What was the sexual orientation of Abe Lincoln?

Answer 1

No Abe Lincoln was not gay.

People that knew Abraham best said nothing about him loving men. Joshua Speed was his best friend in Lincoln's late twenties and early thirties. Lincoln slept in the same bet with him for four years. They slept together not because they were gay, but because beds were rare. At the time they would be considered roommates.

　

Once Abraham asked Joshua where he could get some. Joshua arranged for Abraham to meet a prostitute. When Abraham got into bed with her, she told him of the price: $.50 (fifty cents). Abraham had only 25 cents and the young woman told him he could owe her the money. Abraham got out of bed immediately, telling the woman that he did not like owing money, and left.

　

Abraham had a few girlfriends, got married and had children. In the White House, Abraham slept with his son not his wife. Abraham and Mary slept in different beds. They slept in different beds because they had a poor marriage, not because he was gay.

　

A man by the name of Ellis stayed at the Rutledge Inn. The Inn was a log cabin with four rooms. Sometime Mr. Ellis would allow Abraham to share the bed with him. It was a common practice to share beds. Mr. Ellis believed that Abraham was unsuccessful with women because of his awkward appearance. Ellis described Lincoln wearing flax and tow pants that were five inches too short. He would wear one suspender over a shirt that couldn't be tucked in because it was also too short. He did not wear a vest or coat. He had tan-colored, course brogans with blue yarn socks and a straw hat without a brim.