Gay Swedish footballer bares all for charity

The bare buttocks of Anton Hysen, who last year came out as the first openly gay Swedish male footballer, have been put up for auction to raise money for a gay rights group in Russia.

In addition to gracing the cover of QX, a picture of Hysen’s naked body is also at the centre of a charity auction organized by the magazine and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (Riksförbundet för homosexuellas, bisexuellas och transpersoners rättigheter – RFSL).

The signed image, in which Anton Hysen’s bare behind features prominently, has been put up for auction to help raise money for the St. Petersburg-based gay rights group Coming Out and its campaign against recently adopted Russian laws which criminalize homosexuality, The Local reports.