AfterElton Briefs: Chris Colfer Meets OMLG!, Lafayette's Boyfriend Has A Secret, and More!

Plus Tori and Mehran, Alan Cumming dazzles, B.D. Wong honored, and the Arab world's first gay magazine.

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.

• Marriage Equality New York held its 12th Annual Gala last night and honored New York State Senator Jose Peralta, Shannon Minter and Queer Rising for their work on behalf of marriage equality. Above you can see out actor B.D. Wong, who was honored for contributions in media exposure for GLBT couples.

• Spurf is reporting that Lafayette's boyfriend (Kevin Alejandro) on the upcoming season of True Blood may be more than meets the eye. No, he's not a transformer, but he's "more than just a nurse." Hmm, we've already had (or are going to have) vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, maenads, and whatever the hell Glowing Sookie is. My guess - he's a Genie! And he'll grant you three wishes ... if you rub him the right way.

• OMLG! Chris Colfer stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show today and talked about being bullied in high school and then offers a hilarious recap of meeting Lady Gaga for the first time. It's priceless, and Chris has charisma to spare.

• LaTimesBlog has an article about Morocco's Mithly Magazine, which launched earlier this month and is being billed as the first gay magazine to serve the Arab world. (h/t to Neil).

• Alan Cumming's cabaret show opened in NYC this week, and is getting rave reviews. I would give anything to see it, if only for his Hedwig tribute.

Ubiquitous gayfly Reichen Lehmkuhl and bisexual model Rodiney Santiago attend the 12th Annual Marriage Equality Gala

• ABC Family has canceled 10 Things I hate About You. Ed recapped a few episodes last year and noticed a decline in quality as the season went on.

• Oxygen's Tori & Dean continues to impress with its gay-inclusiveness, both with The Guncles, and as you can see below, the natural loving rapport between Tori and gay BFF Mehran. My favorite part is when Mehran looks at a pic of a teenage Tori and asks "was this pre or post?" ... as in "nosejob."

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