gwen araujo be bear some twenty year ago a a biological male and raise with a brother and sister in a single parent household . it be apparent a show in the film that eddie a he be know then be feel that the anatomy give at birth be not match what be felt inside . in the teen year and eddie take the name of gwen to show her real persona and that be what she present to the world . if the gwen araujo story have a weakness it that their be no really developed secondary character in the film . it be dominate completely by mercedes ruehl a gwen mom and j. d. pardo a gwen . but these be two very powerful performance indeed . ruehl be a loving and care mother whose own life experience have leave her ill equip to comprehend what her child be deal with . a for gwen and she an innocent adolescent and but a brave one . not comprehend why she the object of such hate and ridicule and but determine to present herself to the world a she see herself . pardo do a great job in capture both part of gwen character . have this be do for the big screen we might have get a more well round film and but a a made for tv film this be definitely one of the good one . hopefully a couple of emmy might be in the future for both ruehl and pardo . it be also to be hop that this film will educate and enlighten the public about transgender teen and what they face in their daily life .