The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely focused on survival horror and paranoia among an all-male crew in an isolated environment, with no elements pertaining to sexual orientation or gender identity.

The film 'The Thing' (1982) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on an alien shapeshifter and themes of paranoia and survival, unrelated to gender identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1982 film "The Thing" is an adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr.'s novella "Who Goes There?" and a remake of the 1951 film. All primary characters in the 1982 version maintain the same male gender as established in the source material and previous adaptation. No characters were changed from one gender to another.