Was schubert gay

In , music historian Maynard Solomon suggested (controversially at the time), that Schubert’s song lyrics carry the evidence that Schubert was romantically attracted to men – something that has been hotly contested, including by historian Rita Steblin who believes Schubert was “chasing men”.

Franz Schubert While Schubert as a young man was definitely known as a womanizer, he likely was bisexual, later living many years with gay poet Johann Mayrhofer.