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Diplomsko delo predstavlja zgodovinski pregled razvoja homoseksualnosti od antike do konca renesanse. Poudarek je na odnosu krščanstva do posameznikov, ki so imeli istospolne spolne odnose, a jih vse do konca devetnajstega stoletja niso imenovali homoseksualci, eden najbolj pogostih izrazov je bil sodomit. Homoseksualec kot družbeni subjekt ni bil priznan koncept vse do dvajsetega stoletja, ko so začeli z medicinskimi raziskavami spolnosti, posamezniki so se začeli identificirati kot homoseksualci in temu prilagajati tudi način življenja. Za primerjavo je vključen tudi kratek pregled srednjeveškega arabsko-islamskega odnosa do homoseksualnosti, ki se je od krščanskega razlikoval predvsem v tem, da so javno slavili lepoto dečkov in opevali nedolžno ljubezen do njih. Od enajstega stoletja naprej sledimo počasnemu zatonu homosocialne moške družbe, kjer so prevladovala intimna moška prijateljstva, v heteroseksualno družbo, kjer norma postane dvorna ljubezen oziroma intimnost med moškim in žensko. Razvijala se je tudi zakonodaja in posledično kazni. Ker so veljali istospolni odnosi za veliki greh, so bile temu primerne tudi oblike kaznovanja. Že od devetega stoletja dalje je večinoma veljala smrtna kazen, največkrat smrt na grmadi. Skozi zgodovino je znanih več posameznikov, tako evropskih vladarjev kot renesančnih umetnikov, ki naj bi se predajali istospolnim odnosom. Čeprav danes težko vemo, ali so vse trditve resnične ali ne, so v svojem času izstopali zaradi svojega vedenja, njihovi sodobniki pa so jih označili za sodomite in tako zaznamovali za prihodnje generacije. The Bachelor's Degree presents a historical overview of the development of homosexuality from antiquity to the end of the Renaissance. The emphasis is on the attitude of Christianity towards individuals who had same-sex intercourse, although they were not called homosexuals until the end of the nineteenth century one of the most used expressions was sodomite. Homosexuals as a social subject were not recognized until the twentieth century when they started with medical research of sexuality, when individuals began to identify themselves as homosexuals and adjusting their lifestyle accordingly. A comparison also includes a brief overview of the medieval Arab-Islamic attitude towards homosexuality, which differ from Christianity in the fact that they openly celebrated the beauty of boys and expressed their platonic love for them. From the eleventh century onward, we can see the slow decline of a homosexual male society, where intimate male friendships dominated, into a heterosexual society, where a courtly love or intimacy between a man and a woman becomes the norm. Legislation and penalties have also evolved. Same-sex intercourse were considered a great sin, with appropriate forms of punishment. From the ninth century onwards, the death penalty was mostly used, especially death by fire. Throughout history, several individuals are known, both European rulers and Renaissance artists, who indulged in same-sex relationships. Although it is difficult to know today whether all allegations were true or not, they stood out for their behavior, and their contemporaries labeled them sodomites and thus marked them for the future generations.