The Sand Pebbles does not include any explicit or implicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a U.S. Navy gunboat crew and the political unrest in 1920s China, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or relationships.

The film 'The Sand Pebbles' (1966) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is a historical drama centered on a U.S. Navy gunboat in 1926 China, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "The Sand Pebbles" is an adaptation of Richard McKenna's novel. All major characters, such as Jake Holman, Shirley Eckert, and Frenchy Burgoyne, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material.

The film adapts a novel set in 1926 China. All major characters, both American and Chinese, maintain their established racial identities from the source material. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race in the film.