Mean Streets does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on male friendships, loyalty, and the criminal underworld in Little Italy, with no explicit or implicit exploration of queer identity or relationships.

Mean Streets does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is entirely focused on the lives and struggles of its male protagonists within the context of 1970s Little Italy, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Mean Streets is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.

Mean Streets is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing canonical characters from other media or historical figures whose race could have been altered for this adaptation.