AfterElton Briefs: Gay men are smart, we (finally) heart New Hampshire, and more!

Happy birthday to Anderson Cooper, who turns forty-two today (Pic: 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.

• Michael Feinstein and Cheyenne Jackson's NYC duet show "The Power of Two" began yesterday and will be running through June 12th, and additional shows have just been announced.

• A new study suggests that gay men in college perform better academically than straight men, who apparently take their educational cues from Animal House's Bluto.

• Marc Malkin interviews Neil Patrick Harris about the upcoming Tony Awards, and being aroused by ... Betty White.

• Above you can see a fascinating report from O.N.N. about the furor erupting from conservatives over the "loophole" they fear gays will use to legally get married. I can so see this really happening on Fox News.

• Speaking of marriage-equality, New Hampshire has now, officially (and finally) become the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage.

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

This guy!

Um ... Ray Zorsedge?