Cheri Phillips (Melissa Mccarthy) a woman and mom with a gay son &a passionate LGBTQ ally who works with the group Free Mom Hugs becomes super attached to a trans boy named Tyler Baker (Elliot Page) who she meets at Nashville Pride. She learns about his rough upbringing and the abuse he dealt with from his parents as he had just begun his transition recently and she becomes the new support in his life and what it means to be a good parent to a kid who's trans.