Antoni Opolski – homoseksualny neofita w Warszawie okresu Oświecenia
Antoni Opolski – Warsaw Homosexual Neophyte from Enlightenment Period

Summary/Abstract: In the second half of the 18th century Warsaw was a rapidly growing town, diversified in terms of ethnic and religious background. One Warsaw inhabitant was Antoni Opolski alias Antonio Boretto, a Jewish neophyte, possibly a member of the Frankist community. He probably decided to change his religion due to his sexual orientation, but it remained a huge problem for him also in the new, Christian, entourage. Opolski’s homosexual contacts were the reason for his arrest and trial. His testimony during the investigation reveal how complicated the life of homosexuals in Poland in the age of Enlightenment was and what was the nature of the relationships he formed. Opolski was not sentenced to death, but the police authorities kept interfering in his life, put him in prison and pushed to the sidelines of society.

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