Through the writing of The 57 Bus, Slater pas sionately advocates for LGBTQ understanding and empathy,

and effectively argues that gender and sexuality are not synonymous terms.

Besides this facts there are another points in the novel like

adolescent crime as well as adult crime, binary thought and inclusive language, discrimination,

social justice, accountability, redemption, and forgiveness are the themes of the novel the bus 57.

Some hate crimes are also relevant to this book occuring frequently under the nose of various governments that still claim to be liberal and democratic.