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30 November 2011

Male poets pose naked for diabetes charity calendar

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Type 1 diabetes is increasing by 4% each year. Of the 350,000 people affected by this form of the illness, 25,000 are children. These figures are undoubtedly a stark reminder of the need for intensive research in the quest to find a possible cure. That is where the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation comes in. The charity works tirelessly and in a variety of ways to this end.

Cue ‘The Naked Muse’, a fundraising calendar produced by twelve different female photographers. Each month of the year is represented by a different naked male poet. There is someone for all tastes in the calendar, from smooth twink to furry cub to silver fox. Each photograph is accompanied by a female-written poem on the subject of ‘the male muse’. The poems provided the inspiration for the photo shoots, most of which took place in Cumbria. Beautiful photography, naked men, a fantastic cause.

You can get your copy of ‘The Naked Muse’ calendar for £14.99 here. Further information on the work of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation can be found on their website.

 



About the Author

Leo Kristoffersson
Leo is Arts & Culture Editor and Music Editor at So So Gay. He's 33 and lives in rural Northumberland. He likes photography, travel, languages, Eurovision, dinosaurs, Björk and yoghurt with granola. He's especially fond of his Dr. Dre Monster Beats headphones.




 
 

 
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