AfterElton Briefs: Eurovision boycotts, an elusive Barrowman, and more!

Chris Colfer, who plays gay teen Kurt, at the premiere party for the much-anticipated Glee (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.

• Supergay David Geffen has reportedly made a bid to buy the New York Times, after unsuccessfully trying to buy the Los Angeles Times a few years back. What, us gay mafia?

• Sit Down, Shut Up, indeed: FOX is pulling the wretched animated comedy a week early, due to dismal ratings and possibly some "content concerns". No arguments here.

• A former Catholic Archbishop from Wisconsin is publishing his memoirs, which include his struggles with being a gay man in the Church and his inaction regarding a scandal involving priests who were molesting children.

• The Pet Shop Boys talk about 25 years of gay anthems in the latest Out.

• In this short but interesting interview, John Barrowman teases a clever journalist about an upcoming episode of the reality "dream come true" show Tonight's the Night where one lucky winner will get to play an alien on Doctor Who that hangs out on the Tardis with Captain Jack.

• A singer from the Netherlands is threatening to boycott the Eurovision song contest if the host city of Moscow deals violently with marchers in its Gay Pride parade (as they did last year).

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