That “he was a virgin” thing was largely rumored because he never married and didn’t have known long term relationships with women. He did of course have lots

That “he was a virgin” thing was largely rumored because he never married and didn’t have known long term relationships with women. He did of course have lots of long term relationships with men, including living with several. But claiming he wasn’t a virgin because of this would have been considered very odd at the time. At the end of the day, it’s impossible to know what his love life was like from our point in history, but I’m skeptical he was some otherworldly aesthetic. He certainly had passions outside of science, such as finance & religion.