Abraham Lincoln had sex with other men, new documentary claims (www.lgbtqnation.com)

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 59 points 4 months ago

Fuck yeah Gaybraham Lincoln, that absolves this time line just a little bit and I'm gonna need an Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter 2 that invokes this.

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

He showed him his Lincoln log.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

I thought this was sort of proven through historical documents awhile ago? Did I just dream that?

[-] backpackn@lemmy.ml 34 points 4 months ago

I definitely didn’t learn this in social studies

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The most prominent LGBTQ+ republican organization is call the Log Cabin Republicans and annually present the "Spirit of Lincoln Award". They were founded in the '70s so the idea that Lincoln was LGBTQ+ himself has been around for quite some time.

As a side note, recent recipients of the "Spirit of Lincoln Award" include Melania Trump and Kellyanne Conway who are obviously prominent LGBTQ+ advocates...

Lots of very full leopards around the Log Cabin Republicans I think...

[-] cabbage@piefed.social 15 points 4 months ago

I think republican gay men are thrilled to vote for anyone who hates them as much as they hate themselves.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

It's certainly been around as discussion for a very long time. Just finding the easiest to grab links here, but:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2005/01/lincoln200501

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20924927/

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/books/finding-homosexual-threads-in-lincolns-legend.html

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Prob just a "good friend" or "almost like a brother" (stepbrother)?

Maybe they investigated some spooky ghost sightings & were solving a mystery, but then the trap they set up went hilariously wrong comically putting them in positions some onlooker might mistakenly interpret as something else?

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago

Men with morals are hot

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Not surprised, that dude's outfits were fabulous.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

The Party of Lincoln takes on all new meanings.

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