1. Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln expert Carl Sandburg wrote a biography in the ‘60’s in which he dissected the relationship between Lincoln and his close friend Joshua Fry Speed. Even in the ‘60’s when homophobia was normalcy Sandburg felt that this relationship needed more. When he was a 20 year old young man living in rural Indiana Lincoln wrote a poem that historians have written off for centuries. But now LGBTQ historians do not want it to be ignored any longer, the poem gives a detailed account of a boy marrying another boy.
When he first moved out he shared a tiny bed with Billy Greene, but this was common of poor men at the time; although Greene could give a detailed description of Lincoln’s physique. Later in life he partnered up with Joshua Fry Speed and the two were basically inseparable. For four years the pair shared a bed, but they were of the means to have separate quarters; this obviously has led to much digging among historical societies.
When the men realized that political careers required a wife they separated; Speed left Lincoln first and the future president suffered a mental breakdown. This was not the only speculated male relationship in Lincoln’s short life despite his marriage to Mary Todd.
Sources: History.com, Therichest.com, GayStarNews.com, NewsExaminer.net, HuffingtonPost.com,TheDailyBeast.com
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