AfterElton Briefs: Adam versus tweens, Broadway's leading men, and more!

Broadway stars John Tartaglia, Jonathan Groff and Nick Adams (Pic: Linda Lenzi)

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 Leading Men IV, a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS was held last week in NYC, and raised over $10,000. Among the leading men was out mega-hunk Nick Adams, who performed a song called Come To Me, Bend To Me. Um ... I have nothing to add.

• Gays unite!: POWER UP! is a non-profit organization that raises funds to put out films by lesbian directors, writers and actors, and now they're branching out to include gay male filmmakers, as well. Joining the board of directors are Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black and Showtime Networks president Richard Greenblatt.

• Controversy hits Cannes as the filmmakers behind an Iranian film about censorship and a gay-themed Chinese film have harsh words for their respective governments.

• Above you can see a clip from The Jimmy Kimmel Show that exposes the most dangerous voting block that Adam Lambert faces this week: the dreaded tweens!

• In more Adam news, a Denver stock trader has determined that coming out as gay would be a disaster for Adam's career.

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

This guy!

Steve Bugg