What to watch
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian!
Coming to Netflix in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 22 is the Spanish comedy directed by Ángeles Reiné, So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! (Salir del Ropero). The film follows Eva, a young Spanish lawyer marrying a wealthy and prestigious Scottish man named Stuart. On the day the pair announces their engagement, Eva gets a call from her grandmother, Sofia, who comes out as lesbian by announcing her intention to marry her lifelong friend, Celia. The news could jeopardize Eva’s marriage with Stuart, who comes from a massively conservative family. As she grows paranoid of losing her place in his prestigious family, Eva flies to the Canary Islands in an attempt to prevent her grandmother’s wedding.
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! directed by Ángeles Reiné is available to watch on Netflix in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 22.
What to read
Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks and Likes by Gabrielle Korn
American journalist Gabrielle Korn is releasing her first collection of essays, Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks and Likes, on Jan. 26. As the former editor-in-chief of Nylon, the author reflects on her struggles to navigate the media industry in New York. She explores the reality of the fashion industry, finding love as a young lesbian in New York, eating disorders and the physical and emotional costs of being queer in media. Korn’s essay collection emphasizes the idea that people shouldn’t have to sacrifice themselves and their health for successful careers.
Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks and Likes by Gabrielle Korn is available on Amazon in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 26.
What to listen to
“He Didn’t Want Me” by Kisos
NYC-based musician Kisos is releasing the music video for his single, “He Didn’t Want Me,” on Jan. 21. The guitar-based ballad comes from his second EP, sweet nothings, in which each song represents a different stage of grief—“He Didn’t Want Me” represents the acceptance stage as the artist recovers from heartbreak. The song was inspired by the artist reclaiming his self-worth and allowing love back into his life with the help of those dear to him.
The music video for “He Didn’t Want Me” by Kisos will be released on YouTube on Jan. 21.
What to look at
“Fatherland: Culture, Violence and the Peruvian Landscape”
New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is holding a virtual talk with the artists behind the Fatherland series on Jan. 22. Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek collaborated on an ongoing series of photos, a film and now a book titled Fatherland, that document the sites of violent hate crimes throughout Peru that create threatening environments for LGBTQ2S+ lives. The series’s producers hope to mitigate the silencing and repression of Peru’s victims of homophobic and transphobic violence. The virtual talk will provide extra context for the Fatherland series and explores the dangerous effects of intolerance and patriarchy.
“Fatherland: Culture, Violence and the Peruvian Landscape” will take place on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. EST. Registration is available here.
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