Liam is miserable as a boy trying to find his gender identity, but Regan loves him because he is her brother and she is very nervous about people’s perception of the brother who dresses in girl’s clothes. She always stood up for Liam including protecting him from her boyfriend, Chris, by not revealing Liam’s identity to him. Regan recalls when both of them were younger and have to play “house”, that Liam always insist on Regan playing the role of a father while he plays the role of a mother Liam reacted with a look of hatred when their dad swung Regan around on his ninth birthday party because he wonders why she is being treated differently. Liam included Barbie dolls and bra in his birthday list but was unhappy because he did not get these
