Morning Meme: "Angry Boys" Skateboarding Gay Style, Chris Colfer Sells a Script, and "AbFab" Returns

Chris Colfer just sold a pilot script to Disney Channel. It’s based on the books The Little Leftover Witch by Florence Laughlin. The series would be about a little witch who crashes her broom and is taken in by a family. This is on top of Glee, the Glee tour, and his movie, Struck By Lightning, which he wrote and will star in.

Our own Brent Hartinger has his latest book, Shadow Walkers reviewed by NPR, and guess what? They love it!

For those of you not reading the comments, it seems that Lady Gaga had no idea that Weird Al did a parody of “Born This Way.” Once she knew, she gave her blessing, complimented the song, and it’s going to get a video and a release, with all proceeds going to the Human Rights Campaign.

Twitter is testing a way of combining tweets that come in rapid succession, like during a liveblog. I’m torn, because I follow a few activists that get really wordy, but I also live tweet a lot of events here at AfterElton.com, and would hate to have that ruined.

Starz has set production for Boss, a drama about a corrupt Chicago mayor that will star Kelsey Grammer. The reason we care is that the series will be the television debut of Gus Van Sant.

According to Michael Musto, the National Organization for Marriage is suing the Miss California organization, claiming they maliciously released defamatory information about Carrie Prejean, who was speaking for the organization about opposite marriage until her adult video past came to light.

Lynda Carter says that her Wonder Woman costume was the best costume, and having seen the new looks for the reboot, we can’t help but agree. She also didn’t’ rule out a cameo should this David E Kelly train wreck make it to series.

It seems that the Michigan State Police are using a new device to download the information from motorists’ cell phones when they pull them over, even if there’s no probable cause. Obviously, the ACLU is upset about this. The Michigan State Police says they’d be hapy to turn over the data, for $500,000 processing fee.

We’ve been hearing rumors of new Absolutely Fabulous for quite some time, but evidently they plan to start filming the three episode run in August – assuming Jennifer Saunders gets the scripts written.

7-11 is set to unveil a double-chambered Slurpee cup, with a double straw that combines the flavors just before they hit your mouth. It looks totally awesome, except the fact that there are no 7-11s in my area.

There’s been much talk about law firm King & Spalding being hired to defend DOMA on behalf of the House. But now Chris Geidner is reporting that the contract they signed prohibits any person who works for the firm, whether on the case or not on the case, from advocating for the repeal of DOMA. This is a horrific breach of the employees’ rights, and may be illegal in some states.

It sounds like Lady Gaga finally snapped when asked about similarities between “Born This Way” and “Express Yourself.” And I can totally respect what she said, even if it was too profane to reprint here.

Red Flag has acquired the rights to the AIDS documentary We Were Here (read our review!). They’re planning release windows through VoD, festivals, and non-profit educational screenings.

If you’ve got an iPhone, you should know that it’s tracking and recording your movements, and storing them in an unencrypted database that’s open if you lose your phone, or synch it to any computer.

If you stop to see who paid tribute to Doctor Who’s Elisabeth Sladen, she was surrounded by gay men – John Barrowman, Russell T. Davies, and Stephen Fry all spoke of their fondness for Sarah Jane.

The early report on pilots that have shot and screened for executives is a mixed bag for gay representation. Smash! is a lock for NBC is seems, possibly even the 10PM Thursday slot. Sadly, Mann’s World is also flying high based on Don Johnson’s performance.

Ted Nugent, right-wing nutjob, has written an editorial for the Washington Times about the NBA fining Kobe Bryant for an anti-gay slur. It’s worth reading the vile hate for yourself, because “If the NBA had any true gay convictions, the NBA should host a Homosexual Night. During halftime, the homosexuals could come down on the court, hold hands and prance around the court to music by the Village People. The NBA could then give each homosexual a pink basketball as a symbol of solidarity.” Is the least of it.