close friendship - supposedly reminiscent of a couple - with Hans Hermann von Katte. A possible interest in men is also evident in one letter: Friedrich describes the “beauty” and “charm” of Johann Friedrich [...] to be able to say with certainty whether Friedrich was gay, a letter saying “I am only sexually interested in men” is missing. It does not currently exist. Perhaps he never made a written statement about [...] not define themselves by their sexuality, and for the LGBTQIA+ community**, diversity, personal interests, strengths and weaknesses play a greater role than their sexuality - to which they are far too often