They're here! And definitely queer. That's right, ladies and gents, it's time once again for non-profit Commercial Closet's Image in Advertising Awards, which celebrate positively homo inclusion in marketing and commercial ventures. This year's nominees include Dolce & Gabbana, Levi's and a host of other same-sex loving companies.

We've included this commercial for travel agency Orbitz, which has been nominated in the "Outstanding Commercial (Mainstream Market)" category. And, yes, that is model-cum-actor Marcus Patrick.

Check out the rest of the nominees - and the watch the commercials - over at Commercial Closet.

Marcus Patrick admits that he loves publicity, even when it's bad. And you can bet he got plenty of it after posing for Playgirl last year. Not only did some tabloids rake him, but he wonders whether the fill frontal spread cost him his job on Days of Our Lives. Producers say otherwise.

Regardless, the British born actor has moved on and is currently in New York to promote the DVD of his most recent flick, Descent, which also stars Rosario Dawson. As part of his publicity tour, Patrick will be appearing at the mind-numbingly popular Splash Bar in New York this evening, where he'll shake his money maker for many-a-homo.

We're not ones for slip and slide, so our editor opted to meet Patrick at a nice, sanitary office earlier this super Tuesday. Old Belonsky braved Patrick's devastating good looks, fruit munching and not-so-subtle crotch caressing to get to the thick of Marcus Patrick. The results are - expansive.

Patrick discusses his boy band days, being kidnapped, Britney Spears, blow jobs and his fascination with "real life" - after the jump, of course.

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We didn't get a chance to "read" September's Playgirl, but it sure does look like CSI: Miami actor Marcus Patrick let it mostly hang out.