Underneath it All is the dramatic story of the life and violent death of Gwen Araujo a transgendered person who lived as a woman. Four tough guy suburbanites discovered Gwen's male anatomy and consequently descended into an act of terrible brutality, murdering Gwen, then burying her body in a shallow grave. After a vow of silence, the four killers nevertheless bragged about the murder and eventually the truth emerged. Gwen's murder, prosecuted as not only a homicide but a hate crime, has become a rallying cry and flashpoint for a broad coalition of civil rights groups, gay, lesbian, and transgender activists.