AfterElton Briefs: Ryan Reynolds on Ryan Reynolds, Chris Colfer on Competing for a Comedy Emmy, and More!

Pauley Perrette at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center "Life Out Loud" Pride Cocktail Party

• Happy 20th Birthday to out UK singer Joe McElderry! Joe is currently starring on Popstar to Operastar, but below you can see his triumphant win on X Factor 2009. So adorable.

• Broadway hotties John Gallagher Jr. and Thomas Sadoski, and The Social Network's Josh Pence have been added to the cast of Aaron Sorkin's HBO pilot More As This Story Develops.

• Ryan Reynolds has penned a profile of himself for Entertainment Weekly, and it's as self-aware and snarky as you'd expect. My favorite bit: "Eventually Lady Luck gave him a wink and he broke into the business by scoring a lead role in a sitcom titled Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place. Although the series was canceled 10 years ago, Reynolds still holds out hope they’ll change the title to something less stupid."

• Dexter returns to Showtime this fall, and below you can see a "special message". He should probably get that eye thing checked out. That ain't normal.

• The Spurf talks to Chris Colfer about the Glee tour and how odd it is to compete in Emmy's "comedy" category.

• Just weeks after Canada's federal election, the question arises, "Could a same-sex marriage ban be on the way?" (h/t Campion)

• A security guard at Target Field in Minneapolis has been reprimanded for telling a lesbian couple that shared a quick kiss that they had to, "adhere to the Ten Commandments" while at the stadium.

• Uma Thurman is a New Yorker for marriage-equality.

• Below you can see Darryl McDaniels from Run D.M.C. encourage fellow members of the hip hop community to step forward in support of equal rights

• I'm from Driftwood has a photo set from the10th annual AIDS/LifeCycle ride. (h/t crawfish po boy).

• I've made a personal decision not to watch any Bravo show with the word "Million" in the title, but this clip from Million Dollar Decorators with designer Jeffrey Alan Marks did hold my interest for 53 seconds.

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