Yes, substantial historical evidence points to intimate, likely sexual relationships with male favorites such as Esmé Stuart, Robert Carr, and George Villiers. Contemporaries noted public kissing, bed-sharing, and passionate letters (e.g., Buckingham's Farnham reference to the bed's head, James calling him "wife"). Rumors of sodomy circulated widely. He fathered children with Queen Anne and condemned sodomy in writing. Most modern historians conclude the ties were sexual (bisexual by today's terms), though absolute proof is lacking and period concepts of sexuality differed.