悲痛欲绝、渴望找到人生意义的艾吉·威格斯（克莱尔·丹尼斯 饰），意外与曾被控谋杀的奈尔·贾维斯（马修·瑞斯 饰）纠缠不清。但当迷恋逐渐变质，危险也悄然逼近。

On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.

New York in the 1980s. David, 17, who is beginning to live out his homosexuality in the East Village gay scene, gradually questions the strict rules of his Jewish community.