Even if He-Man action figures had more staying power than the cartoon that went with them, there is some magic in that old, budget animation. While the action figures can take on whatever personality traits their owner desired (and we desired for He-Man to lie in various baroque poses on the floor of our bedroom), the cartoon injected a very specific idea of masculinity into the characters that no little kid could muster on their own.

He-Man's alter-ego is a lavender-tights-wearing pansy who tranforms into the ultimate tan fitness god: a man who isn't afraid to say "I'd like to hear more about this hooded seed-man of yours!" Perhaps it titillated our six-year-old self enough to keep us watching, or maybe there were just so many action figures to collect that our compulsive tendencies arose even at that young age.

We haven't seen a He-Man cartoon in many years, but Slate explores what it's like for the most devout fan to revisit his beloved fantasy world more than twenty years later and realize something shocking: He-Man is totally gay.

By the Power of Grayskull! [Slate]

How many gay-themed sitcoms does it take to jade the American public? ABC is apparently trying to find out, having bought most of the pilots for gayish shows that could air this fall. Our friend Michael at AfterElton.com somehow got his greedy gay hands on the top-secret lowdown on each of the shows.

We are most excited about Him and Us, which features sexy Brit Anthony Stewart Head (aka Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) playing "a flamboyant, rhinestone-studded diva who is as outlandish off-stage as on," and co-star's homo-favorite Kim Cattrall as his stressed-out manager. Even though the show has been bought by a network, meaning the chances of seeing Anthony's naked butt are pretty slim, we still hold out hope, like maybe he'll wear some skin colored spandex, or briefly flash the audience long enough for some intrepid blogger to get a screencap. Don't mock us please. This is our life.

Fall Television Pilots Feature Everything from Gay Dads to Gay Rock Superstars [AfterElton]

• Soulforce's "tour" bus has been vandalized with graffiti. We just hope the spray paint color the vandals used is much more eye-pleasing than school bus yellow. [WBIR]

• Don't expect to see the South Park episode with Tom Cruise refusing to come out of the closet anytime soon. It seems that not only does the Scientologist have control over his wife, but also over Viacom. [NY Post]

• Who cares about drama and sexual tension on the set of Project Runway. What we really want to know, is WTF was Guadalupe on during the reunion show? [The Village Voice]

• Barefoot Britney steps on an old needle lying on the ground. Gay fans say: "Was she exposed to HIV?" Kevin Federline says: "Oh, there it is." [ShowBiz News]

• Anti-gay public school to open in Oregon. Since when are church schools funded by taxes? [basicrights]

• A male student is in trouble for wearing dress and a wig to his prom. “'The only thing that Mr. Lofy did wrong was wearing a purse that didn’t match the dress and open-toed shoes before Memorial Day," says his attorney. We had no idea lawyers had any sense of style. [MSNBC]

You know we love us some Tyra here at Queerty. And of course we don’t mean her dumb ass talk show, we mean America’s Next Top Model. The best part of the show, besides Miss J, is when the model/contestants try and express their ‘thoughts.’ It takes a lot to make Tyra look smart but these girls do it. Check out this video of one of the girl's named Danny. She gives Alessandra Mussolini a run for her money.

“I don't like gay people. I don't like Muslims. I don't like abortions. I don't like anything liberal. But, other than that-I really like to get along with people..."

Now that is good TV. She better thank her lucky stars Janice Dickinson is off or she’d be just a fatless carcass by now. Still, it’s going to be especially good when she has to go up and defend her statement to Miss J. Let’s just say the bitch better know how to walk – fast!

Crooks and Liars via Towleroad

• We've never listened to Fall Out Boy, but there's no reason we can't check out one the band member's own cock shots. BTW, love the Morrissey album. Nice gay touch. [Jossip]

• If you missed last night's Project Runway finale (a dutiful gay would have been glued to his/her TV set at 10 last night), The Malcontent has an extensive wrap-up. [The Malcontent]

• Andy gives us yet another opportunity to ogle a half-naked Jake Gyllenhaal. [Towleroad]

• Our favorite queer rocker, Michael van London (he’s beautiful, nice, and talented, what more could you ask for?), will be giving those queers in West Hollywood a reason to travel North of Santa Monica Boulevard. He’s playing the Sunset Strip next week. [Michael Van London Official Site]

• The Church that is the final resting place for John Adams and his son, John Quincy, will get to hang a pro same-sex marriage banner outside of its entrance after all. [Bay Windows]

• Hallelujah! Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin claims that we can be straight if we only find God! There’s hope for us after all! [WABL]

• The gay bible at magazine stands everywhere, The Advocate, loses a long time editor. [Ad Age]

• The hotties from Noah’s Arc are returning to Logo for another season which means we’ll be back as well. [The Advocate]

• Did you hear about the gay riots that broke out after Brokeback Mountain's loss at the Oscars? Maybe it's because they didn't really happen but let's just pretend, ok? [The Gilded Moose]

• We hope that all this Brokeback backlash isn’t what has made a gay character on The Sorpanos the early favorite to get knocked off this season. [Gambling 911]

• Queers in Boise are very creative protesters. Makes us want a "Heterosexuals Only" sticker. [Good As You]

It didn’t sounds very encouraging when we heard that Q Television had shut down production for a week. Even though all of the shows have started up again, some staffers are still without paychecks, including those queers who host the channel’s shows.

The new CEO does some unconvincing damage control:

"This could take 3-4 weeks, but everyone will be paid and brought up to date," read the statement. "We deeply regret any inconvenience or hardship this has caused our staff and the gay community." Jett said the missed paychecks created financial difficulties for his young production team members. "These kids are living with mom, working off debts," he said. "Some people were not able to pay bills or buy groceries."

Sure we care about how the staffers go about affording food and if they can pay their bills on time. But how the hell are they going to afford their True Religion jeans, weekly replenishment of Kiehl’s and, more importantly, that monthly subscription to Gay.com.

Q TV must be held responsible for contributing to their staffers' inability to participate in gay culture.

Gay TV network faces money crisis [NY Blade]

• The Esther side of Madonna is looking to buy a home in Israel. [Breitbart]

& bull; We’re excited about the JT Leroy: The Movie, we just hope it actually materializes unlike the fake writer himself. [The Advocate]

• Wonder why nobody just asked Johnny Weir if he was gay during the Olympics. Well, what’s the point of asking a question you already know the answer to? [Gay.com]

• Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito hearts Focus on the Family. [Hot House]

• Carol Burnett on Desperate Housewives? Could be exactly what might make us watch it again this season. [USA Today]

• The Oscars gay are gay? We never would have guessed. [Bay Area Reporter]

You know our love for all things Project Runway has got us counting the days until next Wednesday’s season finale. Sure we love us some Michael Kors and Nina Garcia, but its Tim Gunn that’s warmed our hearts. Maybe it’s the voice or the buttoned-up look, we don’t really know, but he’s our favorite silver fox(besides the Coop, of course.) Out talks with our favorite Parson’s School of Design den mother. And guess what? He’s single.

This guy who I loved more than myself had been sleeping around… it was awful. More awful was his out and out rejection of me, saying, “I don’t have the patience for you. I’m tired of you. Get lost.” And I haven’t been in a relationship since. And I’ve run from a couple of opportunities. I keep revisiting this “new soul” thing and I think, It’s not gonna happen in this lifetime. It’s not meant to be.

Maybe Tim just hasn’t met the right guy yet. The article goes on to suggest he should think about dating Andrae, but we think a Tim Gunn/ Michael Kors pairing would be, er, fitting. Next time you see the man on the streets of Manhattan suggest the two get together, will ya’? Just don’t mention the name Zulema!

Project Runway’s Big Gunn: Part Two [Out]

• Are these pics of Jake Gyllenhaal and a friend out for a walk completely innocent or do they scream gay, gay, gay? We're not telling you what to believe. We'll let the pictures speak for themselves. [The Gilded Moose]

• When will the world learn to accept that most trannies are completely harmless. Especially grandmotherly schoolteacher trannies. [CNN]

• The BBC has been accused of being homophobic, truly making the queer-friendly Little Britain the only gay in the BBC village. [The Advocate]

• No surprise here. "Brokeback," the word on the lips of all queers and straights, is the Hollywood word of the year. [Jossip]

• Since Brokeback Mountain has been responsible for the word of the year, we think now is the perfect time for everyone to receive a quick tutorial on the history of gay cowboys. [Film Experience]

• Even death threats from crazies all over the world isn’t stopping Dolly Parton from adoring the Gays. [USA Today]

• Lee Tamahori only received a slap on the wrist over his drag/queen prostitution arrest. That might have just trned him on some more.He’s kinky enough to be a masochist. [Defamer]

• We didn’t think there was anyone left in the country that didn’t watch The Daily Show. Illinois’ governor better get himself cable. [ABC News]

• You’ll be closer to Madge than ever before when she starts touring smaller venues this summer. But is also means she’s going to charge us twice as much as she did during her Re-Invention tour. [MTV]

• A drag queen, who moonlights as a nightclub singer, is running for Parliament in Italy. Um, she’s got our vote. [Reuters]

• Finally someone who is not attempting to cash in on Hollywood’s recent lovefest with the Gays. Adam Sandler-Kevin James’ fake queer comedy is without a director. [The Advocate]

We’re not shocked the Britney’s going to be on Will & Grace (the girl needs to do something besides smoke and endanger her baby’s life) but we’re shocked by these screencaps of the episode. Why? Britney’s looks great. It’s been so long since we’ve seen her sans Kevin and dirty, slinging a baby on one hip and a Camel Light on the other, we have to admit we were kinda’ shocked.

Maybe the old Britney is returning and we can get back to grooming her to be the next Madonna. Somebody’s gotta’ keep the torch.

Britney on Will & Grace [Just Jared]