him . ▁He ▁is ▁expl oring ▁his ▁own ▁gender ▁and ▁sexual ▁identity ▁within ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁his ▁parent ' s ▁expect ations , ▁which ▁contrast s ▁with ▁Alex ' s ▁character ▁who ▁receives ▁her ▁parent ' s ▁support ▁about ▁her ▁situation . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Alex ▁is ▁question ing ▁her ▁own ▁dec isions ▁about ▁her ▁identity ▁and ▁is ▁confront ed ▁with ▁fr ustration ▁at ▁her ▁own ▁body ▁and ▁the ▁limitations ▁placed ▁on ▁her ▁by ▁society . ▁After ▁her ▁father ▁wal ks ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁sexual ▁experience ▁between ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁Al var o , ▁he ▁real izes ▁his ▁child ▁is ▁now ▁old ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁own ▁decision ▁about ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁her ▁sexual ▁identity , ▁and ▁see ks ▁advice ▁from ▁a ▁trans gender ▁man ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁read ▁about ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁years ▁before . ▁The ▁man ▁express es ▁his ▁appreci ation ▁that ▁Alex ' s ▁parents ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁decision ▁for ▁her ▁at ▁birth ▁by ▁" c