Director's cut: I've Ma Peace wh the Gay Philosopher

Contents:

• THE GAY PHILOSOPHER PRTS
• CATEGORY ARCHIV: ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR
• “THE GAY PHILOSOPHER” OR “WHY WORRY” BY HENRY MAJORS - PATG ON PORCELA
• ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR

THE GAY PHILOSOPHER PRTS

The first terpretatn of the Ganyme tale is born om the homosexual relatns that were acknowledged some ancient Greek stat. The relatnships were not what we would today ll homosexual. Even as they emphasised the Christian msage of this scene, homosexual artists of the Renaissance were not bld to the more obv meang of the Ganyme myth.

CATEGORY ARCHIV: ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR

Some patrons may have requted a versn of the Ganyme myth as an exprsn of their homosexual sir. In poetry, plays, and even mon parlance, Ganyme me to stand for both paedophilic and homosexual tast. Homosexualy the morn sense was only named and acknowledged the late neteenth century.

While many homosexual men had to rema gey about their love, there were some outspoken artists who were relatively open about their sir. Today his works, cludg a patg of Ganyme before he is rried off, are some of the few ma by a homosexual artist that explore the psychology of gay men.

“THE GAY PHILOSOPHER” OR “WHY WORRY” BY HENRY MAJORS - PATG ON PORCELA

Dpe the ubiquy of Ganyme wtern art, his populary fell away the late neteenth century favour of another symbol for homosexual love.

It may be that openly displayg a work of Ganyme, wh all of s illic homosexual unrton, would too openly 'out' a llector as a Ganyme himself. For homosexual Grand Tourists, Anto proved irristible.

In one of the most famo portras of Wckelmann, the great art historian and homosexual n be seen proudly examg an engravg of a statue of Anto. By the late neteenth century, Anto had e to replace Ganyme as the in of choice for gay art llectors.

ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR

Yet the stori of the two gay ins ntued to speak to gay men.

It is no wonr the stori of Anto and Ganyme spoke strongly to gay men tim when their love was illegal. In the 'Gay Corner' of the Congrsnal Cemetery Washgton, you will fd the name of Anto scribed on an obelisk unr the shady branch of a cherry tree. Before he died he asked if there was anythg for his hoe that I would like and I chose the Gay Philosopher.