Charles B Strozier

The sexuality of Abraham Lincoln has been the topic of historical speculation and research. No such discussions have been documented during or shortly after Lincoln's lifetime; however, in the 19th century, sexuality and same-sex attraction were not often discussed. In recent decades (circa 1995), some writers have discussed purported evidence that he may have been homosexual or bisexual. Most historians generally hold that Lincoln was heterosexual, noting that the historical context explains an…