Consumed in a disturbing relationship with an older woman, a girl from Ohio slips through the impoverished side of New York City in search of an experience that she thinks will make her a woman in what she knows is a man’s world.

After a frustrating date—upset by the way even sex between women is shaped by patriarchal forces—a lesbian in NYC has sex with a male friend from college, determined to prioritize her pleasure over her learned instinct to satisfy the interests and egos of men.

In New York, a young woman befriends her quirky roommate, who is trying to make it as an actor. While she watches her roommate attempt to accomplish her dreams, the woman reflects on her own life’s direction and what possibilities (or lack of) lie ahead.

A gay Black woman living in New York City meets her trans teenage daughter for the first time, years after she gave her up for adoption. The meeting brings back dark and painful memories of abuse and manipulation, caused by her daughter's father.

A New Yorker working at a salon spends her time observing people she meets on the subway and at work. Though she meets a lot of people between washing hair and riding the subway to and from work, she avoids talking to them except for the rare occasions when she has to.

Living in the Bronx, a gay Black high schooler grows determined to master the vocabulary words his mother forces him to learn. He balances academics with home life, bullying, and a love interest.

On his first trip to New York City, a starstruck teenager confronts the trauma of growing up gay in a conservative town.

An aging female author recalls the intimate and vivid memories of a fifteen-year-long love affair with another woman. The elusive relationship between them stretches across time and distance as both women keep pace with their own lives.

A 19-year-old prostitute in contemporary New York City uses her client's sadness as an excuse to have a threesome with her attractive coworker.

A lesbian woman living far from home becomes combative and hostile when a man she thought was her friend passes judgment on her family and choice to become a mother. At the same time, her partner pushes her to understand that it is still possible to live a happy life with their daughter, even while homophobia lingers in many of their interactions with others.