Debunking the Myth That Lincoln Was Gay

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Honest Abe shared a bed with the same man for four years, but the times were different and so was the nature of the love shared between people of the same sex.

Published May 15 2016 12:15AM EDT

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There’s something appealing about the notion that Abraham Lincoln was gay. It suits the gender-bending national mood. Gay Lincoln? It would show Donald Trump that a great leader—a true leader—need not be a macho jackass.

Alas, according to Charles Strozier, the psychoanalyst, history professor, and author, Lincoln

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Debunking the Myth That Lincoln Was Gay

Honest Abe shared a bed with the same man for four years, but the times were different and so was the nature of the love shared between people of the same sex.

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