Log Cabin Republican

Was Abe Lincoln Gay?

I know, I know: Honest Abe can't be gay! But read the article and then tell me that. It's obviously difficult to divine the personal affairs of someone who died 139 years ago, but the evidence that exists is compelling: Lincoln shared his bed with men frequently throughout his life, even while in the White House (at which point it was a matter of gossip among the chattering classes of the day); he reserved the grandest terms of affection not for his wife but for another man with whom he shared his bed for four years, to whom he signed his letters "yours forever," and after being left by whom he suffered a nervous breakdown; and he wrote a poem about two men marrying one another. The book that the article previews will apparently provide the details of Lincoln's homosexual relationships with at least six men. One might be a fluke, two a mistake of interpretation, but six? These rumors have been attached to Lincoln's name since he was alive; only now is it possible for a researcher to treat them seriously. It appears quite likely that he's brought to light the truth about Lincoln.

A survey I saw the other day asked readers of a liberal publication which group of people would have a president elected from among them first. Women, blacks, unmarried men, and atheists all finished ahead of gays--we got less than one percent of the vote. Wouldn't it be something to learn that we beat all of them to the punch?