Must-See LGBT TV 7/19-25: Documentary 'Packed in a Trunk' premieres; Jesse Tyler Ferguson on 'Running Wild with Bear Grylls'

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The new feature documentary Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson premieres on HBO this monday. The film follows out filmmaker/writer/director Jane Anderson as she tries to learn more about her great-aunt, painter Edith Lake Wilkinson, who was part of the Provincetown art scene before being committed to an asylum in 1924 (likely because of her relationship with her close companion, Fannie). Edith's works were all put into storage, and now Anderson hopes to discover more about her great-aunt's life and return her works to Provincetown. Packed In a Trunk: Monday, 9pm on HBO.

Out actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in this week's all new episodes of Running Wild with Bear Grylls. In the episode, the two go on a survival adventure including building a snow cave in the mountains of Italy and rappelling down a frozen waterfall. Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Monday, 10pm on NBC.

Cayes, a part-time caretaker and part-time elementary school behaviorial interventionist, is profiled on a new episode of Secret Lives of Americans this Friday night on Pivot. Cayes is a transgender man and has decided to disclose to his co-workers and friends after reading about a trans teen who died by suicide. Cayes hopes to help educate those around him and inspire the students he watches over to be accepting of all people and show them that there is nothing to be ashamed of in being who you truly are. Check your local listings to find Pivot in your area. Secret Lives of Americans: Friday, 10:30pm on Pivot.

Sunday July 19: Big Brother (8pm, CBS); The Last Ship (9pm, TNT); Masters of Sex (10pm, Showtime); The Strain (10pm, FX)

Monday: The Fosters (8pm, ABC Family); So You Think You Can Dance (8pm, FOX); Chasing Life (9pm, ABC Family); Major Crimes (9pm, TNT); Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson (9pm, HBO); Teen Wolf (10pm, MTV); Becoming Us (10pm, ABC Family); Running Wild with Bear Grylls (10pm, NBC)

Tuesday: Pretty Little Liars (8pm, ABC Family); Sisterhood of Hip Hop (9pm, OWN); Clipped (10pm, TBS); Tyrant (10pm, FX); Scream (10pm, MTV); Hollywood Game Night (10pm, NBC)

Wednesday: Big Brother (8pm, CBS); White People (8pm, MTV); Mr. Robot (10pm, USA); I Am Jazz (10pm, TLC); I Am Jazz (10:30pm, TLC)

Thursday: Big Brother (8pm, CBS); Complications (9pm, USA); Under the Dome (10pm, CBS); Rookie Blue (10pm, ABC); Graceland (10pm, USA); Hannibal (10pm, NBC)

Friday: Defiance (8pm, Syfy); Killjoys (9pm, Syfy); Secret Lives of Americans (10:30pm, Pivot)

On daytime, check your local listings for information about EllenThe Talk (CBS), The Gossip Table (VH1), The View (ABC) and The Chew (ABC). Soap operas Days of Our Lives on NBC, The Bold and the Beautiful on CBS, and General Hospital on ABC (check local listings) all feature out characters.

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