The Lesbian Art Colony in Rome in the Nineteenth Century According to several historians, Lesbian artists did not exist before 1970, but in fact, different lesbian artists worked in the nineteenth century, specially in Italy. Homophobia and sexism were part of the society. Women became anonymous because of these reasons. Europe had a reputation of...Read More

The Italian gay priest rejected by the church and condemned for sodomy and heresy Giuseppe Beccarelli was a religious man accused by sodomy and heresy in the eighteenth-century. The scandal of a man in the church is probably not the first one, but we hope not to hear stories like this anymore. Giuseppe was born in...Read More

The gay love story behind Hadrian’s Villa At only 45 minutes away from Rome you can find Hadrian’s Villa, built in the second century ac. This villa was constructed as a retreat for the Roman Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli, a perfect place for its beautiful landscape. The villa has different styles like classical Greek architecture...Read More