Requiem 

Pariah follows Alike (Adepero Oduye), a young, butch lesbian living in a predominately Black community in Brooklyn as she undergoes a journey of coming to terms with her identity and finding her place in the world.

Alike lives with her parents and her younger sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse), who knows that Alike is a lesbian but keeps it a secret. She has a close relationship with her father Arthur (Charles Parnell) but still fears him finding out about her sexuality. Her relationship with her mother Audrey (Kim Wayans) is hanging on by a thread, as Audrey fears that her daughter is hanging out with the wrong people — namely Laura (Pernell Walker), a butch lesbian who is Alike’s best friend.

In an effort to draw Alike away from Laura, Audrey—who more or less knows her daughter is gay but does her best to ignore it—forces Alike to hang out with Bina (Aasha Davis), a girl from their church. As the two begin to spend more time together, Alike develops feelings for Bina, which leads to distance between her and Laura.