There is very little (if any) actual on-screen homophobic comments, but there is broad, general discussion of the homophobic nature of hockey culture, and one character is anxious about encountering homophobia in hockey. Overall, this book manages to allow characters to experience their very real concerns about the possibility of dealing with homophobia without subjecting the reader to any major instances of homophobia. One character has an obsessive disorder that is central to their development throughout the book, and while their physical sensations are sometimes loosely described, there was nothing intense or seriously triggering on-screen.