What matters is staying true to yourself. This is Gordy’s journey in Stand By Me, and also Max’s in A Perfect Mistake. Both of them try to do the right thing, even though it’s not easy.
Tye is inspired by the young men I’ve taught over the years—the boys who stayed after school for the poetry slam class, always ready with a new verse to share, the boys who were too shy to approach their crush, and the boys who were proud to call themselves feminists.