I wouldn't read in too much of these claims.
sharing bed with other men was very common at the time when no rooms are available. Lincoln writes that he spent the night in bed with 20 men and children.
does that make him a sodoman or pedo? not likely.
it was not necessarily romantic or sexual if the 2 gentlemen shared beds.
it is very likely that they were just very good friends. Lincoln appointed Speed's brother as U.S. attorney general. also contradicting the supporters of Lincoln being bisexual; Speed got married to a female and had few children.
btw, I used to have that big book about Lincoln written by Carl Sandburg. wish I'd kept it.
I don't like Lincoln for some of the things that he did. He was in a way, americas' first dictator.
Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm
I just picked the wiki link because it summarizes what many historians believe.
It was a different time. People slept together and it wasnt sexual. It was out of necessity. Nor was lincoln a pedo in my opinion.
Both men were married and speed did have children. Fags until the 70's and later have had to hide their sexual preferences. Many still do!
I stand behind what i have read on lincoln being a bi-sexual. Furthermore i believe he preferred men and if he were alive today he would be a san francisco resident.