‘Lover of Men’: The Controversial Movie That Says Abraham Lincoln Was Gay
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Special Occasion StudioAll these years later, people are still buzzing about Abraham Lincoln’s love life. That’s owed in large part to Lover of Men: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln, a new documentary from director Shaun Peterson that sheds light on relationships with men the film scholars’ say Lincoln had throughout his life.When the trailer for the film was released earlier this summer, it sparked immediate outrage over the accusation that Lincoln might have been gay, or sexually fluid. Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro posted against it, while comment sections in posts about the movie lit up with vitriol.In a recent interview ahead of the film’s Sept. 6 theatrical release, Peterson told The Daily Beast’s Obsessed that he isn’t surprised by the charged discourse. In fact, the controversial nature of the film’s content is why he was so passionate about making it.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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