AfterElton Briefs: John Barrowman adds to his litter, Judy Shepard launches a new hate crime campaign, and more!

Matthew Shepard

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.

• Judy Shepard (mother of slain Matthew Shepard) will unveil a new anti-hate campaign next month at the Bear to Make a Difference Gala, where teddy bears signed by celebs like Liza and Dolly are auctioned off to benifit the Foundation. Ten years after Matthew's murder, and look what's going on in this country.

• MTV is looking for gays who lead online/offline "double lives" for its award-winning True Lifeseries. Um, I would think they'd have a harder time finding men who don't lie in their Facebook profiles...

• Gay celebrity puppy adoption update: After helping a dog shelter open a new kennel earlier this week, John Barrowman adopted a new Jack Russell, and named him ... wait for it ... what? No, not "Gwen"! Captain Jack.

• Happy 68th birthday to gay theatre legend Tommy Tune! (pictured above with James Earl Jones and Carol Channing at the 2007 Tonys) And Cindy Wilson of the B-52s? As of today, she be 51.

• OhLaLaMag has some new pics from the Aussie rugger Naked for a Cause benefit book. Warning: NSFMWSCatSoHAfDU (Not Safe for Men Who Spontaneously Combust at the Sight of Hot Athletes from Down Under)

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

Fitness model and personal trainer Nick Manzoni!