One of the show’s most heartwarming storylines is the relationship between the Alvarez family’s activist teen daughter, Elena (who comes out as a lesbian in season one and is played by Isabella Gomez), and her “Syd-nificant other,” Syd (Sheridan Pierce), who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. The feminist nerds meet in season two at the first Feminist Gamers of Echo Park gathering. ridgeback 14 In the show’s third episode, “Free Scones,” Ryan (played by the series creatorRyan O'Connell ridgeback 14 It is in spite of the historical failures to provide for so many that our foremothers like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Riveramade housing a key plank of their organizing workin the years after Stonewall. ridgeback 14 âItâs the desire to feel accepted by these young men â and the lengths theyâre willing to go to.â ridgeback 14