Joshua gave Lincoln the presidential makeover though first lady Mary Todd Lincoln got the credit. After Speed left for Kentucky to help his mother following the death of his father, Lincoln wrote ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.' ...

Lover of Men also argues that Lincoln's well-documented friendship with businessman Joshua Speed was more than just platonic. Some historians refer to him as the love of Lincoln's life.

The men in Lincoln’s life Lover of Men explores Lincoln's intimate relationships with four key men: Billy Greene, Joshua Speed, Elmer Ellsworth and David Derickson.

” Then, the documentarian said, his interest in exploring Lincoln’s relationships with the men — Billy Greene, Elmer Ellsworth, David Derickson and, most importantly, Joshua Speed — grew ...

But no relationship was more central to Lincoln’s life than his bond with Joshua Speed, a handsome store owner in Springfield, Ill., with whom the man who went on to be the 16th president of the ...

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 ...

Friends Interview About "Your Friend Forever" A study of Lincoln and Speed, and male friendship Posted August 9, 2016 ...