In a continued effort to bring you all that is important in the world of gay entertainment and ensure that you are being spoon-fed images of gorgeous, commoditized manflesh, we present the newly-minted AfterElton Briefs. Following the usual assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.

• Bummed because Season 2 of Torchwood is over and since you didn't watch, you can't discuss with all the cool AfterElton.com kids? No need to fret because BBC America just made Captain Jack and the gang available on iTunes!

• That picture of John Travolta is from his new movie, the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123. A clever wag over at CityRag makes an interesting observation about John's new look. Think Finland.

• Judge David Young — yeah, the gay judge — joined Van Hansis in scoring a Daytime Emmy nod. We find him guilty of being totally awesome!

• Greg Hernandez got to ask Kevin's siblings (okay, the actors who play them) what they think of his getting hitched on Brothers & Sisters.

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• I for one have been thrilled to see the smiling puss of Michael C. Hall (David from Six Feet Under) plastered all over the city for Dexter's new season. And I actually love the show so much that I'm totally down with the blood-filled fountains as well. Call me kooky!
  

• Openly gay TV gavel-wielder Judge David Young thinks Senator Larry Craig is "outrageous." Truly, truly, truly outrageous?

• My favorite Amy Sedaris completist has the video of Amy's recent visit to Martha Stewart, in which she somehow manages to sass-talk the domestic dictator for ten straight minutes and live to tell about it. (Favorite line: "Oh, no one's gonna eat chutney, Martha!")

• The ever-perceptive WOW Report deconstructs the cover of a children's book called Tops & Bottoms. Sometimes a rabbit holding an ear of corn is not just a rabbit holding an ear of corn.

• James Blunt recently appeared on Ellen and hit on her, noting that he's "very effeminate," which tickled her so much that she wound up doing a Fabulous Baker Boys on his piano.
  

• And don't forget to read Michael's latest column, in which he reveals the gay boys of Project Runway 4, talks about how AfterElton.com came to be, and shares some tips on how to have the Best.Gay.Week.Ever!

• T.R. Knight and Drew Barrymore are reportedly chummy and partied together recently in Vegas. Related: What happens in Vegas does not, apparently, stay in Vegas.
• Gay Australian singer Darren Hayes (formerly of Savage Garden, and pictured above) speaks out against the Prime Minister on the gay marriage ban: "I'm Australian and the way the law sits I can't bring my partner home as my partner." Hayes then added that he was "truly, madly, deeply" outraged by the ban.
• Towleroad has a video clip of the television courtroom circuit's first gay judge, Judge David Young. Would that make it a circuit court, or a circuit party?
• Gay Vito Gay-Bashing Collectibles update: Gannascoli may pull the offending pool cues, notes: ""I had no idea it would create this sort of uproar ... This cue has been out for more than a year. I'm considering pulling all the pool cues. I'm a great supporter of the gay community." We'll believe him when he puts his money where his cue is.
• Brit Popstar Stuntcasting Rumors: The Sequel. Now it's going around that George Michael will play Jonny Lee Miller's guardian angel on Eli Stone. Given Michael's recent high-profile drug-related antics, I'd be more prone to believe this news if the show were called Eli Stoned. UPDATE: Wow. Color me stoned.

• Judge Judy is joined by TV's first out gay judge as Florida's David Young gets his own show. The show's website doesn't hide the fact Young is gay as it mentions he has a partner of twelve years and is known for occasionally bursting into showtunes while in court. What? That's unusual?
• Looks like the Founding Fathers suffered gay-baiting, too. That John Adams always did set off my gaydar.
• French tennis player Richard Gasquet is SO NOT GAY!
• A Telemundo host was fired for using the Spanish word for "grouper", which is apparently also Cuban derogatory slang for "gay", although she claims she wasn't aware of the meaning. Some gay groups have come to her defense. Side note: compared to "grouper", "fairy" almost sounds like a compliment.
• Nerve.com talks with former escort Mike Jones about his new book about Ted Haggard.
  
• The Advocate (and soon Out) now comes to subscribers wrapping-free, if they so choose. We're here, we're queer, we love magazines!
  
• People Magazine reports Lance Bass has a new boyfriend. He's an underwear model and Televisionista has the pictures to prove it.