AfterElton Briefs: Sheldon Is Not Gay, "ANTM" Gets Gayer, Dan Choi Is Still Lt. Dan Choi, and more

Happy Birthday!

Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious.

• Above you can see that Jim J. Bullock is celebrating his 55th birthday by splitting a rainbow cupcake with our community's most consistent ally, Judith Light, who turns a stunning 61 today.

• Spike Jonz documentary Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak will be released on DVD March 2. The story of the out author of Where The Wild Things Are originally aired on HBO last year.

• As we in the Mid-Atlantic brace for yet another snow storm, supermarket shelves are bare. In D.C., so are condom shelves. Play safe, guys.

• Vogue's Andre Leon Talley is joining America's Next Top Model at the judging table for the next three seasons. It's possible he may upstage the contestants, as he had 13 custom Chado Ralph Rucci cloaks made for his wardrobe.

Not just anyone can rock those shoes.

• Joe.My.God points us to a most interesting article on Christian Newswire, where Pastor Ken Eastburn tells his flock "Don't worry about gay marriage, worry about your own lives." That's the most Christian thing I've ever heard a minister in America say in a long time.

• I'm all about beating a dead horse, but the Spurf™ over at Entertainment Weekly has got to drop the "Is Sheldon gay?" thing about the Big Bang Theory. I can't imagine Sheldon reproducing outside a Petri dish, and I like him that way.

• Remember Lt. Dan Choi who became the face of Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal in this country? It turns out he's still in the military. No one has gotten around to processing his discharge, and he was called to training drills over the weekend. Our friends over at The Bilerico Project have a great set of pictures of Lt. Choi and his big gun.

• I suppose a Lady GaGa doll from The Grammy Awards was going to happen whether anybody realized it or not.

I hope they send her one as a gift.

• We spend a lot of time looking forward, the next episode, the next series, the next movie release. The Advocate took a minute to look back, to the 1967 CBS News special The Homosexuals by Mike Wallace. They've got the full 45 minutes of video and some commentary, and it's well worth a look. 

• We still haven't managed to verify FUB's Twitter account, but assuming it's true, he's about to film a PSA for Cyndi Lauper today with Brett Claywell, who also appears to also be (unconfirmed) on Twitter. We're working on verification and details.

Scott needs to go to the gym first - is it a naked PSA?

• Jeff Probst has signed on for two more seasons of the gay-inclusive Survivor. I'd be more excited if he'd occasionally do the show in his undies like his buddy over at The Amazing Race.

• The judge deciding the Prop 8 case is gay. NOM is losing their cookies over that tidbit, but the local paper says it doesn't matter. Would gays have grounds for appeal if the judge were straight? Totally unrelated: Out gay man nominated to the federal bench for the first time.

• Archies, the largest greeting card company in India is making history this Valentine's Day. They're offering gay-specific cards in all 500 of their stores, two for gay men, two for lesbians, and one gender-neutral. That's huge for India, and five more choices than my local Hallmark has for me.

• The Sundance Channel has announced their original series for 2010, and included in the mix is Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys. The series will explore women and their gay best friends through four couples. It premieres in August.

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