{"id":108484,"date":"2019-11-22T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-glaad-wrap-jacob-tobias-new-showtime-series-trailers-for-everythings-gonna-be-okay-schitts-creek-and-more-music-from-kesha-big-freedia-chika-and-more\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T14:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:25:26","slug":"the-glaad-wrap-jacob-tobias-new-showtime-series-trailers-for-everythings-gonna-be-okay-schitts-creek-and-more-music-from-kesha-big-freedia-chika-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-glaad-wrap-jacob-tobias-new-showtime-series-trailers-for-everythings-gonna-be-okay-schitts-creek-and-more-music-from-kesha-big-freedia-chika-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The GLAAD Wrap: Jacob Tobia’s new Showtime series; trailers for ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ and more; music from Kesha, Big Freedia, Chika; and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GLAAD Wrap: Jacob Tobia’s new Showtime series; trailers for ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ and more; music from Kesha, Big Freedia, Chika; and more!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.<\/p>\n

\"\"1)<\/strong> Out producer and director Greg Berlanti will be producing an adaption of popular novel The Gentleman\u2019s<\/em><\/a> Guide to Vice and Virtue <\/em>for HBO Max. The book follows Henry \u201cMonty\u201d Montegue, a bisexual<\/a> British Lord who embarks on an adventure with his best friend and crush Percy, but several things run afoul. The book and its sequel The Lady\u2019s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy <\/em>are available for purchase and the third in the series will be released next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> A release date has been announced for festival favorite French film A Portrait of a Lady on Fire. <\/em>From out filmmaker Celine Sciamma, the film follows a woman<\/a> commissioned to secretly paint another woman<\/a> for her husband-to-be, but the two develop a romance. A Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em> will have a special one-week showing in New York in Los Angeles starting December 6, and will be released in theaters everywhere on Valentines Day 2020.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3) <\/strong>The Criterion Collection announced their next set of releases<\/a>, which include infamous documentary Paris is Burning. <\/em>In addition to the original documentary, which follows the ballroom scene, and introduced audiences to the queer and trans<\/a> people making strides in that community, the Criterion Collection edition will include a full new hour of footage. The film will be available on February 25, 2020. In more documentary news, MTV Documentary Films has announced a film<\/a> with out producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbota, Going to Pot: The Highs and Lows of It<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion \u201chouses,\u201d from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. pic.twitter.com\/I0VFaqTNOJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Criterion Collection (@Criterion) November 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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4)<\/strong> Adam <\/em>became available for purchase on digital platforms on Tuesday. The film follows the titular teen<\/a> boy<\/a> Adam who becomes immersed in the queer and trans<\/a> culture of New York in 2006. The DVD will be released on December 3, where it will have an exclusive audio commentary from the film\u2019s director and trans<\/a> man<\/a> Rhys Ersnt. Check out the trailer below!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> Showtime announced on Thursday<\/a> that they will be developing non-binary actor and author Jacob Tobia\u2019s book Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story <\/em>as a dramedy. The show will follow non-binary college grand Tobi Gibran as they move from North Carolina to Ney York City in search of queer utopia but find the city to be less than what they hoped for. Tobia will co-write and co-executive produce the show.<\/p>\n

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GUESS WHO’S GETTING THEIR OWN TV SHOW?<\/p>\n

THIS nonbinary weirdo!!! Y’all I’m so stoked thanks for taking a chance on me @Showtime<\/a> <3\n\nY’all ARE NOT PREPARED for the level of trans<\/a> excellence and nonbinary faggotry that’s about to be coming at u thru the TVt.co\/FR7jQUMubp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yiwksU3gBZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob “Double Trouble” Tobia (@JacobTobia) November 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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6) <\/strong>A trailer has been released for Everything\u2019s Gonna Be Okay<\/em>,<\/a> Freeform\u2019s new comedy from out creator and star Josh Thomas. The show follows Thomas\u2019 character Nicholas, a gay<\/a> man<\/a> who ends up being the guardian of his two teenage<\/a> half-sisters. The show premieres January 16, watch the trailer below. Queer Black writers Julian Breece and Ira Madison III<\/a> have announced a new dark comedy\u00a0Canceled<\/i>\u00a0for Warner Bros. Television, produced by out producer Greg Berlanti. The show will follow Black social media personalities who get famous overnight for taking down a racist celebrity<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

7)<\/strong> The first teaser for Netflix\u2019s AJ and the Queen<\/em> was released on Tuesday. The show stars RuPaul as Ruby Red, a drag queen who has dreams of opening up his own drag club, and ends up on a cross-country road trip with 10-year-old girl<\/a> AJ. The show will be released on Netflix on January 10, watch the trailer below! Jamie Clayton has been cast in the upcoming second season of Roswell, New Mexico.<\/em><\/a> The trans<\/a> Sense8<\/em> star will play Agent Grace Powell, who was sent to Roswell to investigate disappearances.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8)<\/strong> A teaser has been released for the final season of Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em>, showing the Rose family, including newly engaged couple<\/a> David and Patrick. Watch the teaser here<\/a> and catch season six of Schitt\u2019s<\/em> Creek<\/em> January 7 on Pop TV. \u00a0On Monday, Marvel\u2019s Runaways <\/em>released a new trailer<\/a> for their third season, but also announced that this will be their final season. The show, featuring superhero teens<\/a> including queer characters Nico and Karolina will premiere their third and final season on December 13. Watch the trailer below. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

9)<\/strong> Kesha has a new song and video<\/a> out this week, single \u201cMy Own Dance,\u201d off her upcoming High Road, <\/em>which will come out January 10. Watch the video here<\/a>, and pre-order the album here<\/a>. Out artist Big Freedia, who was recently featured on Kesha\u2019s \u201cRaising Hell\u201d has released \u201cLouder,\u201d a new song with an accompanying video<\/a>. Stream and download the dance song, featuring Icona Pop here<\/a>, want watch the video<\/a> below! Singer and trans<\/a> woman<\/a> Mila Jam has released a new song “Call It Love,” which can be listened to here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

10)<\/strong> Dream machine, lead by queer vocalist May-Kline released their new song \u201cRich Boys,\u201d which May-Kline says \u201cis about being frustrated with capitalist queer culture while also being envious of those who benefit from it.\u201d Listen to the song here.<\/a> Sleater-Kinney released a new music video<\/a> on Thursday for their song \u201cLOVE\u201d off their most recent album The Center Won\u2019t Hold. <\/em>Watch the music video here<\/a> and stream and download the album here. <\/a>\u00a0Out queer rapper Chika released a new single on Friday, \u201cCant Explain it\u201d featuring Charlie Wilson. She released a music video<\/a> as well that features a queer romance. Stream the song here<\/a> and watch the video<\/a> below!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

11)<\/strong> The nominees for the Independent Spirit Awards were announced on Thursday. LGBTQ nominees include Tarell Alvin McCraney for his screenplay of High Flying Bird<\/em> as well as queer-centered films Booksmart<\/em> in First Feature, Portrait of A Lady on Fire<\/em> in Best International Film, and Wild Nights with Emily<\/em> for the John Cassavetes Award. The awards will be handed out on February 8; see the full list of nominees here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

12)<\/strong> Out creator Ingrid Nilsen and Tastemade have teamed up for Cooking with Pride<\/em>, a weekly series that features Nilsen with LGBTQ chefs where they create food and talk about their LGBTQ experiences. Watch <\/a>today\u2019s episode with Chef Mac Elliot, a trans<\/a> man<\/a> who makes shakshuka on the show, below.<\/p>\n

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13)<\/strong> Be Gay, Do Comics<\/em> is an upcoming queer comics anthology that is currently funding from The Nib. <\/em>The 250-page hardcover book will feature several LGBGTQ cartoonists, writing an drawing on queer history, memoir, and satire. Click here to contribute to the project!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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