New documentary suggests Abraham Lincoln was secretly gay (Photo: elevenphotographs/Unsplash)
According to a new documentary, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, had secret relationships with other men during his lifetime.
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Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, directed by Shaun Peterson, explores Lincoln’s deep ties with men and includes interviews with historians from Harvard, Columbia, Brown, Wellesley, and Rutgers.
“According to prominent Lincoln scholars and never-before-seen photographs and letters, the film details Lincoln’s romantic relationships with men,” says the promotional copy of the documentary.
“The film fills in an important piece missing from American history and challenges the audience to consider why we have such a narrow view of human sexuality. Lover Of Men is not just an exploration of gender roles and sexual identity but also serves as an examination of American intolerance,” says the film’s synopsis.
This isn’t the first time Lincoln’s sexuality has been examined over the years. The subject was previously covered in a 1999 article in Salon magazine and in a 2005 book by author Clarence Arthur Tripp titled The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln, among other works.
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