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AfterElton Briefs: Daniel Radcliffe is a Hero, Chord Overstreet's Tight End, Introducing Fran Drescher's Gay TV Ex, and More!


Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson and Nick Adams take a bow during the Broadway opening of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert last night in New York City.

  • NY Mag has an interview with David E. Kelley about that debacle-in-the-making Wonder Woman reboot, and interestingly, about why Neil Patrick Harris almost wasn't Doogie Howser, M.D.
  • Daniel Radcliffe will be honored in June by The Trevor Project with its "Hero" award, which "recognizes a person who serves as an inspiration to sexual minority youths and increases visibility and understanding of the LGBTQ community."

  • The BBC has an interview with newly out Swedish soccer player Anton Hysen.
    • Pop Confidential talks to out Outsourced star Parvesh Cheena, and when he's asked, "Have you heard from many gay people of color about how your success has impacted their lives?," he responds, "Gay, gay, gay. Gay people are so 2003. Obama's in office. We can fight in the military now. Well soon. Um, I think. I hope. Gay people of color. It sounds like a a recipe. I'll be serving Gay People of Color as an aperitif tonight at my Moscow Mule Cocktail Party. Oprah is attending."

Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell prepare to sacrifice goats at the Empire State Building.

  • Lady Gaga was presented with the Randy Shilts Visibility Award at At the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) National Dinner over the weekend, and below you can see her pre-taped message.

  • Below you can see the "It Gets Better" vid from the Glee Marchers at the Sydney Mardi Gras

  • Speaking of Glee, below you can see Chord Overstreet give Ellen a booty eyeful, and then talk about the thrill of meeting Elton John.

  • Finally, we just got the first promo pic for Fran Drescher's TV Land sitcom Happily Divorced, which has now officially been picked up for series. John Michael Higgins (Best in Show) stars as her gay ex-husband, with other familiar faces D.W. Moffet (showed weenage in Stealing Beauty), Rita Moreno (EGOT winner; Chris Meloni gazer), Valente Rodriguez (survived the bug-eyed stare of George Lopez), Robert Walden (constantly conflicted reporter from Lou Grant), and Tichina Arnold (survived Martin Lawrence; stern mom to Chris Rock).

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