• A dancing cowboys calendar looks so much hotter when you add the behind the scenes footage. [DC Cowboys]

• AT&T may offer domestic partnership benefits to its employees, but it no longer protects your privacy as a consumer. [CNN]

• We knew Showtime was a gay man's favorite network (sorry, Logo), but who knew HBO held so much appeal? [TV Squad]

• The gay community has come so far since the days of Stonewall — and now it's all but abandoned the historical venue. [The Villager]

• You like Christina Aguilera's new song, huh? Now watch her perform it (and a few others), live in a MollyGood Exclusive. [MollyGood]

We have been peeing ourselves in anticipation of this weekend, during which a gay rugby tournament, a gay cowboy festival, and Fleet Week all converge on New York City. What we didn't realize and one of our clever readers pointed out, is that two of these three groups of homos are staying at the same hotel.

But we couldn't possibly tell you which one because it just wouldn't be ethical to sick legions of blog-reading gays upon these already beleaguered groups. The ruggers will be so tired after all that football, after all. No, really, we shouldn't say.

Oh all right, it's the Roosevelt Hotel on 45th and Madison. Enjoy the weekend everybody!

The Roosevelt Hotel is on the Corner of Gay and Gay [Jossip]
The Roosevelt Hotel [Official Site]

Today we are spotlighting more items from LIFEbeat's Bid 2 Beat AIDS online charity auction. You know, since we are the official blog sponsors of the event.

The gays are definitely represented in the auction: Hedwig and the Angry Inch memorabilia, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Rufus Wainwright, Charles Busch, Tony Kushner, Peter Paige. There is sure to be something signed by all your #1 gays. And lesbians too. Fierce bidding has already taken place for all things Melissa Etheridge.

The homo piece de resistance of the auction has already reached bids above $300. Cowboys are all the rage this season thanks to Brokeback Mountain. Why not top (har, har) every wannabe cowboy you know with a Stetson signed by one of he gayest of all the gays: Elton John.

Yes, you could own a cowboy hat signed by Reginald Dwight. Whether paired with assless chaps or a pink sequined Versace suit it's sure to be a hit. That Village People-Elton John lovechild look will work for you. We promise. And it raises money for AIDS charities. That is what really counts.