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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 to be clear, Pat Boone loves gays (his words). That stuff about us being terrorists for fighting for our rights? Must've meant it as a compliment.

• Jazz-hands! Ryan Murphy's highschool-set musical series Glee has been picked up for 13 eps at midseason by FOX and is still under consideration as an American Idol lead-out.

• Madison, WI: Birthplace of The Onion. Debates are raging over whether a gay nightclub belongs on Willy Street. Dismissed as coincidence.

• Above, Rupaul had a special holiday card whipped up featuring himself as both President-elect Obama and his lovely First Lady-elect.

• There must be some joke to be made about James Frey's skills at writing lies that sound like the truth and the fact that he's writing a third book to the Bible (which includes Jesus performing gay marriages), but I can't seem to figure it out.

• And finally, why not take a few minutes to vote for DNA Magazine's Mate of the Year? I've included my pick as our Briefs Boy for today...

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

Bryan Thomas!