* Several historians have suggested that Leo may have been homosexual. Some contemporary tracts and accounts such as that of Francesco Guicciardini have been found to allude to active same-sex relations – alleging Count Ludovico Rangone and Galeotti Malatesta among his lovers. Some tracts (possibly libellous) contend that he died while in bed engaged in a sexual act with a youth.
* He was the last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known primarily for the sale of indulgences to reconstruct St Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin Luther's 95 theses.
* He once had a boy painted in gold from head to toe parading down the streets of Florence. It was to imply the "return of the Golden Age under Medici Rule" The boy later died as a result of probably lead poison from the gold paint.

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22boy+painted+gold%22

Буквальное "golden boy" по-английски имеет совсем другое, переносное значение:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/golden+boy

Интересно, что в русской версии дело было в Милане и "виновником торжества" был Лодовико Сфорца (он же Лодовико иль Моро), а в английской обычно упоминаются Флоренция и Джованни ди Лоренцо де Медичи, он же папа Лев X. В общем, как в том анекдоте:

-- Петрович, а правда, что ты "Волгу" в лотерею выиграл?

-- Правда, только не "Волгу", а три рубля, не в лотерею, а в преферанс, и не выиграл, а проиграл...