Tom Lenk as Andrew in Buffy

In a continued effort to bring you all that is important in the world of gay entertainment and ensure that you are being spoon-fed images of gorgeous, commoditized manflesh, we present the newly-minted AfterElton Briefs. Following the usual assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.

• Yet another expose on Scientology that is unable to name any names when claiming that the organization straightens gay celebrities. (Other than John Travolta, and do we need to issue a press release stating once and for all that we really didn't want him in the first place?)

• Our Top 10 Gay and Bisexual Wookies, Tribbles and Thundercats article from earlier in the week sparked some interesting discussion over at a Joss Whedon fansite, including a link to Joss himself weighing in on the whole "is he or isn't he" debate regarding Andrew from Buffy.

• I'd be more optimistic about the results of a recent study showing that gay couples are just as committed as straight ones if it weren't for the subtle implication that gays are doing just fine without the right to marry, see? Or maybe that's just me.

• Hey fans of The Wire's Omar (that includes you, Senator Obama!): Actor Michael K. Williams recently appeared on NPR's Fresh Air and spoke at length about the character ... you can hear the whole interview here. His candor and apparent deep respect for his character and his character's sexuality are very impressive, as is the fact that he improvised Omar's first kiss, which wasn't in the script.

• The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center and the City of West Hollywood have teamed up to create a web soap to raise HIV awareness called In the Moment.

I remember after I marathoned the first season of Queer as Folk on DVD, I went outside and couldn't understand where all the straight people came from.

And I mean, I live in San Francisco.

There was a time when all a show had to do to get me to watch was have subliminal homosexuality - okay, maybe that's not the only reason I watched Xena, but it helped - or a tangential gay character. We were desperate for queer representation on television shows.