Was Abe Lincoln a "Lover of Men"? New Documentary Says Yes

 

Abraham Lincoln may have been one of the greatest US Presidents, but was he also the gayest? 

That's the question fueling the documentary Lover Of Men: The Untold History Of Abraham Lincoln by filmmaker Shaun Peterson. 

It examines the intimate life of America’s most consequential president. As told by preeminent Lincoln scholars and never before seen photographs and letters, the film details Lincoln’s romantic relationships with men. 

Lover Of Men widens its lens into the history of human sexual fluidity and focuses on the profound differences between sexual mores of the nineteenth century and those we hold today. The film fills in an important missing piece of American history and challenges the audience to consider why we hold such a limited view of human sexuality.