AfterElton Briefs: Lady Gaga's XXX-Mas, Gay Coffee, and Taylor Lautner Is Not Pulling A Clay Aiken

• Birthday Shoutouts! Jared Leto (above) is 40, Reichen is 38, Tiffany Brissette is 37 (and still fantastic, made of plastic, microchips here and there), and David Sedaris is 55.

• Just a reminder that we will be on a limited schedule this week. Ed will have a Meme in the morning, and I'll have Briefs at night, and we may have a couple of posts during the day.

• The weirdest and most unexpected GLBT stories of 2011.

• Those old newsletters from Ron Paul are really coming back to haunt him now. But don't worry, he's not homophobic. He just ... refuses to use gay men's bathrooms. And ... refuses to shake their hands.

• Blind Item: Hit Series Poised to Whack Lead. It better not be you know who. Or that character.

• Coffee? I'll take it gay, like my men.

• Nothing says "Ho-Ho-Ho" like ...

• Dustin Lance Black is grateful for the thoughts and support during his family's difficult time.

• A Christmas Letter To My Gay Son.

• Justin Chatwin tweeted this pic with his Shameless co-stars Steve Howey, Jeremy Allen White, and Cameron Monaghan. Is that a shadow, or a gigantic pit stain?

• That People Magazine with the Taylor Lautner - Out & Proud cover is ... fake.

• Below you can see two more classic 80's album covers. Can you name them?

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