AfterElton Briefs: The Rainbow Memorial, "The First All-Gay Superhero Team", and more!

Because he's just so damn adorable, here's one more of True Blood star Allan Hyde

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.

• Veteran sitcom producer Jay Tarses is teaming up with his comedy writer son Matt and TV producer daughter Jamie to write and produce a new sitcom called Assisted Loving, which centers around a "gay man who helps his father find love after the family matriarch dies." We'll keep you informed about the show's progress.

• He's no Bryan Safi but above you can see Mediaweek's Alan Frutkin in the third episode of Gay TV Now. This edition looks at the gay storyline on Mad Men.

• Popeater has an article about Neil Patrick Harris and his rise from supporting roles to leading man

• I've never been a big fan of comics, but the news that someone has created the "first all-gay superhero" comic, and called it Spandex, and filled it with character names such as Prowler, Glitter and Mr. Muscles & Butch makes me ... understand why I've never been a big fan of comics (although I do love the tag line "They Watch Men").

• As a tennis fanatic I couldn't let this week go by without paying tribute to bad boy Marat Safin, who retired last week after two grand slams and a myriad of broken rackets. Above you can see Marat at his most playful, in an outtake from a tennis documentary.

• gayamericanheroes.info is creating The Rainbow Memorial, "a national, traveling memorial to celebrate the lives of GLBT persons who have been murdered because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity."

• Above you can see a bit from The Jimmy Fallon Show that has Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue ... um, going rogue and doing something dastardly to our favorite lesbian news show host. (Yes, I realize the irony of posting this clip right after the post about the Rainbow Memorial)

• Happy Birthday to Christian Siriano, who turns twenty-four today, and Happy Belated Birthday to RuPaul, who turned forty-nine yesterday.

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