Though she's dated only women for the last 16 years, Pegeen swiftly seduces Axler; their subsequent relationship draws several other
characters out of the woodwork, including her infuriated parents (Dan Hedaya and Dianne Wiest, both very funny), her distraught transgender ex (Billy Porter), and an infatuated college dean (Kyra Sedgwick), who warns Axler that the young woman will «take you apart like a Christmas toy.»