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The Scissor Sisters also have a new release just out, Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah $15.89), a 2 disc DVD set that includes a full live concert from the band’s appearance at 02 Fest in London as they toured to support their latest album Ta-Dah ($11.79). Jake Shears, Babby Daddy, Ana Matronic and the rest of the band perform “Take Your Mama,” “She’s My Man”, and the DVD also includes the video for “Kiss You Off”. This is a queer band well worth your support.

While considerably less outwardly gay than either Rufus Wainwright or Scissor Sisters, the band Grizzly Bear is fronted by the out Ed Droste and isn’t afraid to hide their gay roots. Their new EP Friend ($6.69) is a good introduction to this unconventional band.

Global warming bad, hot men good!
Proving that not all hot things are bad are the latest collection of calendars featuring hunky Australian footy players, sexy French rugby players, cute Mormon boys and more. And some of them are even for a good cause!

Dieux de Stade is the crème de la crème when it comes to calendars featuring hot athletes in the buff. First published in 2001, the series (which translates to Gods of the Stadium) originally featured only a well-known French rugby team, but now includes players from other teams and sports. What’s most refreshing about the Stade calendars is that they don’t shy away from overt homoeroticism.The Dieux de Stade franchise has also been spun-off into “making of” videos and coffee table books that will keep any gay man warm in the depths of winter. The 2008 calendar retails for $44.99.

Naked For a Cause ($39.95 AUD) gives the same idea an Aussie accent and helps raise money for a good cause: the McGrath Foundation breast cancer charity. The calendar features 28 Australian rugby players getting nekkid and the website features additional content including behind-the-scenes video, player of the month pics, and player profiles in case you’re interested in their minds as well.

Mormons Exposed ($14.99) sounds like a site that should also have "XXX " in it, but is instead a fundraising calendar featuring twelve bare-chested Mormon missionaries just back from their overseas mission. The calendar not only raises money for causes such as Habitat for Humanity (and the homophobic Salvation Army), but also aims to upend certain stereotypes about Mormons being uptight and lacking a sense of humor.