About this episode

This episode explores Michelangelo's sexuality and its impact on his life and work, challenging the traditional narratives surrounding his legacy.

"What if the gayest thing about me is how annoying I am?" – Michelangelo, unverified – For early access to episodes and bonus content, join our Patreon . Our community awaits with legs open and lips parted 🤤 www.patreon.com/historicalhomos – OK we all know Michelangelo. The David. The Sistine Chapel. Blah blah blah. But did you know he was also 100% a homosexual, according to basically every source we have? Of course you don't! Because the straight agenda has kept it under wraps for centuries – and because Mike's version of gay tends to make us all a little bit uncomfortable these days. Instead of settling down and marrying a woman like a good Italian Catholic, Michelangelo spent his life obsessing over his work, himself, male bodies, and the teenaged apprentices he liked to flop around with behind the scenes. Because yes, like so many Historical Homos before him, Mike's taste in men skewed uncomfortably young. He was, like all his Florentine compatriots, obsessed with sodomy – and in Renaissance Florence, that usually meant pederasty, which back then meant men in their 20s and 30s (or older) pursuing teenage boys. Perhaps this is why when we talk Michelangelo today, we don't…

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Hendra

Guest: Catherine Fletcher

Topics covered

• Michelangelo
• homosexuality
• Renaissance
• art history
• pederasty
• society
• culture

Keywords

• Michelangelo
• gay
• Renaissance
• art
• homosexuality
• Catherine Fletcher
• pederasty
• David
• Sistine Chapel
• Florence

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