The atrocities that gay men in Chechnya have been facing are serving as a reminder of how lucky most of us are to freely and safely live life out of the closet. Now, a new calendar featuring photos of naked models is allowing us to enjoy that very freedom while also helping to rescue gay Chechens from torture.

Photographer Balthier Corfi and stylist Todd Hanshaw created the 2018 calendar full of naked men as a way to raise money for Rainbow Railroad, the charity that works to help LGBT people "as they seek safe haven from state enabled violence, murder or persecution."

Please visit our new #site www.collectiftbdmodelsprojects.com and preorder your 2018 Calendar #benefitting #rainbowrailroad the #malemodels await!!!

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Rainbow Railroad is working closely with the Russian LGBT Network to help provide legal assistance, visas, transportation and other necessities to the gay men currently being rounded up and tortured in Chechnya.

Corfi and Hanshaw are the founders of Collectif TBD Models, and said that as soon as the news about gay Chechens came to light, they knew they wanted to use their company to help.

See more of #jonathancannaux on our 2018 #calendar to benefit #rainbowrailroad #photo by @simonlephotog #sexymen #blueeyes #sexy #nakedmen #amazing @www.collectiftbdmodelsprojects.com

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The 2018 calendar is $35 and all profits will be sent directly to Rainbow Railroad. You can click here to purchase the calendar, and head here to learn more about how you can work with the charity to help protect LGBT people all over the world.

And check out a preview of some of the calendar's photos, as well as some outtakes from the shoot, below.

#followthemodels to our #calendar #launch to #benefit #rainbowrailroad #see our #models and #purchase your #beautiful calendar or print and #support the #LGBT community

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@pvpastrana looking #amazing in this #shot by @letsshootsara see him at the #launch #event for our #calendar to benefit #rainbowrailroad #sexy men #malemodels #nakedmen #fitnessmodel

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#happy #humpday #sexy @xonex100 getting ready for his #shot #calendar #2018 #sexy #sexymen #nakedmen

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Join @jpezzino @rebar_nyc August 10, 2017 7:00 pm - as we celebrate the #launch of the @collectiftbdmodels_calendar benefiting #rainbowrailroad #sexy #sexymen #nakedmen #malemodels #sexymalemodel

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Can you tell me what is #sexier than @jonathan_cannaux? Jonathan in our #calendar join us August 10th 7:00pm @rebar_nyc #sexymen #malemodel #rainbowrailroad #abs

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The #fabulous and #sexy @pvpastrana has a #message for you about the launch of our 2018 Calendar to benefit @rainbowrailroad @balthiercorfi @jpezzino @rebar_nyc @xonex100 @toddfashion @jonathan_cannaux @alex_arevalo9283

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@pvpastrana one of our #amazing #models in his @marcuseaustralia #briefs from our #calendar for the #benefit of @rainbowrailroad please like and support this great cause

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