 When Angie attempts to touch Jess, she cringes; Angie identifies Jess's reaction as that of a stone butch, and assures Jess that there's nothing wrong with being stone, and that her aversion to being touched is not permanent.In need of work, Jess gets a factory job, where she works alongside several older butches and gets involved in union organization.After standing up for union rights, Jess is alienated by male coworkers, who harass Jess on the job.