AfterElton Briefs: Previewing The "Born This Way" Album, Gareth Thomas is Going to the Royal Shindig, and More!

Luke Macfarlane at the opening night of the musical Dangerous Beauty in Pasadena, California

• Remember the gay couple who sued because they were refused a room at a bed & breakfast? It brings up a very interesting quandary.

• Music executive Steve Stoute is furious that Eminem and Justin Bieber were snubbed at The Grammy Awards, and took out a full-page ad slamming the organization. I can only assume it was his rage delirium that caused him to refer to Eminem as,"The Bob Dylan of our time."

• The Amazing Race returned to good ratings last night with its "Unfinished Business" season, and below you can see a clip of Luke Adams celebrating the fact the fellow racer Vyxsin (who has an awesome/tragic name) knows sign language.

• Christian Bale and Natalie Portman are probably locks for Oscars on Sunday, but there's at least one writer who doesn't think they're deserving.

• Speaking of the Oscars (and I will frequently this week), Movie Gamut has a statistical analysis of the odds in each category. No, I don't mean James Franco, I mean "odds" as in who has the best shot at winning.

Below you can see Priscilla's Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson and AE fave Nick Adams with their "It Gets Better" vid. And this is actually the project's first Public Service Announcement, and will begin airing tomorrow on the CBS affiliate in the New York region.

• Rolling Stone previews six songs from Lady Gaga's upcoming album "Born This Way." Personally, I'm most looking forward to "You and I," because it's referred to as a "theatrical rock ballad," and I live for those.

This is from The Sun, so who knows if it's true, but apparently Glenn Close will play Susan Boyle in a new biopic.

• Just a reminder to cast your vote for your favorite gay and bisexual male celebrities in The Gay-List poll.

• Below you can see tweets that Gareth Thomas sent out to a fellow player about being invited to the Royal Wedding. Picturing Gareth saying "girlfriend" makes me giggle for some reason.

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