AfterElton Briefs: John Barrowman on the "Torchwood" remake, Johnny and Joy, A Dan Choi Update, and More!

Plus pod people, Rachel Maddow on "gay soldiers = massacres", Sondheim on Sondheim, and Daryl Stephens puts his best flex forward.

Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious. each Friday Briefs will also feature a pic up top that desperately needs captioning. We'll pick our fave suggestion from the comments and run it in the following week's post. Have fun! Drop your caption ideas in the comments, and check out last week's winner at the bottom of the page!

• The Spurf™ chatted with John Barrowman about the Torchwood U.S. TV remake, and while John doesn't have any new details, he made it clear he wouldn't be happy about any kind of de-gaying of Captain Jack.

• Below you can see a clip from last night's Joy Behar Show in which the GLAAD-award winning host and Johnny Weir discuss the kerfuffle over his "Stars on Ice" snub.

• FYIRadio has two new podcasts available for your perusal. A behind-the-scenes interview with the cast and makers of Fit, the film adaptation of Stonewall’s play for schools aimed at tackling homophobic bullying, and a look back at a decade of GLBT history.

• Broadway diva Barbara Cook talks about performing in the musical Sondheim on Sondheim, and how the show incorporates video of the songwriter discussing his sexuality.

• Ed had Wilson Cruz in the Afternoon Meme, and below you can see Daryl Stephens put his best flex forward for the We Can Do It! campaign.

• Out FacePlace co-founder Chris Hughes has unveiled his latest endeavor, the volunteerism social-networking site Jumo.com.

• By now you've no doubt heard the outrageous claims that retired Gen. John Sheehan made about how gay soldiers cause massacres. The Dutch government has responded by calling B.S. on the whole thing. Below you can see Rachel Maddow's take on what happened, as she interviews outed Major Michael Almy.

• Speaking of DADT, Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. Jim Pietrangelo pleaded not guilty and asked for a trial for their nonviolent act of civil disobedience yesterday. Below you can see them talk about the experience, and why they decided to chain themselves to the White House gate.

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Drop your caption ideas in the comments (And please remember to keep the captions PG-13!), and check out last week's winner below!

Thanks to everyone for participating! So many great captions, but we went with:

"After seeing the dress, it was absolutely the last time Ken agreed to be a maid of honor."

Thanks to ceares for this week's winning caption.