The film includes minor LGBTQ+ elements, such as a gay-coded drug dealer and a brief appearance of drag queens. These depictions are incidental to the main narrative, neither affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ identity, and primarily serve to populate the film's gritty New Orleans setting.

The film includes Tina, a transsexual prostitute, as a minor character. Her depiction reinforces a common and often problematic stereotype, with her vulnerability exploited by the protagonist. The narrative offers no counter-balance or critique, resulting in a portrayal that lacks dignity or positive affirmation.

The film uses Christian imagery and themes primarily to underscore the protagonist's profound moral corruption and hypocrisy. His 'faith' is a self-serving delusion, and religious symbols are often associated with his depravity or absurd hallucinations, without a counterbalancing positive portrayal.