Dear Queer David...

Don’t be ashamed if your knees quiver and your mouth is open in front of the godly David. That’s his purpose! Let’s reframe this classic!

David’s name derives from the Hebrew word for “beloved,” suggesting his ability to inspire in everyone, regardless the gender, who sees him a passionate devotion that borders on sexual obsession. Also, the biblical narrative inspires such visually charged erotic awareness as David (yes, it is true!).

David evolved historically as the biblically authorised marker of gay male identity. David enters the Western world as a synonym for male beauty, in the process allowing gays a socially way of thinking about themselves and talking about their desires. Or does he remind you his skills as a military man who just killed Goliath rather than what it is physically and beautifully exposed? Also, homosexuality was common and widespread during the Renaissance, although still a sin. So Michelangelo was super inspired with his model and the creation of David…just saying.