Dee, Charlie and Nicole smile pretty for the Shear Genius finale

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.

• First and foremost, don't forget to tune in tonight for our liveblog of the Shear Genius finale, starting at 10PM EDT. Livebloginatrix snicks will be talking you through every rinse, snip, and snipe, so be sure to tune in!

• Holy awesomeness: Jay Bakker, Judy Shepard, Atticus Circle and Soulforce are among those behind Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights, a weeklong demonstration in which "straight allies across the nation demand equality for LGBT Americans."

• George Michael's final tour is winding down, with a two-part finale in London and a Final Show this weekend in Copenhagen. (Memo to George: Take it from us Yanks. You can totally do another tour in a few years and no one will mind. See also: Cher, Barbra, etc.)

Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin on their big day

• Our hearts, thoughts, prayers, and whatever else good we still have left in us go out to the family and friends of Del Martin. The gay rights pioneer was 87 years old and had been married twice by the mayor of San Francisco to her long-time lover Phyllis Lyon when she passed away this morning ... with her legal wife at her side. 

• For lovers of musical theater and haters of meth: Pushing Daisies fave Kristen Chenoweth sings a crystal meth intervention to a gay party boy in this hilarious, NSFW, and utterly bizarre short video.

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

DNA coverboy Bryan Thomas!