Hopefully, Ash soon realized that identifying one's self as non-binary (or queer, or gay, or trans) is both a personal and a political statement... not necessisarily partisan, but definitely a bold declaration of personal freedom. Regardless, those little flags became political when Ash and their mom (Yay, Stephanie!) started campaigning to unseat bigoted school board members. If not for supportive parenting, one has to wonder whether Ash could have withstood the taunting of their homophobic school mates.