Bryan Batt, the out gay actor who played closeted Salvatore Romano on “Mad Men.” Poor Sal got sacked after turning down the gay advances of a big client, and Batt has moved on to a stint on “Ugly Betty.” And in a new interview with HuffP, Batt is talking a bit about what it means to be an out gay actor in Hollywood.I’ve gone on and on about the importance of actors coming out, so I won’t belabor that belabored point, but I will, however, quote Batt from his interview:“If you are openly gay, the masses ...

hey hey! last night i went to a paleyfest event held in beverly hills (put on by the paley center for media) featuring my favorite TV show of the moment GLEE! before the moderated-panel (most of the cast members was there except lea michele ('rachel barry') who was in NYC attending a GLAAD event) they showed the entire first new episode (which will air april 13th on FOX) after the episode finished (it was great - everyone cheered!) the cast and some of the producers and creators (including main ...

For the final podcast, the original gang is back together: Nick, Joe, Katey and yours truly, Nathaniel. We'll be back soon for a new season but this time we close out the film year with the final discussion of Oscar's 2009/10 hoedown throwdown. You can download the podcast through Mediafire or Rapidshare. We're quite gabby this time (72 minutes) so bear with us as we pick apart the Oscar ceremony in our usual train-of-thought manner. Among the topics:

• Neil Patrick Harris's opening number. Did it really happen?
• George Clooney escape from his famous attractiveness
• Secret love

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Tony Abbott, the leader of Australia's Oppositon party, is "threatened" by you: "There is no doubt that (homosexuality) challenges, if you like, orthodox notions of the right order of things. Gawker has a fashion gallery of the men and women of the Oscars. Zoe Saldana's choice of dress was...unfortunate. Check out just the guys here. Jean-Paul Gaultier received visual confirmation that Guy Ritchie did indeed go commando at his wedding to Madonna. Even Anderson Cooper made time to take in the Oscar parties last night. The fight for ...

Seriously, wtf was that?Well, I suppose after the high point that was last year's Oscar ceremony, the only way to go was down. And the signs were there that this year's program was going to be a letdown for some time now, from co-producer Adam Shankman referring to it as the "best-dressed reality show" to the axing of the Best Song performances. But who knew it would fail so badly?From the sloppy direction to the banal presenter banter to the needlessly complicated eyesore of a set, first time producers Shankman and Bill Mechanic cranked out one bad ...

We consider Meredith Vieira to be a community friend and ally. We've actually been at pro-equality events where she's put in either an appearance and/or a vow of commitment. We also remember when a pair of "ex-gay" men were on "The View," and Meredith was the one who most had our backs. We trust the sincerity. So in showing you this clip, we don't mean to raise "Meredith is a homophobe"-inducing ire. We really don't feel that way about her. However, that trust does not negate her ability to piss us off with her public presence. And in this snippet, she ...

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With more than 11,000 “American Idol” auditions, the saying that things are bigger in Texas is debatable, but things are definitely gayer. Or more gay, if you want to get grammatically correct about it. Actor, singer, out and proud Neil Patrick Harris (top photo) was the celebrity guest for most of the hour. The fake arguments between him and Simon set to “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” theme were cringe-worthy time wasters, as was Miss Ryan flirting with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. A Jonas Brother showed up for the last 20 minutes to look moody, flip his hair, flash his ...

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This could be pretty freaking awesome. Excuse my over-exuberance. Oh, the pic above is of Neil and his boyfriend from the other night’s Golden Globes. Don’t they make the cutest couple? Remember that giant scoop I told you (via Twitter) I had gotten at the Golden Globes? This is it: Neil Patrick Harris is nearing a deal to appear in the May sweeps Glee episode that’s being helmed by his Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog director, Joss Whedon. In retrospect, maybe I should’ve called this particular scoop “ginormous.” I think it’s warranted, don’t you? Anyway, Harris wants to do it, and ...

Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly has a lot of news on what's coming for Glee.Neil Patrick Harris is likely to guest star on Joss Whedon-directed episode: "Anyway, Harris wants to do it, and Glee creator Ryan Murphy sure as hell wants him to — he’s creating a role especially for the How I Met Your Mother scene-stealer. And yes, the part includes a little song-’n'-dance. In fact, the gig not only would reunite Harris with Whedon, it’d also reteam him with Zachary Woodlee, who choreographed the musical number in HIMYM’s recent 100th episode."Ausiello also reports that Kurt's getting a boyfriend: “We just announced ...

Neil Patrick Harris tweeted a plea for help last night from the floor of the Golden Globes: ...

In case yesterday's rumor gave anyone got the impression Jay Leno had some vestige of decency or shame-- yeah, no. Still total scum! He just signed a deal to return to the Tonight Show in it's 11:35 spot. Sadly this means that neither Neil Patrick Harris, Joan Rivers, nor Snooki-- the top three finishers in our poll-- will be taking over the Tonight Show. Yeah, whatever. :'-( ...

Neil Patrick Harris (right) won AfterElton’s “Gay Man of the Decade” online poll with the help of his Twitter followers. Neil Patrick Harris appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday to promote the 100th episode of his CBS comedy, How I Met Your Mother, which airs Monday. Fans of Harris will be happy to learn that the episode ends with “We end the show with a big kick-ass musical number—like a rock and roll musical number.” But Kimmel wanted to talk mostly the big award Harris had just won when he was crowned “Gay Man of the Decade”—an honor ...

It was only a matter of time, of course, but RadarOnline is now reporting that one of Tiger's many mistresses witnessed him have sex with MEN (plural), and plans to spill the sordid details in an upcoming memoir. Loredana Jolie Ferriolo (and if that isn't a trustworthy name, I'll eat my wig) "recently attempted to sell her story for $1 million and graphically described group sex that included incidents of Tiger with other men." The fact that Loredana bears a striking resemblance to gorgeous transexual superstar Candis Cayne only thickens the plot. (And in not-really-related news: ...

Hugh Jackman is the obvious choice for Man of the Year because, well, he inspired a porn copycat named Huge Jackman.We’re kidding, of course. Jackman is so beloved because he’s a gorgeous action hero who can also sing and dance, as evidenced by his smooth Oscar hosting this year. This year he also pleased fans everywhere by offering his film X-Men Origins: Wolverine to the “hometown” that earned the most votes. Tempe, Arizona won the honors and Jackman led the film's cast at a huge premiere. He ended the year starring opposite fellow Cinematic Crush ...

So Neil Patrick Harris was voted gay man of the decade by the readers of After Elton. The runner up was someone named John Barrowman, which, uh, I never heard of that person. Obviously the winner should have been TOOTHY TILE, but what do I know. (And also, I'm not saying I should have won, but I should have at least been nominated!) Here's what Dr. Howser has to say about his win... ...

LinksDesign Junkies LOL. Superheroes on album covers of the 80s. The Batgirl one is awesome tooCHUD is excited for Scott Pilgrim vs The WorldCinematical remembers sex, lies and videotape (1989) Love that movie. I totally would've nominated it for Best Picture of 1989... along with those Fab' Baker Boys and maybe Heathers and The Little Mermaid. That's one of those years where I don't like Oscar's list much.In Contention Guy's top 10 of the decade.Mighty God King on the best movies of 2009. I disagree with so much of this but I smiled at ...

You may have heard about the Twitter battle royale between John Barrowman and Neil Patrick Harris in AfterElton's recent 'Gay Man of the Decade' poll. If not, NPH will tell you all about it, AFTER THE JUMP... ...

Topping gay news Wednesday: Rhode Island couples get funeral rights, celebrities take arms in Neil Patrick Harris-John Barrowman viral battle, rash of women committing hate crimes in Buffalo, and legal man-whores in Nevada • Adorkable comedians love gays, too. Celebrities from Jimmy Fallon to Hal Sparks—and several more—join the Neil Patrick Harris-John Barrowman twitter war (top photo) for votes in ‘Gay Man of the Decade’ contest. This is afterelton.com’s blow-by-blow of the melee. • Rhode Island lawmakers override governor’s veto of the same-sex partners funeral rights bill. The law gives gay partners the right to claim their loved ones’ bodies and plan ...