AfterElton Briefs: Gays still a gift from God, gearing up for "American Idol", and more!

Keir Gilchrist and Toni Collette at the United States of Tara launch (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.

• Just an update: Being gay still a gift from God.

• British police recently arrested 11 people at a football match (as young as 13 years of age) for shouting homophobic and racist chants during a game.

• Popwatch unearthed a cute interview with Neil Patrick Harris from 2005 (when Doogie hit DVD) that was never run, and there's never a wrong reason to get some NPH action.

• Above, check out Logo's new Life's a Drag webseries, which this week discusses the all-important topic of makeup.

• Planning a trip to San Francisco? After you visit Harvey Milk's camera shop be sure to put this Google interactive map of some of the city's most beloved porn shoot locations to ... um ... good use.

• And in case you missed it, the Sounds Like a Hit! boys are back and have tackled the not-at-all-gay mechagodzilla that is American Idol, just in time for tonight's premiere.

And today's Briefs are brought to you by...

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