AfterElton Briefs: No Turkey for "Glee", Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Harvey Milk, Matthew Shepard and Birthday Wishes

Yeah, his birthday was just an excuse.

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.

• We wish birthday boy Hugh Jackman the best - and hope nobody buys him any shirts for the occasion.

• Below, you can watch a really sweet video of Mariah Carey toasting a gay couple during their onstage proposal. It's almost enough to make me forgive her for Glitter. Almost.

• Harvey Milk Day is now officially May 22 in California as Gov. Schwarzennegger signs the bill.

• Out director Bryan Singer wants to do more X-Men films because it lets him slip in social commentary with the mayhem.

• Still more stars were spotted marching in Washington yesterday - here's Kristin Chenoweth just a face in the crowd.

• The New York Times covers the runaway success of the Glee soundtrack.

• Which the cast will never read, since NBC won't let them be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

• Speaking of Thanksgiving, we want to wish a happy one to our Canadian readers.

• ABC renews FlashForward, which I'm enjoying. I just wanna know if anybody knows if ENDA or DADT have been taken care of in their glimpse of the future.

• Apropos of nothing in particular, what happens on Dollhouse when you remotely swap the bubbly bimbo imprint from a female doll into a male doll wandering the streets of Hollywood? Let's find out!

• The Washington Post profiles Lady GaGa as both an artist and an activist.

• Is He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named's music venture a flop?

• Marc Cherry's new series for ABC isn't a Desperate Housewives spinoff, but a stand alone series.

• Marking the 11th anniversary of the senseless death of Matthew Shepard today, more than 100 theaters nationwide will be doing readings of The Laramie Project.

• Out director Roland Emmerich says he has the script ready for the sequel to Independence Day - if Fox would find the money for Will Smith.

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