AfterElton Briefs: "Freakdom of Speech", the Razzie noms are announced, and more!

Michael Urie/America Ferrera (Getty)

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.

• Ugly Betty stars Michael Urie and America Ferrera were filming on the cold streets of NYC yesterday for an episode later this season. Hopefully tomorrow night we'll be able to see the pivotal episode that was pre-empted last week for someone's lame seven minute goodbye speech. He knows who he is.

• One of the funniest things to come out of yesterday's inauguration was the fact that within minutes of President Barack Obama being sworn in, the new White House website was updated with details about the new administration's commitment to gay issues. Why was this funny? Because it's about to make anti-gay zealot Matt Barber's head EXPLODE!. Can someone please explain to me just what the hell "tyranny of the minority" means?

• Speaking of the new President, his pledge to end "don't ask, don't tell" isn't sitting well with some soldiers. Maybe a few more visits from Kathy Griffin will help.

Patrick Bristow's Freakdom of Speech

• Above is a screencap from the debut webisode of Freakdom of Speech, the brainchild of out actor/comedian Patrick Bristow. Patrick has played roles in well, pretty much everything, but he's probably best known for playing Peter on Ellen (if you recall, it was actually Peter who blabbed to Ellen's friends that she was gay), and of course his iconic role of Marty in Showgirls ("and thrust it, thrust it, c'mon thrust it!") . Anyway, Freakdom is a "series of short satirical commentaries starring characters from different walks of life venting about hot topics including the First Amendment."

• The nominations for the Twenty-Ninth Annual Razzie Awards were announced today, with worst picture nominees The Love Guru, The Happening, The Hottie and the Nottie, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, and the dual atrocities of Meet the Spartans/Disaster Movie. I'm pleased to announce that for the first time, yours truly will get the chance to vote on the winners/losers, so watch out, you parody movie hacks!

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