AfterElton Briefs: A "Real World" alum comes out, gay director Carter Smith hits the big-time, and more!

Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, and Carter Smith

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.

• Gay director Carter Smith attended the premiere of his first studio film, the horror movie The Ruins, and paused on the red carpet with the film's young stars, including Jena Malone (Saved!) and Jonathan Tucker (The Deep End).

• On last night's Real World reunion special, Seattle housemate Stephen revealed that he is gay and marrying his boyfriend, Sheldon. Oh, and then his former housemates threatened to assault him, but that's just how things work on this show.

• Celebrated choreographer Matthew Bourne (he of the all-male Swan Lake) is set to debut his latest ballet, Dorian Gray, later this year. Not that there's anything gay about that.

• I'm still loving the new B-52's album. Check out the video for the first single, "Funplex", above.

• Batguano insane and gay-crazy soap Passions may be ending its nine-year run this summer (on DirectTV - what a sendoff!), but fans of the show can buy props from the show at the most Passion-ate yard sale ever this weekend in Studio City.

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

Ohio native Lucas Kerr!