AfterElton Briefs: Andy Roddick gets naked, Ian and the gang from "Noah's Arc" weigh in on 8 and more!

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.

• A blogger named Prince Gomolvilas tries explaining to an acquaintance that civil unions and marriage are not equal.
• Here is footage of the cast of Noah's Arc is still speaking out against Proposition 8. (You have to watch some other folks talk first or use that little forward button hint hint.

• The Los Angeles Times reports that Andy Roddick auctioned off a nude tennis lesson to raise money for Elton John's AIDS charities and that the lesson was won by a woman for $15,000. Anyone else suspect this was rigged so that a woman would win? Or a joke?
  

  
  

• Brit popstar Dave Clark talks about his long and abiding friendship with Freddie Mercury.

• This review of Lil' Bush — Season 2: Uncensored talks about George Bush and John McCain having "gay sex" together. They're two men — what other kind of sex would they be having?

• Sir Ian McKellen has weighed in on Proposition 8. Hmm, I wonder what his take might be?

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