AfterElton Briefs: More fallout from "The Advocate" cover, Kathy Griffin is roasting another icon, and more!

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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.

• The closer we get to the Thursday, August 20th at 10PM ET premiere of Project Runway on ... Lifetime, the more I believe the switch from Bravo is a mistake. I don't know why ... just a feeling. Remember when The Hogan Family moved from NBC to CBS in its final season? Of course you do. And remember how it was never the same show after the switch?

• Massachusetts' attorney general filed a lawsuit today seeking federal marriage benefits for about 16,000 gay and lesbian couples who have legally wed in that state.

• The National Education Association says yes to marriage-equality! Yeah for teachers! But there's a catch.

Derek Webb's new song may not be music to many people's ears

• Via Good As You comes the new song from Christian artist Derek Webb that is sure to cause a fuss in the evangelical world. Ha!

• The Advocate's editor-in-chief, Jon Barrett, responds to the furor over putting whatshisface on the August cover.

• Kathy Griffin will host the roast of Joan Rivers in L.A. on July 26th, to be aired on Comedy Central August 9th. Expect potty-mouth!

• A British actor named John Barrowman has responded to homophobic comments made by some church guy.

"You undermined my authori-tay!"

• Finally, for those of you jonesing for a True Blood fix, gay reporter sprite Michael Ausiello has some SPOILERS for the month of August, and all I can say is can't ... freaking ... wait!

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