The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The collection’s original owner is “appalled.” ...

From Lincoln's bedside manner to the forgotten history of intimate male friendships, 'Lover Of Men' spills all the tea.

Of Lincoln’s supposed gay affairs, none were as passionate or as impactful as his years-long romance with Joshua Speed, a businessman whom the doc refers to as “the love of his life”—sorry ...

In 1837 Lincoln moved to Springfield to practise law and met Joshua Speed. They shared a bed for four years. “No two men were ever more intimate,” is how Speed summarised their relationship.

Joshua Fry Speed and his wife, Fanny Henning Speed, by G.P.A. Healy in 1864, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons However, Lincoln and Speed remained in contact, writing each other emotional letters.

The writer Carl Sandburg, in his 1926 biography of Abraham Lincoln, made a provocative claim—that the President’s relationship with the Kentucky state representative Joshua Speed held ...

Abraham Lincoln's sexuality is the focus of documentary movie 'Lover of Men ... The film focuses on four men — including close friend Joshua Speed — with whom Lincoln shared a bed at separate ...

One of those men was Joshua Speed, with whom Lincoln shared a bed with for four years, according to the film which says it is widely documented. Related Stories ...

Was Abraham Lincoln gay? ... Lincoln shared a bed with Joshua Speed, the co-owner of a general store, for four years, around 20 years before he became president of the United States.