The Reason Freud Identified Da Vinci as Homosexual
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Leonardo da Vinci left behind hundreds of pages of notes, yet very few of them contain personal details. He never married and never publicly acknowledged having a romantic partner. As a result, any conclusions about his sexual orientation or preferences remain speculative.
Nevertheless, the claim that da Vinci was homosexual has been widely accepted among many scholars. The spread of this theory can largely be attributed to Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. But what evidence did Freud use to assert that da Vinci was homosexual?