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The GLAAD Wrap: Outfest Fusion Film Festival, ‘Rocketman’ and ‘My Days of Mercy’ trailers, new Lena Waithe Showtime dramedy, 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>\u00a0Tickets for Outfest Fusion, the LGBTQ People of Color Film Festival,\u00a0are now available for purchase. The lineup includes screenings of Desi Dreaming, Queer Truths<\/em>, a sneak peek of the new STARZ series Now Apocalypse<\/em> and more! Festival dates are March 1-5 and it takes place in Los Angeles. For full lineup and to purchase tickets, click here.<\/a>\u00a0Watch last year’s video<\/a> below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2<\/strong>. The Athena Film Festival takes place in New York City February 28\u00a0through March 3. GLAAD is excited to be an organizational partner for the festival, which celebrates courageous women<\/a> leaders. The lineup includes LGBTQ-inclusive films such as Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Dykes, Camera, Action, The Favourite, Rafiki, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, <\/em>and more. Click here for the full lineup.<\/a>\u00a0Check out the trailer for the 2019 Athena Film Festival below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3<\/strong>.\u00a0The official Rocketman<\/em> trailer\u00a0was released\u00a0on Thursday.\u00a0Starring Taron Egerton as Elton John, the film revolves around out celebrated singer\u2019s breakthrough years in the music industry, exploring his journey from shy piano prodigy to worldwide superstar. Rocketman<\/em> will be in theaters May 31. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4<\/strong>.\u00a0LGBTQ-inclusive media made strides at the WGA awards on Sunday.<\/a> Can You Ever Forgive Me?,\u00a0<\/em>the movie based on the life of\u00a0lesbian<\/a> author Lee Israel, won the Writers Guild of America\u2019s Adapted Screenplay Award. The screenplay was co-written by out writer Jeff Whitty. FX and Ryan Murphy’s\u00a0The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story<\/em>,\u00a0won Adapted Long Form Award. Both WGA winners are nominated for GLAAD Media Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong>\u00a0The My Days of Mercy<\/em> trailer dropped on Wednesday,<\/a> starring out actress Ellen Page and Kate Mara. The story follows two women<\/a> who are on opposite sides of protests concerning the death penalty. The two fall in love despite their political differences and the polarizing world around them. The film is set to release on digital platforms in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong>\u00a0Danielle Macdonald and out actor Jaboukie Young-White are currently negotiating<\/a> to star in an untitled new comedy from Paramount Players. Young-White, a comedian and Daily Show<\/em>\u00a0correspondent,\u00a0will be playing a gay<\/a> character as well. The film, written by Bo Burnham, will be directed by out lesbian<\/a> director Amy York-Rubin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

7.<\/strong>\u00a0Showtime ordered to series out writer\/producer Lena Waithe\u2019s new comedy anthology, entitled How to Make Love to a Black Woman (Who May Be Working Through Some (Sh*t).<\/em><\/a> The show is a part of Waithe\u2019s first-look deal with Showtime and will focus on telling stories about connection and rejection that play into characters\u2019 secrets. Waithe is also an\u00a0executive\u00a0producer for\u00a0Boomerang <\/em>on BET. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0<\/strong>Out mega-producer, Ryan Murphy has announced plans for his next\u00a0Netflix series, which will be titled\u00a0Hollywood.\u00a0<\/em>Murphy described the series as a “love letter to the Golden Age of Tinseltown” to\u00a0<\/a>The Hollywood Reporter.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>In other TV news, out actor Alex Newell and Skylar Astin are set to co-star in the new NBC pilot Zoey\u2019s Extraordinary Playlist<\/em>, a dramedy musical series.<\/a> The show focuses on the life of Zoey, played by Jane Levy, who can suddenly hear the thoughts of people around her as songs. In other TV news,\u00a0The Ellen DeGeneres-produced Netflix series Green Eggs and Ham<\/em><\/a> released its Season 1 teaser trailer on Tuesday; the series is set to premiere this fall on Netflix. Watch the teaser below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

9<\/strong>.\u00a0RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race Season 6 contestant, <\/a><\/em>Courtney Act is the first drag act to compete on the Dancing With the Stars Australia<\/em><\/a>.<\/a><\/em> Act indicated that she will be performing in drag but would like to perform out of drag at least one time. Watch Act perform on Dancing With the<\/em> Stars Australia<\/em> below. The guest judges for Season 11 of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> were announced on Tuesday,<\/a>\u00a0and include out singer Troye Sivan, out writer-actress Lena Waithe, out comedian Wanda Sykes, out bisexual<\/a> model Cara Delevingne, and more!<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Dancing With The Stars Australia (@DancingOn10) February 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

10<\/strong>. Out R&B singer Kehlani released her new mixtape,\u00a0While We Wait<\/em>, today. The release also include pop-up shops in California, New York, Tokyo, London and Sydney. Stream the mixtape here.<\/a>\u00a0In other music news,\u00a0Out lesbian musician Young M.A. released a new music video on Wednesday for a remix of her song \u201cThotiana.\u201d<\/a> Watch the music video<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

11. <\/strong>Out singer Adam Lambert has signed a new record deal for his upcoming fourth album. He announced this on Thursday in conjunction with releasing a new single, “Feel Something.”<\/a>\u00a0Lesbian musician Melissa Etheridge also released a new single off of her upcoming album, “Faded by Design.”<\/a>\u00a0Watch the two queer singers perform together at the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards below!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"\"12. <\/strong>Pur-suit is a 54 card deck that features queer women<\/a>, transgender people, non-binary people, and gender nonconforming people. The cards will be created to expand and preserve the narrative of queerness and evolving identities in our world today. Click here<\/a> to learn more about the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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