Was Abraham Lincoln both America’s greatest president and a queer man? A new documentary argues, yes. Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, out in theaters Sept. 6, aims to be the ...

The documentary covers Lincoln's relationships with several men over the years, most notably Joshua Speed, the co-owner of a general store with whom the future U.S. president shared lodgings — and a ...

When Lincoln said he didn't have $17 to buy a mattress, according to the doc, "Joshua Speed says, 'Well, I have a big double bed upstairs. Go upstairs and check it out.' ...

And last but certainly not least—assuming the casting of the documentary’s historical reenactments was accurate— Lover Of Men taught us that young Abraham Lincoln was a total hottie.

The film focuses on four men — including close friend Joshua Speed — with whom Lincoln shared a bed at separate points in his life, according to this research. More from The Hollywood Reporter ...

In “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln” director Shaun Peterson makes a compelling case that Honest Abe was queer. The 102-minute doc features 20 Lincoln scholars and ...

The case of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed Posted August 3, 2016 ...

It has long been amazing to me that the significance of the friendship between Joshua Speed and Abraham Lincoln has never been appreciated or really even noticed. Speed has lingered in the shadows ...

Lincoln would sign off letters to Speed with “Yours Forever.” Lincoln “had a homosexual relationship with Joshua Speed,” says Stauffer, who has written about the Speed-Lincoln correspondences.