Looking at the lives of three women in the Los Angeles area, Against the Grain is a film about the coming out experience of Asian American women in the LGBTQ community. The film explores the cultural issues that come into play when coming out amongst a predominately anti-homosexual culture. Against the Grain may be a film about coming out, but it becomes more than that as it explores the dynamics of ethnic cultures as well as the immigrant experience as it ties into the coming out experience.