AfterElton Briefs: Alan Cumming honored by the Queen, James Franco's gay short film and more!

Brüno (mit Freunde) at the film's premiere in Paris (Pic: Getty)

Following this 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.

• The Advocate interviews Haaz Sleiman, the straight actor who plays Nurse Jackie's gay BFF, Mo-Mo.

• Still sore at Gene Simmons for his doo-doo-headed comments about Adam Lambert? Well now you can get the best kind of revenge: Pee on him.

Cheyenne Jackson at the Broadway Impact rally

• The Huffington Post thinks that the recent duo cabaret show that out songbirds Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein mounted at The Regency might have been more revolutionary than one might think.

• Some queens celebrate their birthdays with go-go boys and shooters, but the Queen marks hers by granting knighthoods and OBEs (Orders of the British Empire). Among the OBE recipients this year is out actor Alan Cumming, who is recognized for his LGBT advocacy work here in the States. Sweet!

• Orbitz uses the logo for the HRC (Human Rights Campaign) in its new ad, on the golf shirt of a clever traveler.

• James Franco's "Gay-Seeming As I Wanna Be" whistle-stop tour makes its next stop: His homoerotic, penis-filled short film based on the poem "The Feast of Stephen" screens at CineVegas (and reportedly puts the gay stuff in Milk to shame).

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