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The GLAAD Wrap: Troye Sivan releases album; 'The Fosters', 'Queen of Bounce' renewed; and more!<\/b><\/p>\n

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

1) The Lady in the Van<\/em> opens in select cities this weekend. This film adaptation of the autobiographical play by out playwright, Alan Bennett, depicts the story of the mild-mannered London playwright (played by Alex Jennings) and the woman<\/a> (Dame Maggie Smith) who lived in her van parked in his driveway for 15 years. Check out the trailer below and find a screening near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2) Awards season is getting underway with several LGBT-inclusive films earning prestigious accolades.  After its highly anticipated release two weeks ago, the drama Carol<\/em> won several awards at the New York Film Critics Circle<\/a> including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. The 25th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards also took place this week<\/a> where Tangerine <\/em>won the Audience Award with Mya Taylor, the film’s star, taking home the award for Breakthrough Actor.  The Diary of a Teenage Girl’s<\/em> Bel Powley won Best Actress.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"\"3) This week saw the renewal of multiple LGBT-inclusive TV shows being announced. ABC Family’s The Fosters<\/em>, about a lesbian couple raising their mix of biological and adopted children, has been renewed<\/a> for a fourth season. The announcement was made ahead of the winter premiere, The Fosters<\/em> returns January 25. Fuse has renewed hit series<\/a>, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce<\/em>, for a fifth season. Another of Fuse’s shows, Transcendent<\/em>, a documentary series following the triumphs and struggles of a group of transgender San Francisco cabaret performers, will be returning for a second season. NBC announced that Emmy Award-winning host, Jane Lynch, will return with season four of NBC’s hit party time series, Hollywood Game Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n

4) In other TV news, HBO released the trailer for the fifth season of Girls<\/em>. Viewers can catch a few appearances by Hannah’s gay<\/a> ex-boyfriend Elijah (out actor Andrew Rannells) in the video<\/a>, Girls <\/em>returns February 21.  Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5) The debut album from out singer, actor and YouTuber Troye Sivan, was released today.  His first full-length album, titled Blue Neighbourhood<\/em>, arrives only a few months after he dropped his latest EP Wild<\/em>. Sivan recently premiered his “Blue Neighbourhood” music video<\/a> trilogy following two childhood friends who fall in love. Blue Neighbourhood<\/em> is available for download on iTunes now, while Target carries a special edition with two bonus tracks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6) The out Nashville-based singer-songwriter Daphne Willis has released a new pop EP called Get It<\/em><\/a>.  The first single “Done with Bein’ Done” was co-written by Meghan Trainor and you can check out the music video<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

7) Bisexual artist Sia has just released the third track off her upcoming album, This is Acting<\/em>, called “One Million Bullets.”<\/a> The pop singer recently revealed that she “wrote all the songs on the album for other people, but they somehow kept finding their way back to [her].”  The full album will be available on January 29 with the first three songs available on iTunes now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8) The feature film Happy Birthday, Marsha!<\/em>,<\/a> about transgender artist and advocate Marsha P. Johnson just before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, is looking for funding help to cover post-production costs. Reina Gossett and Sasha Wortzel–the writing, directing, and producing team– have been sharing the story<\/a> of trans<\/a> advocates, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, for nearly a decade.  The film stars Mya Taylor (Tangerine<\/em>) as Johnson with Zackary Drucker, artist and producer on the Golden Globe-winning TV show Transparent<\/em>, as consulting producer.  Find out more at the Happy Birthday, Marsha!<\/em> Indiegogo campaign page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Official Trailer for Happy Birthday, Marsha!<\/a> from sasha wortzel<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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